A
new study tallies the years of life that you’ll lose to smoking, and
how many of those you can get back if you quit. Researchers say a
lifetime of smoking costs you about 10 years, but you can get it all
back if you quit by age 35. Kick the habit by 45 and you’ll regain nine
years, or get back six years if you stop smoking by age 55. Source Link
Not
sure if your child’s illness is serious enough to skip a day of school?
Doctors say keep them home if they throw up twice in a 24-hour period,
have a fever of 101 or more, severe coughing, repeated severe diarrhea
for a day, or stomach pains that last for more than two hours. Colds,
the "stomach flu," and strep throat are the cause of most missed school
days. Source Link
Call
it the silver lining to the icicle that was much of the United States
during last week’s bitter cold snap. Experts say the big chill may have
been cold enough to kill off more mosquitoes, ticks and other bugs that
go dormant over the winter. But the bitter cold can also kill birds who
are natural predators of such pests. Source Link
