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BABIES, HIGH BIRTHWEIGHT IN
Size does matter. Heavier babies are more likely to develop diabetes. |
BABIES, LOW BIRTHWEIGHT IN
Babies who are underweight at birth are more prone to develop high blood pressure in later life. They also do less well in school and are more likely to work at lower-paying, blue-collar jobs. Men who were small babies are less likely to marry. But hey, at least they won't have diabetes. |
BABY BOOMER, BEING A
Spare a thought for aging baby boomers still valiantly trying to stay as active as they used to be: they account for a sharp increase in sports injuries. |
BABY BOTTLES
According to the environmental group WWF, baby bottles that have been bottle-brushed, dishwashed, or sterilized can release a chemical that may cause babies to suffer later in life fromreduced sperm production, increased prostate weight, or conditions such as endometriosis. As you'll find out, though, the answer isn't BREAST-FEEDING. |
BALLET DANCING
Professional ballet dancers get hurt as often, and suffer just as serious injuries, as athletes in contact sports. Unfortunately, this will not convince your ballet-dancing son's eighth-grade classmates that he's as macho as the football players. |
BALLOONS
We all know kids' parties can drive you right out of your tree, but there are also more concrete risks involved. Some people may experience rashes, asthmatic attacks, or other allergic reactions to the latex of which many balloons are made. |
BALTIMORE
You know how in Homicide: Life on the Street, there are dozens of murders every week? That isn't fiction. Over a ten-year period, Baltimore's homicide rate ranked in the top ten of major American cities, almost double the average rate for major cities. |
BARBER, BEING A
Barbers have an unusually high risk of dying from pulmonary tuberculosis. And we thought their major problem was likely to be brain death from hearing "So how 'bout them Dodgers/Jets/ Bulls?" fifty times a day. |
BASEBALL
Forget about Little League and those chummy Saturday games with the guys: baseball is the third most dangerous summer sport. Baseball players may also run a high risk of skin cancers because they spend so much time in the sun. |
BASKETBALL
And don't go shooting hoops, either. Basketball heads the list of recreational activities with the most injuries. |
