Malarial mosquitoes like beer drinkers.

Never forget a face? Thank your parents because facial recognition is inherited.

Oxygenated booze won’t give you a hangover.

The human gut can harbor more than 1000 different species of bacteria. But the average person only has 160.

Half of all infection deaths are caused by hospitals. Infections are acquired in the course of care.

Ordinary household dust consists of…well, let’s just say there is a high “ick factor.”

Carrollton, Texas is a good place to drop dead from cardiac arrest. (15.8% survive vs. 2% in large cities nationally). 

Kids snack on junk food almost continuously throughout the day (about 27% of daily calorie intake).

Do pretty hospitals improve outcomes? Either that, or they are attracting healthier patients, says Healthcare Economist blog.

Florida is the deadliest state in the USA for pedestrians — and bicyclists don’t fare any better.

If you ate one less cookie a day, would you lose weight? Probably not.

“The physical act of sex itself may have direct health benefits.”

Sugar association fights back: “Sugar has been safely used to sweeten foods and beverages for more than 2,000 years.”

Nine “orphan drugs” — they each cost more than $200,000 per year.

McDonald’s adds Weight Watchers logo to some menu items. Lets’ see, I’ll have a Double Quarter Pounder with cheese, large fries, and tofu and raw carrots on the side.

Which will work better: a low-fat or low-carb diet? Your genes have the answer.

White House adviser Ezekiel Emanuel: “Heavier people” are bad for the economy.

Harry Reid: “Only 36,000 people lost their jobs today, which is really good.” (video)

Heritage: The 10-year cost of ObamaCare’s tax on investment income is $102 billion of lower GDP.

James C. Capretta: Obama’s health plan will not cost “only” $950 billion over ten years: Ten years’ worth of spending will total up to $2.5 trillion, and maybe even as much as $3 trillion.

Obama gets a test seniors on Medicare can’t have.

Doctors to Obama: Quit smoking, eat better, drink less.

Last year Americans took more aid from the government than they paid in taxes.

Napping on the job? There’s an upside.

Are you taking a daily aspirin? Maybe you shouldn’t.

Since 1990, lawyers (excluding lobbyists) have contributed more than $1 billion to candidates for federal office — more than any other group.

Good news: Many chronic conditions resolve themselves during childhood.

Who needs men? Not this species of lizard — they’re all female.

If you live long enough you’re almost guaranteed to get hypertension.

No studies have found that frequent hand washing makes any difference in slowing the spread of the (H1N1) flu.

Bon appétit: “While most of the 76 million reported foodborne illnesses a year are mild, 325,000 hospitalizations and 5,000 deaths are related to tainted food each year.”

Earning their keep: “As Congress worked on health care legislation that would dramatically reshape their industry…donations by the top 15 health care political action committees rose to $11.7 million in 2009.”

64% of hospital patients steal: They take numerous items from hospital rooms, costing hospitals nationwide at least $52 million annually.

Can you die of boredom? Apparently, yes.

Do you need to have high cholesterol to take a cholesterol drug? Apparently not.

Competition matters: more hospitals mean lower costs.

Temper dysregulation with dysphoria: It is what causes children to thrown temper tantrums.