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Sex Supplements Send 617 People To The ER Each Year

When customers get an undisclosed prescription drug in an over-the-counter supplement, they aren’t getting a bargain, and they may be getting a far more dangerous chemical cocktail than they’d expected. Lamar Odom, a former NBA player and a reality-show personality, was hospitalized Tuesday. In a call to 911, his companions said he’d combined cocaine with […]

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Sex Supplements Send 617 People To The ER Each Year

When customers get an undisclosed prescription drug in an over-the-counter supplement, they aren’t getting a bargain, and they may be getting a far more dangerous chemical cocktail than they’d expected. Lamar Odom, a former NBA player and a reality-show personality, was hospitalized Tuesday. In a call to 911, his companions said he’d combined cocaine with […]

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Comparing the WWF’s Death Rate to the NFL’s And Other Pro Leagues’

On Monday, we posted “Are Pro Wrestlers Dying at an Unusual Rate?,” showing that wrestlers from the WWF era have passed away at a clip far exceeding actuarial expectations. One of the most common questions I received about the blog post was how wrestlers compared to other professional athletes.  Here’s commenter Matthew Durst: Is this phenomenon […]

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Comparing the WWF’s Death Rate to the NFL’s And Other Pro Leagues’

On Monday, we posted “Are Pro Wrestlers Dying at an Unusual Rate?,” showing that wrestlers from the WWF era have passed away at a clip far exceeding actuarial expectations. One of the most common questions I received about the blog post was how wrestlers compared to other professional athletes.  Here’s commenter Matthew Durst: Is this phenomenon […]

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