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Hackers steal millions of passwords; Tips to protect your security online0
- Consumer Alerts
- December 23, 2013
Is your information safe online? The user names and passwords of almost 2 million people (most of them outside the U.S.) were compromised online for sites like Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo, and Google, according to security firm Trustwave SpiderLabs. It's become clear that weak passwords are easier to guess, often leading to accounts being compromised. Combining
READ MOREProve those antibacterial soaps are better and safe, FDA tells makers0
- Consumer Alerts
- December 23, 2013
Does your antibacterial soap or body wash actually do more harm than good? The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is calling on all soap makers to ensure that all added ingredients, such as triclosan, are safe and effective at killing germs. "The proposed rule covers only those consumer antibacterial soaps and body washes that are
READ MORECars with crash-avoiding technology ranked safest0
- Consumer Alerts
- December 23, 2013
The annual list of the safest new cars was released by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). Last year's list contained 130 cars, while stricter safety standards cut this year's list down to 39 cars. The cars that earned the best ratings were those that helped to prevent accidents by alerting drivers, or actually
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Energy drinks speed heart contractions, MRIs show0
- Consumer Alerts
- December 23, 2013
Energy drinks led almost 21,000 people in the U.S. to the emergency room in 2013, according to a report from the Substance and Mental Health Services Administration. This influx of emergency room visits led a team of cardiac radiologists to seek a reason behind the problems caused by energy drinks. Consuming lots of caffeine can
READ MORETalking Directly to Toddlers Boosts Their Verbal Skills0
- Family & Kids
- December 23, 2013
Do you make time to talk directly to your toddler? It’s important for your child's verbal development, since a new study by Stanford University has found that overhearing conversations or watching TV doesn’t help language development as much. The study found that toddlers who were spoken to had more extensive vocabularies and were able to
READ MORECell Phones and Our Children’s Health0
- Family & Kids
- December 23, 2013
Children are increasingly using cell phones and other devices, but do we really know the health impact this is having? Electromagnetic fields (EMFs) are emitted from cell phones as well as other household electronics that we use daily, and can be especially harmful for little ones because their immune systems are still developing. EMFs from
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