Kim Kardashian Just Wore a Tiny, See-Through, Versace Dress to a Gas Station

Tom Patriot

Kim Kardashian continues to channel the ’90s with her style choices, and she selected vintage Versace for Kourtney Kardashian’s 40th birthday. Kim and Kourtney both wore vintage Versace looks for the epic celebration. But on Instagram, it wasn’t clear just how transparent Kim’s dress actually was. With its side slit and see-through mesh section, the vintage look already left little to the imagination. But when paparazzi caught Kim as she stopped at a gas station ahead of the birthday bash, it became clear that her slinky black dress was basically non-existent, along with…

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Metabolite may play a role in nicotine addiction

Tom Patriot

A substance that scientists identify to screen people for nicotine use may also play a role in smokers becoming addicted to tobacco. “When you smoke, nicotine is converted into a metabolite called cotinine,” explained South Dakota State University Psychology Professor Brady Phelps. Even those who inhale secondhand smoke can test positive for cotinine. The metabolite is measured in urine, saliva and blood. “Cotinine remains in the body much longer than nicotine,” Phelps said. The half-life—the amount of time it takes for half of the substance to leave a person’s system—is…

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Entrepreneur Index™ Down as Medicare-for-All Idea Rattles Healthcare Stocks

Tom Patriot

Drug-makers, hospital managers and health insurers were all down big largely because of a warning issued by UnitedHealth CEO David Wichmann in an earnings conference call yesterday. The leader of the nation’s biggest health insurer suggested that the Medicare-for-all proposals being made by Democratic Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders and other Democrats could cause “wholesale disruption of American healthcare” and have “a severe impact on the economy and jobs.” Wichmann’s comments spooked investors. UnitedHealth’s stock and virtually every other healthcare stock fell dramatically in the last two days, as investors consider that…

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High-intensity interval training increases injuries, research shows

Tom Patriot

People who engage in high-intensity interval training are at greater risk for injury, especially in the knees and shoulders, a Rutgers study found. These workouts, which combine aerobic exercising, weight lifting and calisthenics at maximum capacity, followed by periods of recovery, have been growing in popularity over the past decade, driven by the efficiency of the exercise to deliver fitness goals in less time. The study, which appears in the Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, acknowledged that while this type of training is effective in improving cardiorespiratory fitness, boosting…

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