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The Best Advice Around, From Those Who Took It0
- Entertainment, Books & Humor
- November 16, 2011
The Wall Street Journal asked entrepreneurs which self-help books helped them get their businesses off the ground or run them more smoothly, and seven particular books stood out. The Wall Street Journal, 11/14/2011
READ MOREThe benefits of gratitude0
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- November 21, 2012
With science supporting the idea that being grateful is good for us, three personal stories illustrate the importance of the gift. Chicago Tribune, 11/17/2012
READ MOREThe Beginning of the End of the 9-to-5 Workday?0
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- December 27, 2011
New evidence shows that businesses are increasingly allowing employees to work odd hours, telecommute, and otherwise tweak the traditional eight-hour workday. Time, 12/21/2011
READ MOREThe Beauty of Questions0
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- October 28, 2012
Karen Horneffer-Ginter explores the all-too-often overlooked potential of questions. When properly used, questions can connect us to one another: A heartfelt "How are you?" or "How was your day?" can bring us closer to the life of a loved one. Sometimes, too, questions can help us better understand ourselves. We know when we've encountered a
READ MOREThe Battle Against Misdiagnosis0
- Health & Healing
- September 2, 2014
How is it possible that several different doctors in the emergency room of a major New York City hospital could misdiagnose what was wrong with 12-year-old Rory Staunton? The symptoms and subsequent lab tests should have indicated the presence of a serious streptococcal bacterial infection, but that’s not what he was immediately treated for. As a result, the infection traveled into his bloodstream. Rory went into septic shock and died.
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The ash left behind by the Los Angeles wildfires might be toxic, experts warn0
- Health & Healing
- January 23, 2025
“We know it’s a lot of emotions and feelings going on that you can put down your guard, but you shouldn’t do that. Just be safe. Be careful. Put all the gear you can — at least an N95 mask, gloves — and stay safe. Because you lost your property. But you don’t want to damage also your health in the longer run.” Mohammed Baalousha, professor, environmental health sciences, University of South Carolina.
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