Archive for July, 2009
Best Calcium Supplements
Consumer Goods, Health & Medicine, Holistic Remedies | Kristina Canizares | July 30, 2009
When your body doesn’t have enough calcium in the blood stream, it “borrows” calcium from your bones. This is why calcium deficiency is dangerous and could result in osteoporosis or other bone diseases. On average, we need about 1000mg of calcium per day. A serving of dairy provides about 300mg. A [...]
New Contact Lens May Replace Eye Drops
Consumer Goods, Health & Medicine | Annette Hulbert | July 29, 2009
Struggling to put in messy eye drops? You aren’t alone, and there soon may be an alternative. Scientists have developed a contact lens that delivers medication gradually to patients who suffer from glaucoma or dry eyes.
The new lens is much more efficient than eye drops, which often drip down the cheeks or into the [...]
Glass Cleaner Warning
Consumer Goods, Health & Medicine, Recalls | Kristina Canizares |
When thinking of all the household cleaners you have collected under the sink, a certain amount of respect and caution is paid to some while others are regarded as harmless. For instance, everyone knows to give bleach and drain cleaner a wide berth and to wash traces of the cleaners off of their hands [...]
Bulky Backpacks Weigh Kids Down
Consumer Goods, Health & Medicine, Parenting, Recent Studies | Annette Hulbert | July 28, 2009
As the summer months draw to a close, kids will ready themselves once again to be weighed down by schoolwork. Literally, a new survey from Consumer Reports suggests: they found that 6th graders in the study were carrying backpacks weighting 18.4 pounds on average, although some backpacks were as heavy as 30 pounds.
The American Academy [...]
Prepaid Debit Cards a Convenient Option
Business/Law, Consumer Goods, Technology | Annette Hulbert |
Whether you choose to plunk down cash or a credit card, it might be worthwhile to consider a prepaid debit card. Consumers who want to avoid interest rates but like the convenience of carrying plastic are turning towards reloadable debit card options.
On payday, an employer directly deposits an electronic payment on the reloadable card. While [...]
The Basics of a CD Savings Account
Business/Law | Kristina Canizares |
A CD savings account is a middle ground account between short and long term, high and low interest. CD represents a Certificate of Deposit, and in its most basic form it is a loan you are making to the bank or financial institution in exchange for being paid interest on your investment. Therefore, [...]
U.S. Takes Aim at Childhood Obesity
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Raising Chickens in the City
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Swine Flu
Parents And Schools Prepare
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Back To School
Improved Home Lunch For Kids
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Great Outdoors
California Loosing Parks?
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