America’s pediatricians say home remedies are safer and often just as
effective as over-the-counter medicines for kid’s coughs and colds. For
children over the age of one, a teaspoon of honey can ease a cough.
Saline spray or using a humidifier can help unclog a stuffy nose and
using a tissue to blow is an effective way to deal with a runny nose. Source Link
Mindless
eating often goes hand-in-hand with watching TV, but does what you
watch affect how much you eat? Researchers found that action shows
prompted people to eat twice as much as talk shows. Sad programs are
also more likely to make you pile on the calories compared to upbeat
programs and comedies. Source Link
Want
to use your smartphone to see if you’re pregnant? Now there’s an app
for that. The new First Response Bluetooth-enabled pregnancy test will
sync with an app to track the test in real time and manage test results.
The app can also predict a due date, show pregnancy milestones and
updates about the baby’s growth, and offer questions to ask the doctor. Source Link
