The average American parent gives their child 114 unique pieces of financial advice a year, according to a new study. However, parents admit that their financial advice is not always used: respondents said their child listens only about half (54%) of the time. A survey of 5,000 American parents—ages 30+ and evenly divided among 100 […]
A Taylor Swift concert proved to be the turning point for Lori Jerisha. The 47-year-old mother of two was in Chicago to see the pop star perform last summer and recalls “I needed a break when I was walking from the parking lot to the stadium and up the stairs. I got so tired of […]
Dayanara Perez is very careful about what she puts in her body. So when the self-proclaimed “health nut” was named one of the first women in the US to receive Motiva silicone breast implants, her ears “and a few other body parts” perked up. “My breasts are so weird and natural-looking,” Perez, 30, a mother […]
Is this the most wanted cereal killer? A former FDA employee has revealed what he claims are the most harmful breakfast cereals on the US market. Dr. Darin Detwiler, who previously served as a food safety expert for the agency, told the Daily Mail that Kellogg’s Froot Loops are the worst of the bunch, noting […]
The number of American children who suffered a seizure after ingesting someone else’s drugs or illegal substances nearly doubled between 2009 and 2023, a new study finds. These types of seizures in people younger than 20 increased from 1,418 in 2009 to 2,749 in 2023, according to an analysis of national poison data by University […]
This plant will be the bane of your existence. A poisonous plant called baneberry is prompting warnings from park rangers, who are urging the public not to consume the toxic plant. “Is that plant looking at me?” The National Park Service wrote on Facebook this week alongside a photo of a white blackberry plant whose […]
They knew it was the Ry-gh thing to do. A famously exclusive society for people named Ryan sprang into action after learning that a baby with the same name needed money for a life-changing operation. In just under an hour, the nationwide viral group Ryan Meetup — which made a big regional splash in Brooklyn […]
Gen Z is always eager for a new trend. Electrolytes are the latest craze to grab TikTok’s attention, with hundreds of “recipes” appearing on the platform. Electrolytes – such as sodium, potassium, magnesium and calcium – are the minerals in your blood that essentially help keep everything in your body balanced. You lose electrolytes when […]
Millions of parents use and have used walkers to teach their babies to walk for years, but it may come as a surprise to many that they are considered harmful. The toy, which helps support babies as they learn to take their first steps and develop other motor skills, has long been declared dangerous by […]
With rates of colorectal cancer increasing among young adults, it is important to recognize the signs that may indicate colon cancer. About 150,000 Americans are diagnosed each year with colorectal cancer, which includes colon and rectal cancer, according to the Colorectal Cancer Alliance. It is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. About 150,000 Americans […]
