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Extreme couponing, for a cause0
- Making a Positive Difference
- August 23, 2011
A group of women meet every week in the basement of their Georgia church to clip coupons they will use to feed the community’s hungry. Since its creation in March 2010, Clipping for A Cause, a nonprofit funded by that church, has been spending smartly on products from cheerios to band aids, donating more than
READ MOREExtra help enhances holidays for older relatives0
- Home & Family
- December 23, 2011
The holiday season is a time for family gatherings and it's important to include grandparents and other elderly relatives, experts say. You just need to remember that these guests may have some special needs. Read on for tips on helping older guests get the most out of the holidays. USA Today, 12/19/2011
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Exposure to cleaning products in first three months of life increases risk of childhood asthma0
- Headlines & Highlights
- February 19, 2020
“The risks of recurrent wheeze and asthma were notably higher in homes with frequent use of certain products, such as liquid or solid air fresheners, plug-in deodorizers, dusting sprays, antimicrobial hand sanitizers and oven cleaners. It may be important for people to consider removing scented spray cleaning products from their cleaning routine. We believe that the smell of a healthy home is no smell at all.”
READ MOREExperts: Heroin Is A Public Health Crisis0
- Health & Healing
- February 6, 2014
The untimely death of award-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman has led experts to sound the alarm on the rising heroin epidemic in America. As Scott Hesseltine, operations director at Hazelden Treatment Center in Minnesota, says, “We can’t overshadow the fact that there is a public health crisis that is raging across this country. Scenarios like this are playing out in families and communities with alarming regularity and increased frequency.”
READ MOREExpert: Recession Stalling Transition To Adulthood0
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- September 27, 2011
An increasing number of young adults 25-34 are moving back home and living with their parents because it has become an economic necessity. These young adults are now being referred to as the "lost generation." digtriad.com, 9/23/2011
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Expert tips on how nursing mothers can help protect their babies from food allergies0
- Headlines & Highlights
- August 8, 2018
“Even for women who aren’t going to be able to breastfeed on a regular basis, really try to do so right after birth. It’s different from the milk produced even a few days later, because it’s packed with a lot of factors that get the baby’s immune system off to a good start.”
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