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Are you sleepy? Get more sunlight! Lack of the sunlight each morning to reset the body's natural sleep clock might play a role in tweens and teens out-of-whack sleep, according to a new study. Specialists say too few teens get the recommended nine hours of shut-eye a night. They're often unable to fall asleep until late and... - Posted on February 17, 2010
Changes with Gmail, IM, FB: Are you confused? Google Inc. opened a new social hub in its e-mail service on Tuesday. The new Gmail channel, called Google Buzz, includes many of the features that have turned Facebook into the Web's top spot for fraternizing with friends and family. It comes less than a week after Facebook made ch... - Posted on February 10, 2010
Don't give your pet swine flu! A 13-year-old Iowa cat has been infected with swine flu, and it is believed to be the first case of the H1N1 virus in a cat that was infected by its owner. The domestic shorthaired cat was treated last week at Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine in Ames and has recovered,... - Posted on November 10, 2009
Are Halloween costumes too gruesome? Halloween has morphed into a gore fest that has kids as young as 6 unleashing their inner monsters in ultra-violent costumes — blood-smeared chain saws and spiked killing gloves sold separately. Options include Leatherface from "Texas Chainsaw Massacre," Jason ("Friday the 13th"), Freddy ("A Ni... - Posted on October 21, 2009
Fewer schools selling candy, soda to students Fewer U.S. high schools and middle schools are selling candy and salty snacks to students, the federal government said in a report released Monday. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report was based on a survey of public schools in 34 states that compared results from 20... - Posted on October 6, 2009
Obama would curtail summer vacation Students beware: The summer vacation you just enjoyed could be sharply curtailed if President Barack Obama gets his way. Obama says American kids spend too little time in school, putting them at a disadvantage with other students around the globe. "Now, I know longer school days and school... - Posted on September 29, 2009
Teens with own cars have more crashes Parents beware: Giving in to teens' demands for their own cars can have dangerous consequences, new research suggests. Teenagers with their own cars or free use of one are much more likely to get in crashes than those who share a car. And crashes are much less common among teens whose parents set... - Posted on September 29, 2009
9 in 10 high schoolers short on fruits, veggies Less than 10 percent of U.S. high school students are eating the combined recommended daily amount of fruits and vegetables, a finding that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called "poor" in a report Tuesday. The report based on 2007 data found that only 13 percent of U.S... - Posted on September 29, 2009
Cursive writing may be fading, but so what? Charleston resident Kelli Davis was in for a surprise when her daughter brought home some routine paperwork at the start of school this fall. Davis signed the form and then handed it to her daughter for the eighth-grader's signature. "I just assumed she knew how to do it, but I have a piec... - Posted on September 19, 2009
Students in Maine get laptops The state that was first to provide laptops to every seventh and eighth grader in its public schools is taking its campaign to the high schools, and Maine's top education official vowed Thursday that every high school student will have a laptop computer within two years. The 67,000 compute... - Posted on September 8, 2009