Home and Family Resources
- Home & Family
- December 15, 2010
What are you doing NOW that’s
Good for Your Own Well-Being?
What are you doing to Make a Positive
DIFFERENCE in the lives of others?
Blog 1 Column Left Sidebar
- Home
- Blog 1 Column Left Sidebar
Most Americans work on vacation, say researchers0
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- July 3, 2013
A new study by Harris Interactive has found that 54% of Americans say their boss expects them to work while on vacation. This may be due to the fact that many people have a hard time breaking their regular work routine, or the rise in mobile technology that allows us to work virtually anywhere.
READ MOREMost Americans May Be Obese by 2030, Report Warns0
- Health & Healing
- September 20, 2012
A report released Tuesday morning by The Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation explains that, by 2030, more than half of Americans could be obese, resulting in millions of new cases of diabetes, coronary heart disease, and stroke — and costing the country up to $66 billion in treatment. ABC News,
READ MOREMore women opting for preventive mastectomy – but should they be?0
- Health & Healing
- May 18, 2013
Angelina Jolie's announcement that she had both breasts removed- after finding out she had an 87% chance of getting breast cancer due to the BRCA1 gene- has brought much attention to the procedure. Apparently, rates of women opting for preventive mastectomies have increased by an estimated 50 percent in recent years. Since genetic tests for breast cancer risks have
READ MOREMore Trials Needed to Assess Pain Drug Safety in Children0
- Medical News
- May 31, 2011
Can we be certain that pain medications considered safe for adults, based on extensive clinical data and experience, are equally safe for use in young children? Medical News Today, 5/20/2011
READ MORE
More than 200,000 teens had plastic surgery last year, and social media had a lot to do with it0
- Headlines & Highlights
- August 31, 2018
“As the saying goes, ‘Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should,’ — this reflects the current dilemma presented to plastic surgeons. The demand for plastic surgery in adolescents has increased dramatically, despite the controversy over performing plastic surgery procedures in this population.”
READ MOREMore than 1,100 have cancer after 9/110
- Consumer Alerts
- September 27, 2013
About 1,140 people have already been diagnosed with various forms of cancer as a result of exposure at Ground Zero. Treatment plans for those diagnosed will be covered by the World Trade Center Health Program. The number of eligible patients may continue to grow, since 58 other types of cancer have been added to the
READ MORE