- In a surgery that lasted more than 26 hours, 2-year-old Bangladeshi twins Trishna and Krishna, who were conjoined at their heads, were successfully separated today. Doctors expect it will take at least two weeks to determine if the twins suffered brain damage in the process. [CNN]
- We were surprised to find out that condoms aren’t vegan friendly, because many are made with casein, a protein that comes from milk. Glyde claims to be the only brand to have approval from the Vegan Society for its rubbers made from thistle extract. [MomLogic]
- According to doctors, we’ve got bigger worries than whether or not to get the flu shot. The most common and dangerous flu season medication mistake we make is overdoing it on painkillers. Too many of us take Tylenol or Advil plus cold and flu medications like Nyquil that already contain painkiller ingredients. [Caring.com]
- Worries about the possible side effects of sleeping pills don’t have to keep you from getting some good shut-eye. Musician Moby suffers from such severe insomnia that he often hallucinates, but he says he’s hesitant to take sleeping pills because he doesn’t want to get hooked. [FitCeleb]
- We’re all for natural remedies, but when we heard that a Dutch soccer player is planning to seek medical treatment involving a massage with placenta fluid, we couldn’t help but feel a bit squeamish (and a little skeptical too)! [Guardian]
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