Research

1. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/moms/6734585.html
The study found that among preschool-aged children, those in home-based day cares watched TV for 2.4 hours per day on average, compared to 24 minutes in centers. Toddlers watched an average of 1.6 hours in home care and about 6 minutes in centers. Only home-based day cares admitted putting infants in front of the TV, for an average of 12 minutes a day.
2. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/checkup/?hpid=sec-health
More recent evaluations of coffee's effects on our health paint a much happier picture. The inky brew is credited with helping to ward off Type 2 diabetes, Parkinson's disease and colon cancer.
3. http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/sns-ap-us-med-unnecessary-tests,0,2558662.story
Experts dispute how much routine cancer screening saves lives. It also sometimes detects cancers that are too slow-growing to cause harm, or has false-positive results leading to invasive but needless procedures — and some risks.
4. http://www.indystar.com/article/20100225/LIVING01/2250313/1083/LIVING01/Tiny-thyroid-gland-is-key-to-good-health
Estimates vary widely -- from 12 million to as high as 56 million -- of how many people suffer from thyroid conditions, partly because experts disagree on what are normal blood test results used to detect them.
5.http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2010/03/08/why_we_cry_is_an_emotional_topic/
As far as scientists can tell, no other critter on earth cries emotional tears, as opposed to tears that merely lubricate the eyes, the way we humans do
6. http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2009/10/22/wellness/general-health/vitamin-d-dilemma.html
Traditionally, scientists have thought of vitamin D as necessary mainly for bone health, because it helps the body absorb calcium. But recent research shows that vitamin D performs a multitude of other functions.
7. http://www.glamour.com/health-fitness/blogs/vitamin-g/2010/03/surprising-new-study-women-on.html
women who took the birth control pill beginning in the late 1960s lived longer than those who didn't use birth control pills. It was a major study--with data from more than 46,000 women dating back 4 decades to 1968.
8. http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2010-03/hot-dog-reconsidered
As such, the hot dog is in need of a redesign. So the folks at Fast Company took a look at California design house RKS's quest to cook up a completely rethought hot dog, and they did it using a design tool that is decidedly child-approved: the Play-Doh Fun Factory.
9. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=food-stamps-obesity
A growing number of local programs from Boston to San Diego are trying to make healthier foods more appealing and affordable for low-income families—the population of Americans who are most reliant on food stamps, and most likely to be obese.
10.http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/57217/title/Researchers_find_early_autism_signs_in_some_kids
In her investigation, the presence of all five behaviors at 14 months predicted an eventual diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder in 15 of 16 children.