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A cause of death has been determinged for GWAR’s late guitarist Cory Smoot (a.k.a. Flattus Maximus). According to North Dakota coroner William Masselo, Smoot died from a coronary artery thrombosis caused by a pre-existing coronary artery disease. He was discovered dead on GWAR’s tour bus on Nov. 3 at the age of 34.

Most people think the only way the internet can reduce a guy’s chances of having children is because of games like World of Warcraft lowering sex appeal. But that’s not the real reason the internet is risking a man’s chances for reproducing. WiFi is actually harming sperm.

A transgender woman was arrested in Miami for performing medical procedures without a license. She’s also charged with causing great bodily harm cause by her phony enhancement procedures, where she injected a mixture containing Fix-A-Flat, a tire inflator and sealant, into her patients.

A new study shows that guys with more testosterone in their systems are more likely to practice safe sex. This finding calls into question the widely held belief that “macho” guys are more excited by risky behavior, but only slightly.

A music fan in England apparently committed suicide earlier this year because a show by the supergroup Them Crooked Vultures (featuring Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl, Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme and Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones) left him with such severe tinnitus — a constant ringing in the ears — that he couldn’t sleep for three months, a UK coroner’s investigation reported.

Researchers discovered that countries with the highest numbers of women using oral contraceptives also have the highest rates of death from prostate cancer. What does this mean? They think estrogen from the urine of women who take birth control pills could be to blame.

The internet is abuzz over this photo of what looks like a face screaming in agony. Why is it creepy? Because it was found on the ultrasound of a man’s testicles.

It’s not the McRib. It’s worse. It’s the creamy bacon donut. Thankfully, it’s a homemade concoction and not available in any restaurants. Yet.

‘Epic Meal Time’ turned one year old this week. Host Harley Morenstein and the rest of the EMT crew celebrated by reconfiguring their first epic meal, the “Fast Food Pizza,” into an even more epic stomach puncher dubbed the “Fast Food Pizza Cake” — a mountain of White Castle burgers, bacon strips and a monsoon of Jack Daniels.

If you’re going to fall and hurt yourself, you might think a hospital lobby is a pretty lucky place to do it. After all, the building does house doctors and nurses who can tend to you right away. That’s what 82-year-old Doreen Wallace thought. But she was wrong.

Wesley Warren Jr. needs surgery on his 100-pound scrotum. It affects his entire life, which isn’t shocking, considering it’s a hundred pound sack hanging between his legs. Doctors estimate he’d need about $1 million for the surgery to repair his massive genital area. Of course, Warre ...

National nonprofits and physicians’ organizations dedicate every October to the cause of breast cancer awareness — raising funds for research and helping ensure that all women are able to receive regular screenings.