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PulsePoint notification app helps off-duty firefighter save Milwaukie man’s life0
- Health & Healing
- June 2, 2014
There is a life-saving app that is worth knowing about. It’s called PulsePoint. What it does is alert people who have signed up and are trained in cardiac pulmonary resuscitation (CRP) that someone in their nearby vicinity is having a medical emergency.
READ MOREPsychologist: Social Media Causing A ‘Distancing Phenomena’ To Take Place0
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- May 20, 2014
Social media has certainly become a an integral part of many people’s daily lives. But especially for those who spend a lot of time online, how does it affect their ability to interact and communicate with others when they find themselves face-to-face?
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Proving the butterfly effect with a single act of kindness0
- Making a Positive Difference
- March 19, 2015
What if somebody you didn’t know handed you a $50 bill and asked that you use it to spread kindness in the world. What would you do with the money?
READ MOREProviding Help to Spouses of PTSD Sufferers0
- Home & Family
- June 16, 2011
The spouses of those coming home from war with post traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) often suffer through tremendous amounts of stress of their own. A program was started at Walter Reed Hospital to help these wives take better care of themselves. According to the report, the government lists some 78,000 soldiers with PTSD, but there
READ MOREProve those antibacterial soaps are better and safe, FDA tells makers0
- Consumer Alerts
- December 23, 2013
Does your antibacterial soap or body wash actually do more harm than good? The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is calling on all soap makers to ensure that all added ingredients, such as triclosan, are safe and effective at killing germs. "The proposed rule covers only those consumer antibacterial soaps and body washes that are
READ MOREProtein May Hold the Key to Who Gets Alzheimer’s0
- Health & Healing
- May 1, 2014
Take the case of two different people whose brains both have a buildup of a myloid plaques and tau tangles, which are associated with Alzheimer’s disease. One develops Alzheimer’s; the other does not. What accounts for that?
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