Featured Blog Posts – October 2010 Archive (4)

5% of Babies Have Social Media Profile

Throughout our youth we're constantly trying to lock down our identity. It seems that some parents are giving their kids a head start. A study by Internet security firm AVG found that 5% of babies under 2 have social media profiles, while 7% have an e-mail address. Some of these profiles are even created while the babies are still in the womb. What's more, 23% of… Continue

Added by hitched on October 22, 2010 at 11:01am — No Comments

Women More Likely to Die if Cared for by Daughter-in-Laws

This seems like a cosmic joke, but a new study shows this to be true. In fact, mothers would be better off taking care of themselves than to have a daughter-in-law look after them. You may be thinking, "Of course, they can't breathe with a pillow over their face."

In all seriousness, Japanese researchers conducted a four-year study where…

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Added by hitched on October 11, 2010 at 10:51am — No Comments

Census Data Reveals Divorce Rate Based on Occupation

There's nothing groundbreaking with this new data, but according to researchers at the University of Radford, there are certain jobs that seem to be a curse on marriage, while others offer stability. The researchers used the 2000… Continue

Added by hitched on October 7, 2010 at 11:16am — No Comments

Inventor of "Test Tube Baby" Wins Nobel Peace Prize

For infertile couples wanting to have a child and not being able to, no one is more deserving of the Nobel Peace prize than British biologist Robert Edward. He, along with colleague Patrick Steptoe, developed the technique for in-vitro fertizilation (IVF), which led to the first birth of its kind on July 25, 1978. More than 10 percent of couples worldwide are… Continue

Added by hitched on October 4, 2010 at 10:55am — No Comments