“Don’t hold other people accountable. It makes you so tired.”

“For the first time, the Food and Drug Administration has approved a digital pill — a medication embedded with a sensor that can tell doctors whether, and when, patients take their medicine.”

According to the same source …

“Dr. Peter Kramer, a psychiatrist and the author of ‘Listening to Prozac,’ raised concerns about ‘packaging a medication with a tattletale.’

“While ethical for ‘a fully competent patient who wants to lash him or herself to the mast,’ he said, ‘”digital drug” sounds like a potentially coercive tool.’”

“Santa Barbara has joined the ranks of about 100 California cities that have already voted to ban Styrofoam food containers, and it has become at least the 10th to ban plastic straws. Plastic coffee stirrers and cutlery — knives, forks, spoons, and sporks — lived to survive another day but will be available only upon request. Exceptions will be made for people with handicaps severe enough to meet the guidelines of the Americans with Disabilities Act, for whom the durability and flexibility of plastic straws is paramount.”

According to the same source …

“Kathi King of the Community Environmental Council said that if people keep dumping plastics into the ocean at the current rate, the weight of plastics will exceed that of fish by the year 2050.”

“Tips to create a clean-air environment in your home include keeping your windows and doors closed; running your home or car air conditioner on recycle or recirculate; and creating a ‘clean air room’ in your home where you can set up a High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) cleaner. A HEPA air purifier can reduce the amount of harmful particles in your indoor air by approximately 90 percent, according to the California Air Resources Board.”

“The instances of kidney stones have risen dramatically in new demographics like children, women, and African Americans and a newly released study from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has found that taking commonly prescribed antibiotics is a factor in that rise.”

According to the same source …

“Kidney stones are not the only serious health condition becoming more prevalent in younger people. This will be the first generations of Americans with shorter, lower quality lifespans than the previous generation.”