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- Celebrity Health & Fitness
- March 21, 2012
"Top Chef" host Padma Lakshmi hosted The Endometriosis Foundation of America's star-studded Fourth Annual Blossom Ball, held on Thursday night at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building of the New York Public Library. Susan Sarandon, Deborah Harry and Tyra Banks were among the attendees. Endometriosis is a debilitating and painful gynecological disease that affects about 176
READ MOREA Final Lesson on Character0
- Home & Family
- May 23, 2014
Tom Minion’s son, Travis, chose a military career. This is what he wrote about his son in the NY Daily News: “A top student and athlete in high school, Travis could have gone to almost any college in the country, but he chose the Naval Academy to serve his country.” It was during his 2nd tour of duty in Iraq that Travis was killed by a sniper’s bullet.
READ MOREA Field Guide to the Middle-Class U.S. Family0
- Home & Family
- March 21, 2012
The University of California has published a study examining the family life of America's middle-class. Researchers at UCLA are studying the habits of middle-class families, asking intriguing questions like why are American kids so helpless and dependent? The Wall Street Journal, 3/13/2012
READ MOREA Drive-In Movie Theater for Bikes? It’s Here0
- Entertainment, Books & Humor
- October 12, 2011
U.K.-based non-profit education group Magnificent Revolution has introduced bike-powered movie theaters, where the electricity for the screenings is produced by the bicycling audience. Says a representative, "Audiences also learn about energy consumption along the way using a unique display system that shows how much power they are producing." Just ride to the screening on your two-wheeler,
READ MOREA Diet Rich in Fish May Help the Aging Brain0
- Health & Healing
- March 5, 2012
In a study, people with low levels of omega-3s (which are found in fish) had smaller brains and scored lower on memory tests. The Wall Street Journal, 2/28/2012
READ MOREA Cure That Can Be Worse Than the Illness: Popular Antibiotics May Carry Serious Side Effects0
- Health & Healing
- September 14, 2012
Concern is growing over side effects caused by a popular class of antibiotics called fluoroquinolones. The best known fluoroquinolones are Cipro (ciprofloxacin), Levaquin (levofloxacin) and Avelox (moxifloxacin). In 2010, Levaquin was the best-selling antibiotic in the United States. But by last year it was also the subject of more than 2,000 lawsuits from patients who
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