• Breast cancer ties to environment probed0

    Experts say it's likely that environmental factors play a large role in causing breast cancer. While much remains unknown about the relationship between breast cancer and the environment, researchers are studying the toxicity of environmental factors such as pesticides, income, hometown location, and immigration status. San Francisco Chronicle, 2/26/2013

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  • One Solution to Long-Term Unemployment0

    Joe Carbone, CEO of The Workplace, a workforce development program in Connecticut, thinks he's found a solution for the six million Americans– many of them older– who've been out of work so long that they've exhausted their unemployment benefits, depleted their savings, and now face job discrimination. Under Carbone's leadership, The Workplace developed "Platform to

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  • Too Many Pills in Pregnancy0

    During the last 30 years, prescription drug usage during the first trimester of pregnancy has increased by over 60%, raising new safety concerns. “We seem to have forgotten as a society that drugs pose risks,” says Dr. Allen A. Mitchell, professor of epidemiology and pediatrics at Boston University Schools of Public Health and Medicine. “Many

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  • The Dr. Oz Show: “Salt, Sugar and Fat: The Real Reason You’re Addicted to Junk Food”0

    In this episode, Dr. Oz talks to New York Times investigative reporter Michael Moss, who's made an alarming discovery about how the food industry is fueling our junk-food addiction. Moss has written a new book about the topic, and he discusses our addiction to processed food and its high content of sugar, fat, and salt, referring to

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  • Teenager spotted walking 10 MILES in the snow to interview for $7-an-hour job is given work on the spot by restaurant owner – who doubled his pay0

    When Art Bouvier, the proprietor of a Cajun restaurant in Indianapolis, was approached by 18-year-old Jhaqueil Reagan, who was looking for directions during his 10-mile trek through ice and snow for a minimum wage job interview, the restaurant owner saw an opportunity to make a positive difference in the boy's life. Bouvier told Reagan that even if he

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  • Stress-Busting Smiles0

    Research has been continuing to find that the simple act of smiling is good for our health and well-being. The benefits of smiling include slowing down the heart and reducing stress. Some research suggests that only a full, genuine smile will produce these benefits, while other studies suggest that even a forced, polite smile may be

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