An experimental study has shown that maternal instincts can give the offspring a leg up in life. Stephen Proulx, an evolutionary biologist, is the study’s author and the hermaphroditic worm is its subject. The study is published in PLOS Biology. It is known that environmental factors like maternal weight can affect fetus size and the […]
Spring time is here, and it is time to not only clean your house but also clean up your finances! This article suggests several ways you can start to clean up your finances immediately. Dealing with student loan debt? Try the loan service CommonBond that can lower your rates and save you money in the […]
Megan Ware wants to help you eat healthier. Should you include tuna in your diet and if so how frequently should you consider eating it? You may want to consider that mercury is possibly a problem. See her table for how much tuna you should eat. The amount varies with your weight. How does mercury […]
Budgeting is a lot like dieting. There are tons of programs out there saying they know the very best way to be successful. The problem is, we spend so much time finding the “right way”, that we never put in the time and work to being successful. Using your favorite method of budgeting can help […]
The current economy is evolving rapidly. Businesses are shifting away from traditional workplace environments, brick and mortar shops and mass production manufacturing. There are new opportunities for service-based companies, freelance contractors and entire boutique industries are popping up all over the world. This isn’t just a trend; it’s becoming the new normal. That’s great news […]
The owner of an anti wrinkle cream company “Frownies” has been indicted by the IRS on five counts of filing false income tax returns and 2 counts of aiding and assisting in filing false income tax retuns. If convicted he could face 3 years in prison and a fine of $250,000. The owner failed to […]
Americans agree that healthcare costs in our country are too high. Politicians commonly blame these high costs on pharmaceutical and insurance companies, but in reality the system rewards those whose actions lead to high profits. What kind of a picture do this year’s presidential candidates paint of current U.S. healthcare? Republican candidates almost without exception […]
Increasing B.M.I., or body mass index, can have an effect on an individuals virility by affecting the rate of egg implantation in the cervix. This can lead to a complication with I.V.F., or in-virto fertilization. An increase of an individuals BMI can cause the embryos implanted by IVF to come under greater stress, and can […]
Anju Joham and her fellow researchers at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia have recently conducted a study on polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). The results of this study, conducted on more than 8,000 women, showed that women with PCOS are 34% more likely to have asthma. While overweight and obese women are more likely than the […]
The growth charts consist of a series of percentile curves that illustrate the distribution of selected body measurements in U.S. children. Pediatric growth charts have been used by pediatricians, nurses, and parents to track the growth of infants, children, and adolescents in the United States since 1977. The 1977 growth charts were developed by the […]
