The controversy over the benefits of medical marijuana continues as 20 states have now legalized it. Colorado just became the first authority in the world to tax and regulate pot in a similar manner to what it is done with alcohol. But support for medicinal marijuana is coming from high places. Eight months ago Dr. […]
Sound machines that are intended to lull infants to sleep may be hazardous to their hearing. The white noise machines are popular shower gifts and registry items, but a recent study found that some of the machines exceeded workplace noise safety limits. The study, from the University of Toronto, evaluated sleep machines. Looking at 14 […]
Over the past three decades obesity rates in children have doubled. They have quadrupled in adolescents. Recent studies show that overweight tendencies in children may be directly related to a TV in the child’s bedroom. About 71 percent of children aged 8 to 18 have a television in the bedroom. One study, published March 3 […]