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Seal Those Ducts0
- Environmental Well-Being
- October 11, 2011
One of the biggest uses of energy in your home is heating and cooling, so it’s important to make sure that all of your ductwork is sealed tightly. According to the American Solar Energy, sealing ducts properly can save the average home up to $140 annually. The Daily Green, 10/7/2011
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Screen-time warning: Toddlers given tablets, phones to play with can suffer lasting brain damage0
- Featured, Home & Family
- September 5, 2023
“Sitting toddlers down in front of a screen all day can do lasting damage to their brains, a new study warns. Scientists in Singapore add that the harm to screen-watching infants persists into late childhood, even beyond the age of eight.
READ MOREScientists warn of heat risk to high-school football players0
- Health & Healing
- August 8, 2011
In a summer that has seen record heat, severe droughts and four football-practice deaths, scientists and climatologists say the risks for players are higher than ever. And they're cautioning coaches and teams to put health over victory as practice kicks off across the United States this week amid a historic heat wave. Yahoo! News/ Reuters,
READ MOREScientists Hint at Why Laughter Feels So Good0
- Health & Healing
- September 15, 2011
Laughter has been regularly promoted as good medicine but a new study suggests that the healing benefits of laughter actually come from the muscular exertions involved in producing the familiar ha, ha, ha. The physical act of laughing releases chemicals in the brain that make people feel good and more resistant to pain. The New
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Scientists find about a quarter-million invisible nanoplastic particles in a liter of bottled water0
- Featured, Health & Healing
- January 11, 2024
NBC News: “The average liter of bottled water has nearly a quarter million invisible pieces of ever so tiny nanoplastics, detected and categorized for the first time by a microscope using dual lasers.”
READ MOREScientists endorse proposal for driver cellphone ban0
- Health & Healing
- December 14, 2011
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has recommended that all 50 states ban personal electronic devices for drivers (even bluetooth or hands-free devices). The NTSB has no legislative power, but their recommendation is likely to be influential with lawmakers. Medical scientists are strongly endorsing the recommendation, saying that cell phones are too distracting for the
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