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Digital Devices Like Smartphones, TVs, And Tablets Are Destroying Children’s Face-To-Face Social Skills0
- Health & Healing
- August 29, 2014
Are you concerned that your children are spending too much time using digital devices, like smartphones and tablets? Is it at the expense of quality time interacting with friends and family? You may be interested in the findings of a new UCLA Department of Psychology study about the affects of technology on children’s social skills.
READ MOREDigital Dementia On The Rise In South Korea; Childhood Internet Addiction Must Be Addressed, Experts Say0
- Home & Family
- June 29, 2013
A study in South Korea has found that the rise of smartphone use by young people is causing what’s known as “digital dementia,” a deterioration of cognitive abilities and functioning that results from constantly spending time in front of digital screens and the internet. “Overuse of smartphones and game devices hampers the balanced development of
READ MOREDiane Sawyer supports Million Moms Challenge0
- Celebrity HealthStyles
- September 21, 2011
ABC News anchor Diane Sawyer supports the Million Moms Challenge, an initiative engaging millions of Americans to support millions of moms across the globe around the critical issues of pregnancy, childbirth and children’s health. Sawyer says, “There is so much we can do together – so many simple ways for us all to link arms
READ MOREDiagnostic Errors Are the Most Common Medical Mistake0
- Consumer Alerts
- May 8, 2013
Concerned about the countless medical misdiagnoses he witnessed as a medical resident at a Boston hospital, Dr. David Newman-Toker has been working to address the problem. He and his colleagues reviewed 25 years of medical malpractice claim payout data from the National Practitioner Data Bank and reported their findings in the journal BMJ Quality and Safety.
READ MOREDetox Your Home, The Pretty Way0
- Home & Family
- September 7, 2012
The average American home contains over 500 chemicals. Indoor air tends to be up to five times more polluted than outside air. Check out these ten ways to create a toxin-free, beautiful home – without the use of bulky air purifiers or filtration systems. EcoSalon, 9/5/2012
READ MOREDespite soda bans, kids still go for sugary drinks0
- Home & Family
- November 15, 2011
Over the past few years, a number of schools have made a push to ban soda machines from campus in an effort to combat childhood obesity and keep kids from consuming too much sugar. But a new survey has found that schools can ban soda until they're blue in the face, but it won't keep
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