February 19, 2014

The price tag for a college degree is higher than ever, but so is the its value in earning power. The latest figures show that today’s young adults without a college degree earn only about  60-percent of what college graduates do. The loss of good-paying blue-collar jobs has made the gap grow for nearly 50 years. Source Link


Today’s teens are skipping soda and reaching for energy drinks and coffee to get that caffeine buzz. In a decade, the average caffeine intake from soda has dropped by nearly half, as caffeine from coffee has more than doubled and energy drinks appeared. Experts are concerned because scientists still don’t understand the effects of high caffeine intake for kids. Source Link 

The debate over annual mammograms is being fueled by a long-term study that found the tests don’t lower breast cancer death rates. Researchers say improved treatments have made it less necessary to find the tiniest cancers so early, and too many women undergo intensive therapy and mastectomies. Source Link