The number of babies suffering from opiate-related addictions and symptoms has tripled in the past decade, according to a new study, and painkillers have been found to be a major health threat to pregnant women and their babies.
Contentious dialogue escalates as Mitt Romney
and Harry Reid continue to butt heads over
Reid's assertion that Romney didn't pay income
taxes for 10 years.
Though the effects of terrorizing, belittling
or neglecting a child are more difficult to
trace, they can be every bit as traumatic as
those of other abuse, three pediatricians wrote
this week in the journal Pediatrics.
The senseless shooting of anyone is
unspeakable, but the killing of a 6-year-old
child is without excuse. We have become a
nation of addicts and apologists to the thrill
of violence.
When I go through the drive-through at a fast-
food restaurant, the last thing on my mind is
"Hmm, I wonder what this chain's stance is on
gay marriage?" Nope, all I want to know is did
they remember ketchup with my fries.
After playing defense against a string of
attacks, Mitt Romney went on the attack early
this week, beginning with a blistering response
to President Obama's assertion that
entrepreneurs owe government for their success.
A study by researchers from Children's Hospital
in Philadelphia found serious child abuse,
requiring hospitalization, rose along with
mortage delinquencies and foreclosures.
As residential architects, we have seen
countless homes where a previous homeowner has
tried to tackle a remodel or addition
themselves and it has ended in an awkward and
sometimes even butchered floorplan. There is a
simple solution.
I'm turning another year older, but I've
learned to embrace and celebrate the
experiences and lessons age has given me.
Running has helped me enjoy this body, new
wrinkles and all.
Pinterest is a great place to bookmark and save
images, but these should be saved and shared
with regard to the owner, and others who may
use the site. This article addresses a few do's
and do-not's of Pinterest.
Despite the increasing number of replacement
surgeries to combat osteoarthritis, doctors and
experts are finding other less expensive, and
sometimes more effective ways, to mitigate the
painful effects of the condition.
With the economy foremost in voters' minds and the jobs report last week showing lagging growth, neither Barack Obama nor Mitt Romney appears to be convincing voters that he has a plan to change things.
Every year we ask ourselves, should we cover or
merely protect with high SPF sunscreen.
Everyone wants to have fun in the sun, but we
still wonder, is this a precursor to skin
cancer? A Utah expert answers questions.
A working mom might often feel like she's being
stretched in a million different directions.
But there are ways moms can have a successful
career and still be committed to their family,
according to INC.
A new teen fad called "the salt and ice
challenge" is drawing crowds on social
networking sites and YouTube. But like other
"challenges," it has proven to be dangerous.
And health-care experts are telling parents to
talk to their kids about risks.
Though healthy cereals with more whole grain
and less sugar are being produced, cereal
companies are more aggressively marketing their
less healthy products, according to a new
report from Yale University.
Of developed nations, only Romania had a higher
child poverty rate than the United States,
according a recent report from the United
Nations Children's Fund.
This week on Pinterest: Do you have a picky
eater (or two) in your family? Here are five
recipes featuring creative ways to get more
veggies into your diets without a battle.
