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People hoping for a whiter, brighter smile should be careful while using teeth whitening and bleaching products as they can cause permanent dental damage, Adriana Manso, a clinical assistant professor of dentistry at UBC said Wednesday. What are your concerns about dental bleaching products? Bleaching products can have multiple side effects such as damaging the dental enamel, causing irritation to …

Michael Weatherly is leaving NCIS after 13 seasons, the actor confirmed via Twitter Tuesday. The character is one only four to appear in all of the show’s nearly 300 episodes, along with Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Mark NCIS_logoHarmon), Abby Sciuto (Pauley Perrette) and Dr. Donald Mallard (David McCallum), leaving Harmon, Perrette and McCallum as the only remaining original cast …

Janet Jackson has responded to reports that she had undergone tests for throat cancer. On her Twitter account, the 49-year-old posted a two-minute clip from her song The Great Forever, followed by a personal message in which she said she is recovering but offered no further details.

Two stars from Nickelodeon’s iCarly just got married over the weekend! Danielle Morrow, who played Nora Dershlit on the show, and Jeremy Rowley, who played Lewbert, just tied the knot in an adorable ceremony in front of their family and friends. The love birds, who played Nora and Lewbert on the Nickelodeon hit, kept their New Year’s weekend ceremony intimate …

Bernie Worrell revealed in a note on Facebook that he was diagnosed with stage-four lung cancer. “Bernie was first diagnosed with prostate cancer but a mild form and the doctors said men can live with that 20 to 30 years,” his wife wrote to the paper in an email. “Then tests showed 4th stage liver cancer that has metastasized to …

Netflix has rolled out to 130 more countries, CEO Reed Hastings announced yesterday. Reed Hastings said, “Today you are witnessing the birth of a new global Internet TV network,” These newly added countries include Russia and India where it was already rumored that Netflix would be expanding to soon. The rumors never mentioned that Netflix would announce an expansion into …

Being stressed out destroys good bacteria in the gut and mouth and promotes bad bacteria instead, a study found. Red squirrels living in a low-stress environment harbour healthier communities of micro-organisms, a result that might hold implications for human health, according to a new University of Guelph-led Research. Researchers tested squirrel microbiomes and analyzed the animals’ stress hormones. Their study …

BlackBerry showed off cars with autonomous functions at the Consumer Electronics Show, Bloomberg reported, which is taking place this week in Las Vegas. The software scans for obstacles, prevents lane drift, and communicates with nearby cars to prevent accidents. The company’s QNX software already is used by car makers like Ford to build in-car entertainment systems. Ontario-based BlackBerry wants to …

Dog that Looks Like a Bear? This furry creature is stirring up a buzz on social media because people aren’t exactly sure what it is. That’s the question that’s been baffling the internet over the last few days, as thousands of people have tried to identify the mysterious beast. Some suggested it might be some kind of bush dog.

Lumos Labs, maker of the popular Lumosity app, has agreed to a $2 million settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over accusations that the marketing and descriptions of the company’s “brain training” service constitute deceptive advertising. The FTC said Tuesday that Lumosity made “unfounded claims” that its games could help users do better at work and school and help …

James Tracy, a communications professor at Florida Atlantic University who believes the Sandy Hook massacre to be a hoax propagated by the federal government, was fired from his teaching position after he harassed parents of Sandy Hook victims and accused them of being government agents. Tracy was served an official notice of termination Tuesday, according to a statement from university …