If the risk of lung cancer isn’t enough reason to quit smoking, a new Surgeon General’s report has more ills that can be linked to the habit. Diseases caused by smoking can include diabetes, arthritis, macular degeneration, and erectile dysfunction.The report also concludes that exposure to secondhand smoke is known to cause strokes in non-smokers. Source Link
Are your plans for when to retire based on how long your parents lived? A new study says that’s the case for many people, and it’s a problem because lifespans have grown longer in the past generation. That could mean people will be living longer in retirement with less financial resources. Source Link
We’ve all experienced it when a parent rolls through all of their kid’s or even the dog’s name before getting the right one. A new study says it’s more likely when names sound alike, with first letters or last syllables that are similar. As for the dog, researchers say it can happen when the pet was the last family member that the parent spoke to. Source Link
