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Monday, June 23rd, 2008If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released a report on risky teen behavior.
Based on surveys of students from public and private high schools in 39 states, the report includes some alarming findings. Among them:
• Over 35 percent […]
Steven Curtis Chapman Plans Comeback Following Tragedy
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008This weekend will mark one month since Steven Curtis Chapman’s 5-year-old adopted daughter, Maria, was run over and fatally injured in the family’s driveway. (For more on the story, click here.)
Chapman’s manager, Jim Houser, writes on his blog that the tragedy has brought unprecedented traffic to the Christian recording artist’s Web sites. Since the accident, […]
Sex Changes For Kids?
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008A pediatric endocrinologist at the Boston Children’s Hospital is creating controversy after recently launching a clinic where he prescribes hormone-blocking drugs for children as young as 7 to make it easier for them to get a sex change when they’re older.
According to a Liberty Counsel press release, Dr. Norman Spack administers either luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone […]
Chapman Tragedy
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008Below is another, older photo of the Chapman family. Maria is the one in her father’s arms. At Fox News, you can listen to a recent interview with Steven Curtis Chapman in which he talks about his daughters and how they inspired him to write the hit song, “Cinderella.” It’s a moving song and a […]
Steven Curtis Chapman’s Young Daughter Killed
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008I was saddened to hear of the tragedy in Christian singer Steven Curtis Chapman’s family.
Chapman’s 5-year-old daughter, Maria Sue Chapman, was fatally injured Wednesday afternoon in the family’s driveway in Franklin, Tenn., when she was hit by a sport utility vehicle driven by her teenage brother, according to the Associated Press.
The child was airlifted to […]
BPA: Are Your Kids Being Exposed to Dangerous Chemicals?
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008A preliminary government report reveals a chemical commonly found in plastic baby bottles, sports drink bottles and other products could cause serious health problems, including cancer.
Bisphenol A, also known as BPA, causes precancerous tumors, urinary tract problems and early puberty in laboratory rats, the National Toxicology Program report says.
BPA can leach into water and other […]
Is There a Sex Offender in Your Neighborhood?
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008The story this week of a 7-year-old girl who was allegedly kidnapped and murdered by a neighbor is a tragic reminder of the dangers that can lurk in our own backyards.
Hser Nay Moo, of South Salt Lake, Utah, was found dead Tuesday in the bathroom of a neighbor’s apartment a day after she was reported […]
A Dog Is a Kid’s Best Friend Too
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008No wonder Lassie’s boy Timmy always looked so rosy. A new study from Israel suggests dogs may make children healthier.
The medical benefits of animal ownership have long been recognized in adults. But not much has been said in the past about the effects of pets on children.
Researchers in Jerusalem recently found that kids who have […]
Alleged Hooker Rises to Fame
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008It was only a matter of time.
In this case, it was a mere 36 hours after The New York Times broke the story about New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s alleged tryst with a prostitute before 22-year-old Ashley Alexandra Dupre’s bikini-clad photo was circulating throughout cyberspace.
The headlines that brought down Spitzer’s career may well have jump-started […]
Upskirt Photographer Goes Free
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008The Oklahoma Court of Appeals today ruled in favor of a man who took pictures up a teenage girl’s skirt at a Target store.
According to the ruling, the girl was not “in a place where there is a right to a reasonable expectation of privacy,” the state’s legal requirement for prosecution in such cases.
Testimony indicated […]
