Don't fret if your newborn just popped out of the womb sporting horns and a tail, that just means your router is firing on all cylinders. Or, as a British scientist and former naval microwave specialist warns, it would serve as proof that Wi-Fi leads to birth defects.

"When I realized these same frequencies and powers (as weapons during the Cold War) were being used as Wi-Fi in schools, I decided to come out of retirement and travel around the world free of charge and explain exactly what the problem is going to be in the future," Barrie Trower told Postmedia News in an Interview.

"Children are not small adults, they are underdeveloped adults, so there are different symptoms. What you are doing in schools is transmitting at low levels."

Even though Wi-Fi is generally considered safe, Trower contends that no scientific studies exist that deem prolonged exposure won't cause any harm.

"If you damage the DNA, there could be a genetic disorder from the child that is born from that lady when they grow up," Trower warns.

While Trower might be freaking out over Wi-Fi, Health Canada says everything is gravy.

"Based on scientific evidence, Health Canada has determined that exposure to low-level radio-frequency energy, such as that from Wi-Fi systems, is not dangerous to the public," the agency said in a statement.

As it turns out, swallowing a lithium cell battery isn't just bad for your diet, it can be deadly. So warns The New York Times, which tells the story of Aiden Truett, the barely one-year-old boy who stumped doctors with his illness before it was discovered that he had made a meal out of a flat, lithium battery, the same that are found in everything from watches to remotes.

The doctors put little Aiden under the knife and dug the battery out, but by then it was too late. The battery's current had already gone to work, setting of a chemical reaction burning holes in Aiden's esophagus and wreaking havoc on his aorta. Two days later Aiden was dead.

Aiden's death was rare, but not unprecedented. According to The New York Times, some 3,500 cases of button cell battery ingestion are reported to the poison control center every year. During the last six years, fewer than 10 have died as a result, but there's concern this might become a bigger problem as lithium cell batteries are now bigger and stronger than ever. Even when not fatal, swallowing a button battery can have surprisingly nasty effects, such as permanently damaging vocal chords.

"The injuries are so much more serious," said Dr. Toby Litovitz, director and lead author of both articles in Pediatrics. "It’s like drain opener or lye. It’s not something you want in the esophagus of your child."

Of those that are the most dangerous, parents should pay particular attention to button batteries that begin with the number 20 (stands for 20mm). Those numbered 2032 (as are often found in motherboards), 2025, and 2016 account for over 90 percent of serious injuries, NYT reports.

We don't remember there ever being a healthy heart logo plastered on the side of our Atari 2600 consoles growing up, but had there been, perhaps we logged a lot more time playing Adventure, Pitfall, and Pac-Man. Maybe we can make up for lost time because hey, there's something to be said about playing videogames in order to live a healthy lifestyle.

Don't believe us? Just ask the American Heart Association, which has teamed up with Nintendo to promote healthy living through active-play videogames, as the organization explains it. No need to twist our arms, we're all in.

"Our two organizations come from different worlds, but we share a common goal," said Clyde Yancy, M.D., president of the American Heart Association. "Showing people accessible ways to stay active has been a part of our mission for decades, but our research tells us nearly 70 percent of Americans are getting no regular physical activity. As an organization we are looking for ways to change this. Nintendo has demonstrated clear leadership in active-play video games with the popularity of the Wii system, and I’m confident that together we can encourage Americans to become more physically active."

As part of this totally awesome campaign, consumers will see the American Heart Association brand on boxes for the Wii Fit Plus and Wii Sports Resort titles for the Wii starting this summer. And what better way to stay healthy during summer break than to toss a virtual Frisbee or wakeboarding from your recliner?

Samsung said it plans to pony up for independent reviews following reports that toxic materials used in to make chips might have caused some its employees to get cancer. Even though government investigations conducted in 2007 and 2008 found no problems at the Samsung plants, the chip maker said this week that 22 of its employees who worked at its plants had been diagnosed with leukemia or lymphoma. Ten of them died of cancer between 1998 and 2010.

"We are deeply sorry about the loss of love ones... and we've actively cooperated on epidemiologic investigations, which concluded there were no leaks of radiation," Cho Soo-in, president of Samsung's memory division, told reporters. "But I feel we should have done this (communicated with the public) in the first place to stop speculation from growing."

The chip production lines in which the 22 workers served and later developed illnesses have since been converted into chip test lines and LED production lines. These lines occasionally receive visitors, including those from high-profile politicians, all of which must wear full-body dust-proof attire.