Closely spaced pregnancies could put the second-born child at a higher risk of autism. A study of a half-million California children showed that those born less than two years after their siblings were more likely to have a diagnosis of autism than those born at least three years later. Closely spaced births are increasing as more American women are delaying childbirth. Source Link
As Americans buy fewer DVD’s, the digital options for home entertainment are keeping Hollywood from even bigger losses. New figures show overall home sales and rentals dropped 3% last year. The $18.8 billion spent in 2010 included more video-on-demand and digital downloads to help offset the DVD sales decline that continued for a fourth consecutive year. Source Link
A financial web site is out with a list of companies that America loves to hate. Not surprisingly, the roster from 24/7Wall Street.Com includes Toyota and BP, both of which suffered public relations meltdowns in 2010. Others on the rogues list for their poor service include Dell Computer, AT&T, Bank of America, Citigroup, American Airlines and Dish Network. Source Link
