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—PARRY AFTAB, founder of the non-profit group WiredSafety, commenting on YouTube videos about cutting, burning and other methods of self-harm. The videos, which were created and shared by teens and young adults, were highlighted by a new study that found that the 100 most-popular such clips had been viewed more than 2 million times combined. [via USA Today]
A new study finds that despite equal levels of chemicals in their homes, nonwhite toddlers had more exposure to flame retardant toxins than their white peers.
The former Playmate is posing nude again for Playboy. Will McCarthy’s fee bolster the cause of Generation Rescue, her autism research organization that rejects vaccines as dangerous?
Tuberculosis has been brought under control in much of the world, thanks to prevention practices and powerful antibiotics. But in poor nations like Peru, the disease still kills hundreds of babies and children — and new drug-resistant cases threaten an even bigger resurgence.
