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Luke Bigham, 20, who played the 10-year-old version of Will Ferrell’s character Ricky Bobby in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, was arrested Tuesday for pushing his mother down the stairs during an argument.

Canada should ban two antibacterial chemicals used in a host of consumer products and accumulating in the waters of the Great Lakes, a report issued Thursday said. The report, from the Canadian Environmental Law Association, also suggested Canada, the United States and all provinces and states bordering the Great Lakes should prohibit use of the chemicals and assess proposed alternatives …

Foodies looking for the ultimate food challenge may want to pay a visit to Burger Off in Hove, England. Two journalists in the UK recently ended up in the hospital after trying a burger said to be spicier than pepper spray. In fact, the XXX Hot Chilli Burger is so spicy that customers must first sign a waiver before they …

Reducing the amount of alcoholic beverages consumed, even for light-to-moderate drinkers, may promote cardiovascular health, according to a new study by the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Scientists found that individuals who carry a specific gene which typically leads to lower alcohol consumption over time have, on average, superior cardiovascular health records.

The famed “Mississippi Baby,” who was thought to be functionally cured of HIV, has experienced a resurgence of the virus and is once again taking antiretroviral (ARV) therapy, The New York Times reports.

In Madison, Wis., where Wi-Fi hot spots often are easier to find than a parking space, you wouldn’t think that a cafe would turn off its wireless Internet connection. But that’s the case at Madison Sourdough cafe and bakery on Williamson St., where owner David Lehrentz has pulled the plug on Wi-Fi Saturday and Sunday mornings because some customers occupied …

Talk about a close call. Spectators at an air show in Waddington, England got a close look at a fighter jet – maybe too close. The jet flew right overhead as it prepared to land.

PATIENTS would probably be unhappy to hear their often serious illnesses being compared to foodstuffs by doctors and now a researcher has discovered where the curious practice originated. Medical staff are known to name conditions after meals or drinks as a shorthand way of identifying them easily during discussions about their needs.

Mental illnesses can be hard to overcome even with the help of medical treatments and therapy. In a new report compiled by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), researchers discovered that the unemployment rate for people with severe mental illnesses is more than 80 percent.

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGN) and Sanofi (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) today announced positive results from a Phase 2b dose-ranging study of dupilumab, an investigational therapy, in adult patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD), a serious, chronic form of eczema.

A new study by scientists at the University of Western Ontario, London, has found that the high number of fast food restaurants in a neighbourhood are linked with obesity. The study reveals that individulas with BMI higher than the average seem to live in areas with high density of fast food restaurants in comparison to those who live in areas …