Too Lazy to Brush? Read This and You May Be Compelled to Run for a Toothbrush

Our pal Jessica Simpson has famously admitted that she often goes days between brushings, but if she heard about this new research, she might change her ways ...

According to a Scottish study of more than 11,000 people, if you don't brush your teeth twice a day, you're setting yourself up for an increased risk of heart disease. Scientists have long warned of the link between oral and heart health, but this is further proof to brush before bed, even if you really, really don't feel like it.

The researchers believe that bacteria accumulation in your mouth can lead to inflammation that can contribute to cardiovascular risk factors.

Trick or Treat? The Couple Who Handed Out Condoms on Halloween

Halloween (and fortunately, all the Nestle Crunch bars in my house) are long gone. But people are still stewing over a situation in Oregon, where a couple handed out condoms to children who came trick-or-treating at their door ...

TIME reports that Kathleen and Daniel Harris of Silverton, Oregon, decided to use Halloween as a chance to teach kids about safe sex. Kathleen told her local paper, the Statesman Journal, that she's been handing out condoms to kids on Halloween since the early 1990s. Her husband, Daniel, is a doctor at Silverton Hospital and says he has delivered 140 local babies over the years, about 10 percent of them to teenage mothers.