Daily Archives: December 21, 2016

Newsweek Writer Says Tweet Caused Epileptic Seizure

There’s no question certain tweets can throw you for a loop. But can a tweet actually cause a seizure? Newsweek senior writer Kurt Eichenwald—who has publicly revealed that he has epilepsy—says a troll sent him a malicious tweet meant to do exactly that, and it worked. After Eichenwald appeared on Tucker Carlson Tonight last Thursday, he wrote a series of… Read More »

These Are the 10 Most Deadly Drugs

From 2010 to 2014, the number of people dying from drug overdoses in the U.S. increased by 23%, according to data from the National Vital Statistics System, which tracks cause of death from death certificates. The top 10 drugs responsible fell into one of three main categories: opioids (which includes heroin, painkillers like oxycodone, hydrocodone, morphine,… Read More »