NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Many American youngsters are not getting enough physical activity and parents are failing to make their children's health a priority, according to a new study.
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Read More »New App To Fix Android’s Privacy And Data-Security Holes Coming Soon
Android phones have many good qualities, but privacy protection and personal data security aren't high on the list .
Read More »EBay’s Big Turkish Bet
Turkey in the middle of an online auction boom; now eBay has a big part of the action thanks to a local giant they've had a long relationship with. Auction giant eBay has committed themselves to the Turkish market by purchasing a 93% stake in local site GittiGidiyor , which has more than 6.4 million registered users. Ebay was previously a minority shareholder in GittiGidiyor.Terms of the deal were not disclosed
Read More »Man survives 2 wars, cancer to run in Boston
Runners World: After 81 years, Clarence Hartley is finally running the Boston Marathon . What took him so long? First there were two wars — Korea and Vietnam — where he served in the United States Air Force.
Read More »Man survives 2 wars, cancer to run in Boston
Runners World: After 81 years, Clarence Hartley is finally running the Boston Marathon . What took him so long? First there were two wars — Korea and Vietnam — where he served in the United States Air Force
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Read More »Half Of Americans Now Too Scared To Build More Nuclear Power Plants
Ethonomic Indicator of the Day: 50% - The percent of Americans who disapprove of building more nuclear plants. Yesterday, the Japanese government upped the severity level of the Fukushima disaster
Read More »Organizers hope 2 pins equals more fun in golf
Powerplay Golf is giving a very old sport a couple of new twists.
Read More »Dietary supplement craze: Are pills really needed?
About half of all adults in the U.S. now take one or more supplements, CDC says
Read More »Video: A mother’s tragic choice
Erica Hill talks to "Early Show" contributor and psychologist Dr. Jennifer Hartstein and Covenant House president, Kevin Ryan about the Massachusetts mother who was convicted of attempted murder for withholding cancer medication from her 9-year-old son
Read More »U.S. on track to meet 1 million plug-in autos goal
DETROIT (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's goal of having 1 million plug-in vehicles on U.S. roads by 2015 is on its way to being met, a Department of Energy official said on Wednesday. "It's looking good," said Assistant Energy Secretary David Sandalow when asked by reporters on the chances of meeting the goal set by Obama.
Read More »Off the Bench: Mickelson’s Krispy Kreme feud ends
Off the Bench: Phil Mickelson was upset when an Augusta Krispy Kreme used his image in its store. But all's well now.
Read More »Video: Mass. mom guilty of attempted murder for withholding meds
Michelle Miller reports on a Massachusetts woman who was convicted for attempted murder for withholding cancer medication from her 9-year-old son.
Read More »Corporate Whitewash?: Why Do Cleaning Product-Makers Keep Most of Their Ingredients Secret?
Dear EarthTalk : Why don’t cleaning products have to list their ingredients? Are these products tested for what they might do to your health? --Patricia Greenville, Bethel, Conn.
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