The Fall of the Microwave

If you’re pregnant and like to stand in front of the microwave while it’s heating food or blow dry your stomach…

Don’t stand in front of the microwave when it’s heating food, for example, and hold the hair dryer as far away from your belly as possible, or switch to a dryer that’s battery operated.

Microwaves and other sources of electromagnetism “may be associated with children’s asthma,” according to a new study, or it could be everything else electronic. Or something else entirely. The good news, though, is that [a tiny bit of] dark chocolate makes you stronger.