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Design for America’s Students Want to Change the World0
- Making a Positive Difference
- October 14, 2011
Through Design for America, college students apply their skills to real-world problems. Design for America, a grassroots initiative started in 2009 at Northwestern University, encourages problem-solving design students to apply their skills to real-world issues. Their can-do approach is catching on, as seven more universities plan to launch their own DFA studios this fall. The Cornell
READ MOREDepression Doubles Missed Work Days0
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- August 20, 2013
A new analysis from Gallup has found that those with depression miss almost twice as many days of work compared to those who aren’t depressed. Part-time workers are more likely to suffer from depression, which results in even more sick days.
READ MOREDenise Austin’s plan for holiday health and happiness0
- Celebrity HealthStyles
- December 3, 2012
Denise Austin’s new book, Side Effect: Skinny offers tips on nutrition, exercise, and how to shed pounds permanently and maintain a fitness program for life. Philly.com, 11/26/2012
READ MOREDelayed marriage fallout: More unwed births, report says0
- Home & Family
- March 27, 2013
More women are delaying marriage, but not necessarily delaying kids, says a new report. In fact, 48% of first births now happen outside of marriage, and unwed motherhood is now a norm for high school grads. Experts are divided on the possible benefits of earlier marriage. USA Today, 3/15/2013
READ MOREDelayed Development: 20-Somethings Blame the Brain0
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- August 22, 2012
As it turns out, the brain, once thought to be fully grown after puberty, is still evolving into its adult shape well into a person's third decade. Biologists, psychologists and sociologists are increasingly seeing the years between 18 to 25 as a distinct phase of human development, worthy of much more study. Dr. Jeffrey J.
READ MOREDeaths more common on popular heart drug: study0
- Consumer Alerts
- November 30, 2012
A new study found that people with a common type of abnormal heart rhythm (atrial fibrillation) were more likely to die within several years if they had been prescribed digoxin, a drug used to help control abnormal heart rates. Reuters, 11/28/2012
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