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A study published in July 2024 investigated how often 1,425 people went number two, and compared those stats to their demographic, genetic, and health data. Pooping too often or too rarely were both associated with different underlying health issues, while the healthiest participants reported pooping once or twice a day – a 'Goldilocks zone' of bowel movement frequency. The study, led by a team from the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB), investigated the bathroom habits of people who were "generally healthy" – that is, with no history of kidney or gut issues like kidney disease, irritable bowel syndrome, or Crohn's...

Upon examining a wealth of existing research dating as far back as the 1950s, the authors of the paper explain that flushing a toilet that contains fecal matter can produce bioaerosols that remain in the air for an extended period of time. Much of the research suggests the material remains in the air for up 8 minutes after the toilet was flushed.

U.S. Army Spc. Rachel Carey, a military police officer deployed to Towr Kham Fire Base, Afghanistan, prepares her 50-caliber machine gun for a mission near the Pakistan border. Carey, a 21-year-old native of Aurora, Ill., assigned to the 272nd Military Police Company “Fighting Deuce” in Mannheim, Germany, is serving a one-year tour here. Combined Forces Command-Afghanistan photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Matt Summers 'Fighting Deuce' MPs Patrol Afghan Mountains U.S. soldiers assigned to the 272nd Military Police Company, based in Mannheim, Germany, go outside the wire daily to interdict, intercept and deter enemies of Afghanistan. By U.S....

The Web page touts the "hot uninhibited" services of a male escort identified as Todd Sharpe, displaying a blurry beefcake photo and listing a Dallas phone number. But the number belongs to a salesman and former actor named Tom Malin, a Dallas Democrat who is seeking election to the Texas House. Mr. Malin acknowledged Thursday that he once worked as a prostitute. -snip-