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On a throwback episode of the Lip Service podcast, rapper DaBaby opened up about dealing with heartbreak, along with the shocking truth of his first sexual experience.   When the show’s hosts Angela Yee, Lore’l, and Gigi Maguire, began chatting about their first sexual encounters, the Charlotte-born rapper recalled becoming sexually active at an early age. “I lost …

A new study finds a lower risk of adverse post-treatment outcomes among returning military service personnel with chronic pain who received nondrug therapy. Share on PinterestNew research shows that some nondrug therapies, including exercise therapy, can help relieve pain in veterans. Many people returning from military deployment experience physical and …

Despite being born into slavery and enduring over a century of discrimination, Mary Hardway Walker managed to accomplish an extraordinary feat. At 116 years old, she learned to read. Walker was born in Union Springs, Alabama, in 1848 and lived in bondage until she was freed at the age of …

A new study finds that people whose sleep is fragmented during the night are at higher risk of experiencing a migraine episode not the next day, but the day after that. Share on PinterestFragmented sleep might trigger migraine 2 days later, research finds. Dr. Suzanne Bertisch — a physician and …

Source: Prince Williams / Getty Shereé Whitfield Turns 50 Who gonna check her, boo?! Shereé Whitfield just turned 50-years-old this week and she’s celebrating by reminding every just how bangin’ her body is. The “Real Housewives Of Atlanta” star shared a sneak peek of her birthday dress in a video paired …

As the incidence of diabetes continues to increase globally, the fight against this chronic condition continues. New research explains not only what triggers type 2 diabetes but also how to reverse the condition. The findings also shed light on what leads to remission after reversal for some people. Share on …

It was a tragic end for Bobbi Kristina Brown’s former boyfriend Nick Gordon. The 30-year-old died of a reported drug overdose yesterday morning (Jan. 1)  in Florida. Jack Walker Jr., his brother, told PEOPLE in a statement, “We are devastated by the loss of my beautiful brother. He leaves a …

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Yet mere minutes into the film, the gimmick begins to chafe. As the two boys are summoned into a briefing with their stiff-upper-lip leader, General Erinmore (Colin Firth), the camera dutifully hovers behind them as they walk through the trenches. After they receive their orders and head into battle, figuring …

Consuming caffeine may offset some unhealthful consequences of an obesity-inducing diet, according to a new study in rats. Share on PinterestCaffeine could counter some weight gain resulting from a diet high in fat and sugar. Scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign fed rats a high-fat, high-sugar diet. They …