January 4, 2013

The small screen reading revolution has now reached one in three Americans. A new report says one-third of those surveyed own a tablet or e-reader. One in four people say they read an e-book in 2012. That's a 50% increase over the last year, but many of those surveyed didn't know that libraries lend e-books. Source Link

If you're battling a bad cough, don't bother asking your doctor for an antibiotic. A new study found that commonly prescribed antibiotics don't help cure most coughs in adults. Only a few patients benefit from antibiotics and they can be identified with new blood tests for bacterial infections. Source Link

It's something that mom's have often told their kids, and now a study proves that a healthy snack can be just as filling as potato chips. Kids who ate the cheese and vegetables felt as full but consumed 72% fewer calories, and overweight kids saved even more calories by skipping the chips. Source Link