US Infant Mortality Rate Down 12% Since 2005

After holding steady from 2000 through 2005, the US infant mortality rate dropped 12% from 2005 through 2011, according to a new CDC report. In 2011, the rate was 6.05 deaths of babies less than a year old for every 1,000 births, down from 6.87 in 2000. Premature births also have been dropping since 2006, and many hospitals…

VIBE names R.Kelly the Greatest Musical Genius Since 1993

In their ’20 Greatest Musical Geniuses Since 1993′ list which was released this week, Vibe Magazine gave R.Kelly the number spot. See the top 10 below and tell us if you agree…

10. Missy Elliot 9. RZA 8. Thom Yorke 7. Timbaland 6. Jay Z 5. Notorious B.I.G 4. Diddy 3. Dr Dre 2. Kanye West 1. R. Kelly

US to Execute 1st Woman Since 2010

(AP) – Texas is preparing tonight to execute the first woman in three years in the United States. Kimberly McCarthy, 51, will be just the 13th woman executed in the US and the fourth in Texas, the nation’s busiest death penalty state, since the Supreme Court allowed capital punishment to resume in 1976….

Beyonce Shares Stunning Photos From Her First Concert Since Having Blue Ivy

King B is back!!! Over the weekend Beyonce hit…

Top Ten bluff quotes by Venky’s since their takeover of Blackburn

“Towards this end, we are planning to start a state-of-the-art Blackburn Rovers Training Academy in Pune. We want to create a world-class infrastructure for spotting and training talented youngsters from across India at this Academy.”-As India learns about Venkys’ ventures, the owners tell the nation their ambitious plans via their booklet “Blue and White”:

 ”Blackburn Rovers fans will be…

3. Deaths from stomach flu have doubled since ’99

By MyHealthNewsDaily Staff

Deaths from gastroenteritis, or “stomach flu,” more than doubled between 1999 and 2007, according to new research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The rise was partly due to a fivefold increase over the study period in deaths from one cause of gastroenteritis, the bacteria Clostridium…