December 19, 2012

It’s called “showrooming” and four out of ten Americans say they’ve checked out a product in a local store and then bought it online. And who are the biggest retail losers? The survey found that Best Buy is the favorite showrooming spot for men and for women it’s their local Wal-Mart. Amazon.Com gets the most online sales from showroomers. Source Link

Eliminating mouth-to-mouth makes CPR more effective.  A new study found that in emergency situations using chest compressions alone yielded better results than traditional CPR that included breathing. Experts hope that more people will be willing to perform chest compression-only CPR. Source Link

You can add walking to the list of things you shouldn’t do while texting. Experts call it distracted walking and almost one in three cell phone users admit to doing it. But texting while walking down a busy street can increase your chances of being hit by a car, because you’re less likely to look both ways before crossing and tend to cross slower. Source Link