Over 100 baby products loaded with toxic chemicals
Flame retardant found in majority of products tested, including car seats and baby carriers
Flame retardant chemicals appeared in the majority of baby products that scientists tested in a recent study, including car seats, nursing pillows, changing pads, baby carriers and rocking chairs.Of the numerous chemicals identified in the study, some are classified as probable carcinogens. Some are known to disrupt hormonal systems. And some have been linked to brain damage. The researchers were particularly surprised to detect one chemical that they thought had been phased out years ago.
Rural residents go under knife more than city dwellers
Study questions long-held idea that rural patients lack appropriate access to medical care
A surprising study of nearly 46 million Medicare patients says older residents in rural areas are more likely to have any of nine common surgeries than people in cities.Back surgery, hip and knee replacements, and prostate removal were among the operations performed more often in rural
The results seem to challenge the idea that city dwellers have better access to medical care, but experts say the research raises more questions than it answers.
House calls return — and with them, some concerns
For as little as $30 a visit, some primary-care providers are making house calls
Nobody likes taking time out of a busy day to cool their heels in a doctor's waiting room. Now you may not have to. Some primary-care practitioners are bringing their black bags directly to home or office, in some cases for as little as $30 to $35 a visit.
Experts agree that house calls are a great convenience, and for seriously ill patients who can't get to a doctor's office, they are often invaluable. But unless the practices offering house calls coordinate with patients' other providers, they may only further splinter an already fragmented health-care system, experts warn.99.7% of Android phones leak user account credentials
According to a report by German researchers, some 99.7% of Android devices in circulation are vulnerable to an attack that could compromise sensitive data transmitted over a wireless network connection. The hole reportedly stems from a flaw in Google's ClientLogin authentication protocol, which verifies communication between Android devices and applications.Mystery Maine Boy May Have Been Dumped by Military Member
Police believe the person who dumped a little boy's body on a rural Maine road may have connections to the military, and they've enlisted the help of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service to help identify the boy.The eyewitness who spotted a woman driving a blue
Costly Hairstyle Is a Beauty Trend That Draws Thieves’ Notice
The thieves pulled the iron bars out of the windows, outsmarted the motion detector that would have triggered a burglar alarm and did not give the safe or cash register a second look.Instead they went straight for what was most valuable: human hair. By the time the bandits at the My Trendy Place salon in Houston were finished, they had stolen $150,000 worth of the shop’s most prized type, used for silky extensions.
Study: Third of hospital ERs have closed over past 20 years
Close to a third of emergency departments closed shop over the past two decades, a new study shows.
From 1990 to 2009, the number of hospital emergency departments in non-rural areas in the USA declined by 27%, according to a study in today's Journal of the American Medical Association.
"That's a hefty number, and more than I expected," says study author Renee Hsia, an assistant professor of emergency medicine at the University of California-San Francisco.
Hedging Your Home Value: The Greatest Idea Never Sold
With home prices in what seems like an endless fall, why is it so fiendishly difficult to protect yourself against the risk of a further drop?This week, Zillow.com reported that real-estate prices fell nationwide in March for the 57th month in a row, echoing other home-price indexes that have kept dropping and defying hopes of a recovery in housing values. Economists are forecasting a decline of 1.4% for 2011.
And, while unlikely, "a 30-year decline in home prices [adjusted for inflation] is certainly a possibility," says Yale University economist Robert Shiller.
It wouldn't be the first time prices dropped over three decades' time; they fell by 14% cumulatively, after inflation, between 1912 and 1945, according to Prof. Shiller's data.
Everyone sees the need to buy homeowners' insurance to protect against the risk of fire or storm damage or burglary. The need to hedge against a continued bear market in real estate that could damage your home's future value is just as urgent.
Celebs Come Out to Say Goodbye to Oprah
Oprah Winfrey wiped away tears as celebrity after celebrity surprised her during a farewell double-episode taping of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" that will precede her finale."Thank you is not enough, but thank you," Winfrey told the crowd of 13,000 gathered at Chicago's United Center on Tuesday night for "Surprise Oprah! A Farewell Spectacular." "For your love and your support, thank you."
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