If We're Going To Change The World, Living Off The Grid Isn't Enough
When author Mark Sundeen set out to write his latest book, he thought he would be telling a story of Americans living off the grid, eschewing conveniences like electricity and cellphones for “the simple life.”
But it wasn’t long before Sundeen began to question his premise. Decamping to the countryside and living off the land, he suspected, was neither as straightforward nor as revolutionary as Americans daydreaming of tiny houses, solar panels and vegetable gardens might think. Rather than looking for people avoiding the institutions they abhorred, he decided to seek people actively working to create new...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - January 13, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Risks Are Serious When Parents Don't Cut Small Fruits for Children Risks Are Serious When Parents Don't Cut Small Fruits for Children
Children under age 5 could choke on grapes and similarly-shaped foods, and parents should cut them in half or quarters to reduce the risk, Scottish doctors say.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - January 3, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news
Children under 5 choking on grapes, candies, hot dogs, researchers warn
Children under five years old are at risk of choking on grapes and similarly shaped foods, and parents should cut them in half or quarters, Scottish doctors say. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - December 30, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
Risks are serious when parents don ’t cut small fruits for children
(Reuters Health) – Children under age 5 could choke on grapes and similarly-shaped foods, and parents should cut them in half or quarters to reduce the risk, Scottish doctors say. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 30, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Young children risk choking on whole grapes, doctors warn - Wise J.
Young children can choke to death when eating whole grapes, doctors have warned in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.
Amy Lumsden and Jamie Cooper, of the emergency department at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, UK, described three cases of young childre... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 28, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
13 ways to keep free radicals away, and why it's so important
This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website. (Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post)
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - December 28, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The choking hazard of grapes: a plea for awareness - Lumsden AJ, Cooper JG.
Deaths from choking are a major cause of childhood mortality, especially in the very young. Whole grapes are ideally suited to cause paediatric airway obstruction and, though regularly implicated, knowledge that this popular fruit, and other similarly shap... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 27, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
Choking on grapes can kill young children, doctors warn
A new report cites the deaths of a 5-year-old and toddler, highlighting the risks (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - December 22, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Doctors warn under fives can choke on GRAPE packaging
Experts from Aberdeen Royal Infirmary are warning adults not to give children age 5 and under whole grapes to eat. Their airways are too small and if the grape gets stuck, the child can choke to death. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 21, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Child Deaths Highlight Choking Dangers of Grapes
Deaths of 5-year-old and toddler cited in new report (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - December 21, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Child Deaths Highlight Choking Dangers Posed by Grapes
Deaths of 5-year-old and toddler cited in new reportSource: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Child Safety, Choking (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - December 21, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Child Deaths Highlight Choking Dangers Posed by Grapes
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 21, 2016 -- Young children can choke to death on whole grapes, warn the authors of a new report.
Doctors in Scotland describe three choking cases -- two of them fatal -- that involved boys aged 5 and younger who were eating whole... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - December 21, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Choking hazard WARNING: Cut grapes to avoid child choke risk, urge doctors
YOUNG children can choke to death on whole grapes and the fruit should be cut into quarters before being given to young children in a bid to prevent a potentially fatal episode - doctors have warned. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - December 21, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Child Deaths Highlight Choking Dangers Posed by Grapes
Title: Child Deaths Highlight Choking Dangers Posed by GrapesCategory: Health NewsCreated: 12/21/2016 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/21/2016 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Kids Health General)
Source: MedicineNet Kids Health General - December 21, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Lack of awareness of grape choking hazard puts children at risk, say doctors
Grapes can completely plug a child ’s airway, with research suggesting they are third most common cause of death in food-related incidentsGrapes are the third most common cause of death among children who die in food-related choking incidents, and doctors say a lack of awareness among parents, carers and health professionals could be leaving young children at risk.The size and shape of grapes means that they can completely plug children ’s airways, with the tight seal produced by fruit’s smooth, flexible surface making them tricky to shift with first aid manoeuvres.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 20, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Nicola Davis Tags: Children Society Medical research Health Parents and parenting Science Source Type: news
