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Gupta: Let’s End the Prescription Drug Death Epidemic0
- Health & Healing
- November 21, 2012
It's the biggest man-made epidemic in the United States: accidental death from prescription drug overdoses. A person dies every 19 minutes, on average, from an accidental prescription drug overdose. This is a problem that affects celebrities, returning veterans, and everyday people who get caught up in taking pain pills and other prescription drugs and eventually become
READ MOREGrown-Up Problems Start at Bedtime0
- Home & Family
- January 19, 2011
Children who have persistent sleep problems are more likely in later years to suffer from depression and anxiety disorders and to abuse alcohol and drugs than kids without sleep problems, studies show. The Wall Street Journal, 1/19/2011
READ MOREGrowing Up Before Motherhood — or Because of It?0
- Home & Family
- February 27, 2012
Following the news that 53 percent of children born to women under 30 are born out of wedlock, a mother and daughter debate whether young women should become adults before having children or whether babies will catalyze that transition. New York Times, 2/22/2012
READ MOREGroup warns almost 500 products contain chemical found in yoga mats0
- Environmental Well-Being
- March 9, 2014
It’s a chemical you may not be familiar with, but it’s possible that you unknowingly consumed it. Azodicarbonamide (ADA) is used to make yoga mats. But it turns out it also can be found in food products, as it’s used to bleach flour and make dough stronger.
READ MOREGroup Launches Campaign Warning Expecting Mothers About Wireless Radiation0
- Consumer Alerts
- June 4, 2014
Could radiation emitted from cell phones be harmful to a pregnant woman’s unborn child? The Environmental Health Trust wants expectant moms to be aware of the potential dangers. Their newly launched campaign, which is supported by other health advocates, is called the “BabySafe Project.”
READ MOREGroundwater on Broadway0
- Environmental Well-Being
- October 12, 2011
Digital artists take note: your design for the HeadsUP! Times Square Visualization Challenge could be displayed on Broadway on March 12, 2012- World Water Day- as an animated, data-driven indicator that will alert the public to America’s deteriorating groundwater supply. The winning spot will run for one month across 19,000 square feet of prime Time
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