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• Pesticides in kids linked to ADHD

  Mon May 17, 2010
  • I thought Lead Paint was the culprit? No. As lead levels fell the incidence of adhd rose.

• New Pampers trigger safety concerns

  Wed May 5, 2010
  • I am always amazed that any manufacturer would vountarily make anything for infants, toddlers or children since the liability issues are so prevalent. Crib recalls occur frequently. Toys with small parts. Toys with large parts.

• Car tech: Coolest new systems on four wheels

  Sun Mar 21, 2010
  • Any alleged improvement which requires that you take your eyes off the road for purposeful movement (as in selecting a touch screen site for your right hand and right pointing finger) is a bad idea.

• Should doctors be allowed to hasten the deaths of terminally ill patients?

  Mon Mar 1, 2010
  • Ghostmasseur said it all. There are times when death is not the enemy.

• Bad cholesterol: It’s not what you think

  Sun Feb 14, 2010
  • This is the first non-hysterical health report I have ever seen on these pages. Interesting reading. There can be no doubt that Americans are overmedicated. Perhaps this will save some people from the low risks of liver disease and muscle disease with statins.

• Dining on a dime: 10 tips to save at restaurants

  Tue Feb 9, 2010
  • Unlike most of the blatantly sensational health scare stories that appear daily on MSNBC on line and unlike most of the truly vapid "tips to save money" stories that appear everywhere this was a well written, helpful set of tips written by an author who wanted to sound like a friend rather than an …

• Cadmium found in adult jewelry, too

  Tue Feb 2, 2010
  • Cadmium is in batteries, computer parts, etc. If adults do not eat their jewelry or mouth it there is no risk. Another alleged adult risk that applies only to infants and toddlers. Sensational news item if not entirely illogical.

• Twin study reveals secrets to looking younger

  Thu Oct 22, 2009
  • They look like twins to me; one with more pigmented lesions due to the sun. Otherwise, no big differences.

• Student injuries in gym class jump 150 percent

  Mon Aug 3, 2009
  • "cuts and sprains". I agree with an earlier poster who feels msnbc fills space with junk health scares, usually written by a freelancer with no credentials. Why if I ever got a cut or sprain when I was a kid my parents.....wouldn't even know about it. Breaka bone gets attention. Junk science.

• Not feeling well? Beware of 'shadow' diseases

  Sun Jul 19, 2009
  • Another misleading scare article from the good health folks at msnbc.