BEIJING,Oct. 6 (Xinhuanet)-- A
new study suggested that reading certain books concerning healthy lifestyle
and weight management guidance can be useful in helping obese kids shed the
extra pounds, according to news reportsMonday.
The research is the first "to show a relationship between
reading and making positive, healthy lifestyle changes," said study author
Alexandra C. Russell, a fourth-year medical student at Duke University School Continue reading »
When her husband lost his job as a mortgage underwriter at failed IndyMac Bank this July, one of the hardest moments for Jill Hofknecht was telling her 5-year-old daughter she couldn't have a pet hamster.
All the accoutrements that the little rodent required — a cage, water bottle, food bowl, toys and food — would have strapped the family's tight budget.
“We’ve discussed it,” says Hofknecht, 32, a New Jersey mom of two. “Emily knows Continue reading »