As more adults are taking prescription medications, more children are being poisoned by them, according to research published in Pediatrics. Researchers found that between 2001 and 2008, pediatric emergency room visits due to medication exposure increased 30 percent and hospitalization grew by 36 percent. (Time)

Paul Asay has covered religion for The Washington Post, Christianity Today, Beliefnet.com and The (Colorado Springs) Gazette. He writes about culture for Plugged In and wrote the Batman book God on the Streets of Gotham (Tyndale). He lives in Colorado Springs with wife, Wendy, and two children. Follow him on Twitter.