Fertility forecast: Baby bust is over; births will rise
Source: USA TODAY America’s fertility rate is taking baby steps upward, a new report suggests. The total fertility rate in the USA is predicted to rise from a 25-year low of 1.89 children per woman in...
View ArticleGreen smoothies: Full of health benefits or hype?
Source: USA TODAY If you don’t like eating your vegetables, you can join the growing number of those who are drinking them instead. Slurping smoothies made with raw, leafy green vegetables has become...
View ArticleCDC: Childhood obesity rates falling in many states
Source: USA TODAY Obesity rates among preschoolers are falling in many states for the first time in decades, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday. Small but...
View ArticleDo rituals make beverages and foods taste better?
Source: USA TODAY Have you found that your favorite wine somehow tastes better after a toast? If yes, you may be interested in what a recent study brings to the table. Little rituals around eating and...
View ArticleStudy: Preschoolers’ stuttering not harmful
Source: USA TODAY Stuttering is common among preschoolers, but it is not likely to have a negative impact on their temperament, a new study suggests. The study, published online Monday in Pediatrics,...
View ArticleStudy cites progress in curbing tobacco sales to minors
Source: USA TODAY Federal and state efforts to snuff out tobacco sales to minors are working despite a slight rise in those sales between 2011 and 2012, a new report says. All 50 states and the...
View ArticlePoop, there it is: New test for exotic civet coffee
Source: USA TODAY Some coffee drinkers pooh-pooh the exotic and expensive coffee that comes from the Asian palm civet’s poop, but it has become a tempting target for fraud. And there has been no...
View ArticleMold in food: Here is what you need to know
Source: USA TODAY You may want to give some items in your fridge the cold shoulder. The recent recall of Chobani Greek yogurt brought new attention to the issue of mold that develops in food, when it’s...
View ArticleTen worst cities for people with fall allergies
Source: USA TODAY If you hear a lot of sneezing this fall, it may be coming from Wichita. Wichita ranked No. 1 in the 2013 Fall Allergy Capitals report, out Tuesday from the Asthma and Allergy...
View ArticleProgressive Alert: What You Should Know About Baseball’s Hall of Fame
As I have often written as well as reflected, normal human beings have this severe disadvantage when combating progressives: we require an occasional furlough from ideological warfare, whereas...
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