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How Spoiled Are Our Children?
August 14th, 2012 | 
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These days, a lot of parents are wondering about the spoiling question. A recent book review by Elizabeth Kolbert in The New Yorker compared American children unfavorably with the self-reliant and competent children of a tribe in the Peruvian Amazon; she discussed “the notion that we may be raising a generation of kids who can’t, or at least won’t, tie their own shoes.” …
But many of the same parents (and grandparents) who are now worrying were members of the generation that Vice President Spiro T. Agnew accused Dr. Benjamin Spock of having spoiled.
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VP Candidate Ryan Has Family History of Fatal Heart Attacks
When he was 16 years old, Mitt Romney's running mate Paul Ryan found his father dead in bed of a heart attack The Republican vice presidential candidate's father was only 55 years old when he died, but this was not unusual because there is a strong family history of heart disease.
Study: Statin use raises risk for age-related cataract
A study in the journal Optometry and Vision Science found that people who use statins have more than twice the risk of developing age-related cataracts than nonusers, while people with type 2 diabetes who use statins are at even greater risk.
Inflammation Lower in Active Adults
Middle-age individuals who are physically active have lower levels of inflammatory markers sustained over time, researchers found.
Compared with individuals who rarely adhered to physical activity guidelines over a 10-year follow-up, those who consistently engaged in leisure activity had significantly lower levels of C-reactive protein and interleukin-6 (P≤0.07 for both), according to Mark Hamer, PhD, of University College London, and colleagues.
Those who increased their activity levels to meet recommendations of at least 2.5 hours of moderate-to-vigorous exercise per week also had significantly lower levels of both biomarkers compared with those who had stable activity levels, the researchers reported online in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Binge Eating Among Men Steps Out of the Shadows
Binge eating disorder, which affects about eight million Americans, is about as common in men as in women, but treatment has mainly focused on women
Hot Cocoa May Boost Seniors’ Brain Power
Cocoa flavanols have shown some benefits for the heart, but they may also be good for cognitive function in older people, researchers found.