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Charitable giving shows modest gain0
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- June 20, 2011
A Giving USA Report published Monday found that Americans are feeling slightly more charitable despite the current economic downturn. Following two straight years of declines, individual and corporate donations jumped about two percent, after adjusting prices for inflation. In 2009, donations plummeted to the lowest they had been in 40 years, but 2010's report shows
READ MOREChanging Our Tune on Exercise0
- Health & Healing
- August 31, 2012
Desperate to find ways to get people to exercise, psychologists and researchers believe they've found a new approach that will be more effective than the promise of future health benefits has been for most people. Jane Brody points to experts who now recommend marketing physical exercise like you would a consumer product: "portray physical activity
READ MOREChanging lives, one picture at a time0
- Making a Positive Difference
- July 16, 2012
NBC's Ron Mott profiles "Flashes of Hope," a national nonprofit organization that photographs children, some facing serious health issues, in an effort to change how they view themselves. NBC Nightly News, 7/14/2012
READ MOREChallenging 100 Years of Sleep Guidelines for Children0
- Home & Family
- February 16, 2012
A new study shows that kids get about half an hour less sleep than recommended, the same deficit as a century ago, even though the recommended amounts have changed over that time. Studies show a chronic lack of sleep raises the risk of obesity, diabetes and heart disease. The Wall Street Journal, 2/14/2012
READ MOREChallenge 2013: Linking Employee Wellness, Morale And The Bottom-Line0
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- June 19, 2013
Employees are constantly struggling for work-life balance, but a new study by Virgin Health Miles shows that 77% of employees feel that “health and wellness programs positively impact the culture at work.” Chris Boyce, CEO of Virgin Health Miles, explains, “Employees become much more motivated and productive when they know that their employer cares
READ MORECellphones: More Radiation Than Thought?0
- Health & Healing
- October 18, 2011
A government test used to measure the radiation people absorb from their cellphones might underestimate the levels to which most adults and children are exposed, according to a group of doctors and researchers whose stated mission is to promote awareness of environmental health risks they believe may be linked to cancer. Researchers from the Environmental
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