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Following an advisory by consumer group GoodGuide that Zhu Zhu Pets contained higher-than-normal levels of the chemical antimony, many people began to panic. What if this year's hottest toy was unsafe for kids? On December 7, the U.S. Consumer Product...

The EU is saying that the U.S. and China are not going nearly far enough to combat climate change. The mainstream media is touting it as a "spiritual thing" to fight climate change. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is about...

A recent study of 59 DVDs meant for children ages 3 and under found that most of the DVDs were not, in fact, educational. Instead, they moved too quickly, focused on the wrong things, and might even hinder the learning...

"Swine flu and climate change are inextricably related," says Angela Mawle, CEO of the UK Public Health Association. "Both are the end results of unbridled economic growth, environmental degradation and industrial agricultural practices. When will we ever learn that prevention...

Pall Corp. ( PLL ) is estimated to report a profit of 40 cents a share in the fiscal first quarter, according to analysts surveyed by FactSet Research. After Tuesday's closing bell, Texas Instruments Inc. ( TXN ) narrowed the...

A recent study on parent-child talks about sex reveal something that may startle some parents - 40% of teens reported that they had already had sexual intercourse by the time their parents sat down to talk with them about sex....

The health care "reform" bill being pushed through Congress establishes a program called "No Child Left Unimmunized Against Influenza" which will use elementary and secondary schools across the United States as flu vaccination centers. A 14-year-old boy in Virginia is...

GoodGuide, a consumer group based in San Francisco, has asserted that this year's most in-demand toy is unsafe due to high levels of the chemical antimony. Zhu Zhu Pets, robotic hamsters, are made by the company Cepia LLC. The little...

I hope you can see the images! What is swine flu (novel H1N1 influenza A swine flu)? Figure 1. Swine flu (swine influenza) is a respiratory disease caused by viruses ( influenza viruses) that infect the respiratory tract of pigs...