Sunday Reading
HPV caused 25,000 cases of cancer in the United States between 1998 and 2003, including anal and mouth cancers.
More and more kids are medicated today.
Twinkies are the latest in 100-calorie packs.
Bullies get pleasure out of seeing others in pain. That’s disturbing.
There is yet another study showing a link between teen aggression and video games.
An Idaho teen stabbed his mother because she wouldn’t let him get on MySpace. Really!?!
Miley Cyrus and David Archuleta are performing at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade.
The drinking age debate continues.
Five ways to prevent diabetes in your teenager.
Researchers found a link between the amount of sleep a child gets and obesity in adulthood.
A New England Patriot cheerleader was kicked off the squad after photos of her drawing on a passed out partier were posted on Facebook. When will teens learn Facebook is not private?
Apparently adults need to remember Facebook is a public forum as well.
The National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) recognized 6 virtual worlds as best for kids; Club Penguin (a Gold winner and “Best Bang for the Buck”), Build-a-Bear, DisneyFairies.com, Moshi Monsters, Whyville (Gold winner), and Disney Pirates of the Caribbean.
Burger Kind is branching out to clothing. Is there really a market for this?
Gen Y is demanding tech in the workplace.
A young entrepreneur created InternshipIN to help college students find internships in their area using their IP address.
Twinkies, diabetes, increasing medication, this all is creating a real bummer feeling. What’s going on in our wacky country?
I recall reading about Obama and how he’s actually lost weight on the campaign trail, even when he has to make appearances at all the mom and pop greasy spoon restaurants. When he orders food like a cheeseburger or pancakes, he always orders it to go. Who gets pancakes to go, for crying out loud! When he gets in his vehcile, no one can recall seeing him eat more than a bite or two. Usually, he doesn’t eat it at all. What he does eat is salmon, rice and brocoli. And he sticks to that kind of dietary regimen doggedly. I gotta hand it to the guy. He’s got discipline.
It’s like Michael Pollen, the great nutrition and food writer, said in the NY Times Magazine a while back: Eat food (meaning real food, not packaged stuff), not too much, mostly plant-based. That’s all anyone needs to know for lifelong dietary health.