Archive for February, 2010
Naptime Helps Babies Remember
Friday, February 26th, 2010Naps are important for infant learning. They help children’s developing brains retain information according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Arizona in Tucson found that infants who have daytime naps are more likely to exhibit an advanced level of learning called abstraction, which is the ability to detect a pattern contained in [...]
Pediatricians call for a choke-proof hot dog
Thursday, February 25th, 2010Your typical hot dogs are hazardous to your health what with all of the fat, sodium and preservatives. But now, the American Academy of Pediatrics wants foods like hot dogs to come with a warning label and not because of their nutritional risks. Because they pose a choking hazard to babies and children. Which is [...]
Bitter Melon Extract May Slow, Stop Breast Cancer
Thursday, February 25th, 2010Extract of bitter melon, may help protect women from breast cancer, according to researchers. Bitter melon is a common vegetable in India, China and South America. Its extract is used in folk remedies for things like diabetes because of its ability to lower blood-sugar. “When we used the extract from that melon, we saw that [...]
Create a 4-Foot Vegetable Garden
Friday, February 19th, 2010There are many good reasons to create your own vegetable garden. It’s cheaper than buying vegetables at the market, they will be healthier than the genetically manipulated veggies you get elsewhere, it’s good exercise, they will taste better etc. But where do you start? Never gardened before? Sunset.com has all the info you need to [...]
Tired Teens Prone to Car Crashes
Thursday, February 18th, 2010Kids these days. According to Italian researchers, young drivers who are overtired from lack of sleep or poor quality sleep are twice as likely to have a car crash. “We think that adolescents should simply not drive while sleep-deprived, therefore sleep deprivation should be avoided, especially when driving is expected,” said lead researcher Dr. Fabio [...]
