Smoking is gaining a bigger foothold among American teens with help from a new high-tech alternative. Officials say e-cigarette use has doubled among teenagers in just one year. Critics say the electronic smokes, often with sweet flavors, are a gateway to real cigarette use for teens. The battery-powered devices deliver nicotine in a water vapor that’s inhaled. Source Link
A new home pregnancy test can answer two questions -- whether or not you’re expecting, and how far along you are. The one-piece Clear Blue Advanced has two test strips to detect the presence and level of the hormone that women produce when they’re pregnant. It displays the estimated length of the pregnancy in one-week increments. Source Link
The world of Twitter is now searchable right back to the very first tweet. The website topsy.com has a new online tool that allows you to search nearly a half a trillion tweets dating back to 2006. You can look for messages sent by or mentioning a particular user, or search for a combination of words. Source Link
