Archive for April, 2009
The 3 Year Old Kid Lifts Weights
He can move furniture, hold five-pound weights, and do sit-ups with ease. But Liam Hoekstra, of Roosevelt Park, appears to have a rare genetic condition — one that presents special challenges to him and his parents, Early Show Medical Correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton said Thursday. Ironically, learning more about it could lead to treatments for [...]
Plastic Surgery, Bullying, and Kids
The two words that really don’t seem to fit into the same sentence, let alone the same topic are plastic surgery and children. Yet, more and more kids are wanting to augment their body somehow. Be it to reduce bullying, or another of the many reasons. The trend is growing in younger and younger children.
Childhood Obesity Solution?: Reinstate Recess
Scientists studying obesity in children may have found a link to rapid weight gain in babies and childhood obesity starting around age three. In a nutshell, now the blame for childhood obesity is being firmly placed at the foot of baby fat. Incoming search terms for the article:getting rid of recess
April Fools! From Your Desk
In the spirit of the holiday there are a ton of websites that are trying to tickle the funny bone. From the permanent kittens over at howstuffworks.com to the usually out of the world (and this years doesn’t disappoint) pranks buy google, April Fools day can really get your laughing.
