Why Access to Screens Is Lowering Kids' Social Skills
(Chris Stein - Getty Images)Why Access to Screens Is Lowering Kids’ Social Skillsby Belinda Luscombe, Time, 21 August 2014 People have long suspected that there’s a cost to all this digital data all...
View ArticleBlackout: Electronics Off, Family On
Blackout: Electronics off, family onby Jonathan Link, Writer/Editor, AboutKidsHealth, 31 January 2012“Getting away from it all” used to mean going on a vacation: a self-imposed exile to some remote...
View ArticleWireless Technology: Convenient, Fun, and Quite Dangerous
"We're seeing a corruption of regulatory authority to protectindustry profits at the expense of human andenvironmental health" (Note: This is not the imageappearing with the article.)Wireless...
View ArticleiPhone 5 Catches Fire and Forces Emergency Evacuation of Plane in Tel Aviv
Fire call: What an iPhone looks like after it catches fire, as happenedwhen a blazing smartphone (not the one pictured) forced the evacuationof a Prague-bound flight from Tel Aviv airport.Could...
View ArticleMonkey Selfie
(Yes, this is the actual monkey selfie photo.)Why a Monkey Selfie Is a Precursor to a Primate Uprisingby Seamus Condron, pcmag.com, 28 August 2014By denying a monkey copyright to his selfie, we may...
View ArticleUnited Kingdom: 'Not for Shale': Protesters Launch Widespread Actions Against...
Holding a banner that reads "Not for Shale", hundreds of anti-frackingprotesters marched in Lancashire, England on Sunday.(Photo: No Dash for Gas)'Not for Shale': UK Protesters Launch Widespread...
View ArticleStatins and Physical Activity in Older Men
A recent study on statins and physical activity in older men found that “statin use was associated with modestly lower physical activity among community-living men, even after accounting for medical...
View ArticleIs Roundup Weedkiller A Brain-Damaging Neurotoxin?
Is Roundup Weedkiller A Brain-Damaging Neurotoxin?by Sayer Ji, Contributing Writer for Wake Up World, 19 August 2014A new study reveals a hitherto unknown mechanism behind how the world’s most popular...
View ArticleStudy Links Pesticide Exposure in Pregnancy to Autism
A spray plane sprays pesticide on peas in an undatedphoto (Getty Images)Study links pesticide exposure in pregnancy to autismby Kathryn Doyle, Reuters, 23 June 2014 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a new...
View ArticleUnited States: Is Miami on the Brink of a Nuclear Disaster?
"If Turkey Point melts down, Miami is doomed. Thomas Saporito [a Jupiter-based former instrument control technician at nuclear power plants in Florida, Arizona, and Texas] says there will be no time to...
View ArticleConnecticut: "U Drive, U Text, U Pay" Initiative
The "U Drive. U Text. U Pay" initiative kicks off in atleast 25 towns and cities in Connecticut. (Courtesy ofthe Connecticut Department of Transportation/28 Aug. 2014)If You're Reading This On Your...
View ArticleTeens Say Parents Ignore Pleas to Stop Texting, Driving Under Influence
“Distraction-affected” crashes, including those in which the driver was texting, grooming or eating, killed 3,328 people in the U.S. in 2012.Teens Say Parents Ignore Pleas to Stop Texting, Driving...
View ArticleFlorida: Law Firm Client Awarded $4.3 Million in Accident Involving Texting...
Because he was allegedly texting, the driver of the car said he did not notice a stop sign and drove into the path of a tractor trailer. As a result of the impact, the passenger in the car sustained a...
View ArticleNorthern Ireland Parent Attempting to Protect His Children from Wi-Fi...
You will never read this story in the mainstream media... Please contact the authorities to request Mr. Clarke's release from the psychiatric hospital.N. Ireland parent attempting to protect his...
View ArticleBrain Hacking Is Having Incredible Effects, and It's Just Getting Started
(Mike Nudelman/ Business Insider)Brain Hacking Is Having Incredible Effects, and It’s Just Getting StartedBusiness Insider, 16 August 2014 With a jolt of electricity, you might be able to enter...
View Article13 Ways to Reduce Cell Phone Radiation
This 2011 article was published on the site Care2.com which now has 26 million members. How many parents, teachers, physicians have heeded warnings of cell phone radiation risks during the last few...
View ArticleAre Bluetooth Headsets Safe?
Are Bluetooth Headsets Safe?by Alex A. Kecskes, care2.com,30 August 2014Bluetooth headsets are now used with cellphones, keyboards, printers, personal digital assistants (PDAs), personal media players,...
View ArticleUse of Digital Devices Affects Ability of Children to Read Human Emotion
Use of digital devices affects ability of children to read human emotionexaminer.com 25 August 2014A new study of sixth-graders who went without any kind of exposure to digital media for five days...
View ArticleFood As Medicine: How one Hospital Is Using Organic Produce to Help Heal...
Farmer Lynn Trizna provides food to all 6hospitals in the Rodale Institute / St. Luke'sUniversity Health Network(Photo: Bill Noll)Food as Medicine: How One Hospital Is Using Organic Produce to Help...
View ArticleDumb & Dumber: Interactive Screentime Is Worse Than TV
"Some research suggests that children today are functioning at cognitive levels three years younger than same-age peers did thirty years ago, and there appears to be growing numbers of psychiatric and...
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