If your tween is heading in a wellness checkup soon, the doctor should add a few more tests to the to-do-list. America’s pediatricians are now recommending that testing for cholesterol and depression begin at age 11. Children are developing high cholesterol levels at earlier ages, and depression is linked to higher risk for teen suicides. Source Link
The U.S. Attorney General is calling for a national standard for notifying consumers about data breaches like the theft of millions of credit card records from Target. A patchwork of state laws mean different definitions for a data breach, and that can leave consumers vulnerable to identity theft for months until it’s been revealed. Source Link
Dogs may be hard-wired to hear if you’re happy or sad. New research found that a dog’s brain can tune into the tone of a human voice and emotional sounds, like breaking glass. It’s similar to how humans process sound, and the combination may explain why dogs can distinguish a happy voice from a sad one. Source Link
