Is Your Television Killing You?

January 11th, 2010 admin

I don’t imagine anyone kidded themselves that sitting in front of the TV for hours was good for their health, but it’s not always easy to quantify the effects. However, Australian and French scientists have come up with some figures, and they don’t look pleasant for couch potatoes. (more…)


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