• Dove ad highlights women’s distorted self-image0

    Dove is kicking off a new "real beauty" campaign to tell women they look better than they think they look. Dove recently released their short film, Real Beauty Sketches, documenting a social experiment whereby women saw themselves as much less attractive than objective observers depicted them. The campaign was created as a way to help

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  • Pushing kids to eat may cause obesity later0

    Researchers at the University of Minnesota, combining data from two research studies, found that parents who restricted foods (a common practice) were more likely to have overweight or obese children. Researcher Katie Loth, the study's lead author, says, “Parental pressure to eat can be detrimental to children because it takes away from a child's ability

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  • Your Voice Affects Others’ Perceptions0

    Is your vocal quality helping or hurting you in the workplace? This article includes tips on how to change your voice for the better. The Wall Street Journal, 4/23/2013

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  • A Lifeline for Widowed Fathers0

    When it comes to fathers widowed by cancer, Dr. Donald Lee Rosenstein and Dr. Justin Michael Yopp say, “There is a pressing need to understand the experiences of these widowed fathers and to develop supportive interventions for them and their children." Dr. Rosenstein and Dr. Yopp formed a support group through the University of North Carolina

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  • Happiness Clubs spread positive vibes on campus0

    It started with a simple idea at Northwestern University, and has caught on at several other college campuses: Create a Happiness Club as a student morale booster. These clubs provide the perfect antidote to academic stress. As Northwestern senior, Kyle Richardson put it, "It's important that people stop and realize that sometimes a smile is

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  • Living with mom? Bradley Cooper can relate0

    Bradley Cooper and his mother live together to support each other during a time of great grief. The actor explains, "right now, two years after my father's death, this is where we are. My family is very close, and my dad dying was brutal for all of us. It was a schism, and its aftershock

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