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More athletes sidelined with overuse injuries Doctors at the sports medicine clinic of Children's Hospital in Boston say many young athletes hobble in daily. The cause: playing too hard, too often. Swimmers have sore shoulders. Tennis players clutch their backs. Soccer players have leg pains. They have overuse injuries, a rising health crisis ... Read On  Filed under LIFamilies Articles » Safety |
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Everybody lifts! Heed that good old advice Stock people lift cartons. Office workers often pick up computers and hard drives. Production workers lift heavy parts or boxes of parts. And it doesn't stop there. People lift boxes and containers when they check out at a home improvement store, and there's no end to things that are lifted around ... Read On Filed under LIFamilies Articles » Safety |
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Moneywise Timeshares are back
Sales of timeshares are booming. In a timeshare, you buy a condo to use for a week or two a year. You pay an up-front fee and maintenance charge. Bill Rogers of Timeshare User's Group (www.tug2.net) says these are some things to consider:
* Don't buy new. They are priced ... Read On |
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ARM? Interest only? Conventional? Which mortgage would be best for you? Interest-only Mortgage: Many home buyers are opting for mortgages with interest-only payments so they can afford to buy a more expensive home. They have lower monthly payments for five, 10, or 15 years, which makes qualifying easier. They could work if you:
* Need more home than you can ... Read On |
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Selecting the right type of HDTV screen There are three types of high-definition television sets for the home: cathode ray tubes (CRTs), plasma, and liquid-crystal displays (LCDs).
Flat screen sets are usually 6 inches thick or less. They are what most people envision when they think of HDTV.
* CRTs are the best of any ... Read On |
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Items on the Homefront Kids and TV:
Good and bad news
Watching educational programs for preschoolers, like "Blues Clues" and "Sesame Street," can improve a child's reading or problem-solving skills compared with kids who never watch the shows: good news.
Now the bad news: Studies reported in Pediatrics link TV ... Read On |
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How to soundproof a room for privacy If you are experiencing sound transfer from one bedroom to another, or from the family room to a bedroom, it's time to consider soundproofing.
The soundproof characteristics of a wall are rated by sound transmission class (STC). Normal conversation will be heard and understood through a STC-25 ... Read On |
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The brawny bean can keep you satisfied and healthy From kidneys and black beans to exotic Appaloosas and pinqito, beans are a feast for the eyes and the taste buds.
Like all fiber-rich foods, beans can help reduce total cholesterol levels, but for lowering the bad and raising the good kind, beans are among the best food sources. A University ... Read On |
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Hydration: The water, salt, potassium connection Keeping your body hydrated by taking in enough fluids is an important part of good health. But even if you don't drink the recommended eight glasses of water each day, you probably don't have to worry.
Counting the food and beverages people consume each day, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) ... Read On |
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What to do before, during, and after an earthquake If you live in California or Alaska, you are more likely to experience an earthquake than most other Americans. Geographically speaking, earthquakes aren't an equal opportunity hazard, but history shows that they can strike in many places.
Before it happens: Californians and others may want to ... Read On Filed under LIFamilies Articles » Safety |
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Watch out for summer safety hazards Open windows
Now come the nice breezes and open windows. But each year about 5,000 children age 10 and under are injured by falling through windows and 18 die. Screens don't help much. According to the Children's Medical Center in Dallas, screens can easily give way under a child's ... Read On Filed under LIFamilies Articles » Safety |
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Are you sad? Don't buy or sell! Behavioral economists at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh have found that people are not the logical decision makers that textbooks say they are.
Some of their findings:
* People who are feeling sad are less likely to negotiate for a lower price. (It's not a good time to buy a ... Read On |
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