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There’s Still Arsenic in Rice (and It’s Probably Not Going Away)0
- Consumer Alerts
- December 20, 2013
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has confirmed that rice contains levels of the carcinogen arsenic, but says there is no short-term harm to our health. The long-term impact on health, however, is not yet known. Previous studies had linked arsenic to rice, leading the FDA to conduct ongoing research. Dr. Suzanne C. Fitzpatrick, senior
READ MOREThere’s proof: Sunscreen reduces skin aging0
- Environmental Well-Being
- June 10, 2013
We know that using sunscreen regularly protects you from cancer, but a new study has proven that it also has anti-aging properties that help to fight wrinkles. “We now have the scientific evidence to back the long-held assumption about the cosmetic value of sunscreen,” says Dr. Adele Green, lead author of the study. When choosing
READ MOREThere’s No Place Like Home: Why Cooking at Home May Be the Answer to America’s Obesity Problem0
- Health & Healing
- March 21, 2012
Changes to demographics and the growth of the restaurant industry have shifted eating habits in a way that has devalued home-cooked meals and contributed to growing health problems, argues Craig A. Lambert in Harvard Magazine. Worldwatch Institute, 3/17/2012
READ MOREThere are so many benefits to volunteering0
- Making a Positive Difference
- October 13, 2013
Simone Bernstein created the nonprofit organization Volunteer Nation to help connect youth with volunteer opportunities within their communities and to help empower young people to make a positive difference in the world.
READ MORETheir instruments may be garbage, but the music will bring tears to your eyes0
- Making a Positive Difference
- May 22, 2013
In Cateura, a Paraguay slum, impoverished children make beautiful music on instruments constructed almost entirely of materials reclaimed from the dump. These children are part of the Landfill Harmonic Orchestra, led by local musician Favio Chávez. Rodolfo Madero, executive producer of a documentary about the orchestra, says, "It's been an important change for the community to see these kids rising above
READ MOREThe World of Giving: “50 States for Good” Announces Those Organizations Doing the Most Good0
- Making a Positive Difference
- November 13, 2012
Tom's of Maine recently announced the winners of its fourth annual "50 States For Good: Growing Good Works One Community at a Time" contest. The 51 finalists (one organization per state, plus the District of Columbia) were voted on by the public. The top six will share a $150,000 prize for supporting "healthy, human and environmental
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