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- December 15, 2010
There isn’t a day that goes by that 16-year-old Ashlynn Marracino doesn’t think about her father, who died in 2008, and wish she could talk to him. So each year on his birthday, she releases a balloon with a note to her dad on it.
READ MOREWhen buying products made of plastic, do you look for ones that say BPA-free? Well it turns out that the chemical bisphenol-S (BPS), the alternative to BPA, isn’t necessarily safer when it comes to our health. New research shows that BPS can also disrupt the hormone levels in our bodies and can be detrimental to the developing brain.
READ MOREParents may wait for the next appointment with the pediatrician to discuss symptoms of anxiety or mental health problems they’ve observed with their child. It’s likely that a busy pediatrician will only spend a short time with the child before recommending a child psychiatrist or psychologist.
READ MOREHow carefully do you look at the ingredients in the cosmetic products you buy? Would you be surprised to learn they may contain chemicals harmful to your health? Revlon recently announced that it will remove a chemical that releases formaldehyde and two long-chain parabens from its products. That decision came after more than 100,000 people signed a petition by the non-profit Environmental Working Group (EWG).
READ MORE“Protecting the national electric grid from EMP is necessary to preserve the existence of American civilization, to sustain U.S. military power-projection capabilities, and it would also mitigate worst-case threats from cyber warfare, sabotage, kinetic attacks, and even severe weather.”
READ MOREHow often do you text while walking and find yourself oblivious to what’s going on around you? It happened to New York Times writer Nick Bilton one time too many. After literally colliding head-on into another man who was also not paying attention because he too was busy texting, Bilton decided it was time for a New Year’s resolution: Make a conscious effort to stop what research has shown has become an all too common practice for many.
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