A recent study from the Children’s Hospital Of Philadelphia has recently revealed that babies born to parents who used cocaine while pregnant, had no significant long-term growth effects different than those who’s parents didn’t use. Twenty-Five years ago, the government Ok’d a $7.9 million study on the growth of “crack babies.’ The researcher was supposed to document the long-term health effects that crack/cocaine use while pregnant was severely detrimental to children. While reviewing the study, researchers, instead, found out that it wasn’t as simple as it seemed.
Poverty Remains The Same And Income Drops
The number of Americans living below the poverty line stayed the same as last year after three straight years of increases. The overall income for Americans has dropped. This is according to data released today by the Census Bureau. Click below to read more. Jason J.
(Video) The New American Dream: Living On FoodStamps In Middle-Class Suburbia
Morris County, NJ, which was once one of the country’s wealthiest counties, is now facing a rise in food-stamps. The number of people receiving food stamps in that county has tripled within the past five years. A family who one made six figures a year is now trying to get by on minimum wage. Click below to hear their story, and to see the reality of the American Dream. Melissa Nash
Census Reveals 49.1 million Americans Live In Poverty
New census estimates show the number of Americans living in poverty is higher than previously known reaching a new level of 49.1 million. Hit the jump to read the rest of the story. @WiL
