 Study Shows We Need to Take Overweight Kids Seriously
 21.05.2012 17:32  0 views  0 comments
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COMMENTARY | Many, if not most, parents of overweight kids underestimate the severity of their kids' extra fat deposits. Obese toddlers are dismissed as having "baby fat," chubby tweens are considered cute and healthy, and obese teenagers are assumed to simply be growing into their frames. We dismiss weight problems in children as benign at the expense of our kids' health. A disturbing new study released in Pediatrics reveals that overweight children are at a seriously elevated risk of heart disease -- and we need to take steps to eliminate this risk. Czytaj więcej »
| New Drug Shows We Must Overcome Taboos About Stem-Cell Research
21.05.2012 17:10 0 views 0 comments
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COMMENTARY | I'll be the first to admit that stem-cell research, as we typically view it, troubles me in many ways. The entire principle of using viable embryos for medical research causes me to feel the pangs of worry and regret I get from reading dystopian science fiction. But one thing makes me considerably more uncomfortable than stem-cell research itself: the knowledge that failure to pursue it can and will destroy human life. Czytaj więcej »
| Netflix Successful at Luring One-Time Customers
18.05.2012 23:17 0 views 0 comments
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COMMENTARY | When it comes to streaming video online, Netflix remains a priority option for many users. PCMag.com reports that one-third of new Netflix subscribers are individuals who dropped the service. Those returning customers will prove to be valuable additions for the company as it seeks to become a bona fide entertainment stop over the next few years. Czytaj więcej »
| Facebook IPO: Will You Still Love it Tomorrow?
18.05.2012 16:25 0 views 0 comments
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COMMENTARY | The last and final stage of Facebook nirvana is to be Mark Zuckerberg on the day of the multi-billion dollar Facebook IPO. I've reached the penultimate stage of Facebook nirvana. I deactivated my account two years ago and deleted it one year ago. Czytaj więcej »
| Highlighting the Positives of Facebook in a Sea of Negative Publicity
18.05.2012 16:23 0 views 0 comments
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COMMENTARY | As Facebook opens for public trading, it has thrust the website into media spotlight once again. This means that articles, such as one about people who brush off the popular social media site from the Associated Press, like to push the negative side of the site into focus. But that isn't all! In my regular scan of headlines, I caught another article about embarrassing Facebook apps and yet another about how criminals can use Facebook to victimize you. Czytaj więcej »
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