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Many Hand-me-down Plastic Toys Are Toxic for Kids

March 13, 2018 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: March 20, 2018

Kids who play secondhand plastic toys might be exposed to dangerous levels of substances such as lead and cadmium. At low levels, these compounds may be hazardous to children that are subjected to them over a protracted time period, especially… [read]

U.S. States That Support Midwives Have Better Birth Outcomes

March 13, 2018 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: March 13, 2018

States with laws which make it easier for midwives to care for pregnant women and deliver infants may have better birth outcomes than states where it is tougher for midwives to provide care, a recent study indicates. Researchers ranked each… [read]

Household Cleaners May Damage Lungs Like Pack-a-Day Smoking Habit, According to New Study

February 28, 2018 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: January 20, 2019

Scientists at Norway’s University of Bergen found that using toxic cleaning products has as much of an impact on health as smoking a pack of cigarettes a day. The study tracked 6,000 people, with an average age of 34 at… [read]

Drug Firms Profiting From Addiction – Shipping Massive Quantities of Opioids To West Virginia

February 8, 2018 by Michael Edwards

Mingo County has the fourth-highest prescription opioid death rate of any county in the United States. This county in West Virginia had a population of 26,839 in 2010 according to the census, and it has likely declined since. There are… [read]

Florida Bill 1558 Would Make HPV Vaccine Mandatory for School Children

February 7, 2018 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: February 8, 2018

Florida has introduced Senate Bill 1558, legislature that would make the HPV vaccine mandatory for public school children. The bill would mimic similar vaccine mandate laws in Rhode Island, Virginia and Washington D.C. Florida’s HPV vaccine rates are lower than… [read]

Why Does the Younger Generation Today Often Sport the Lopsided Grin?

January 26, 2018 by Jane Chitty

Over the past couple of years, I have noticed at least three young TV presenters here on UK television who have crooked smiles – and I started to wonder why. On doing some research, I found that I was not… [read]

Being Outdoors Improves Children’s Ability to Learn

January 24, 2018 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: January 25, 2018

A study recently published in the academic journal, Frontiers in Psychology, found that teaching a lesson to children outside allowed teachers to retain the attention of the kids for almost twice compared to a subsequent indoor lesson. We wanted to… [read]