News Flash!... Health Edition

Oh the joys of Google News. You never know what you might run into with a little bit of searching around. Especially in the often forgotten world of Health & Science news. For example, did you know that there has been a 65% increase in belly fat in the United States since the 1990s? It's true. It's science.

Read about it here.

Meanwhile, north of the border, we're still packing on the pounds... only at a lesser rate. As the Reuters headline suggests: Canadians getting fatter, but more slowly.

Read about it here.

Another astonishing article suggests that Duct Tape isn't quite the wart-buster it was thought to be, especially for school children. What?!!? Sometimes I think scientists come up with stupid ideas like this just to waste their days away.

Read about it here.