Scientists were concerned about the lack of standardization for placebo ingredients, about the abundance of sugary sports drinks consumed by athletic children, about the increase in alcohol consumption that occurs when American college students study abroad (twofold for those twenty-one and older, threefold for those younger than twenty-one), and about the unprecedented rate of suicide among middle-aged people as baby boomers continue to age and to kill themselves. Doctors at the American Academy of Pediatrics conference revealed, in the study “How Far Toddlers Can Reach onto Standard Kitchen Countertops,” that toddlers can reach farther and more easily than expected onto…