• Why patients don’t report medical errors0

    Many of the people who suffer harm while undergoing medical care do not file formal complaints with regulators. The reasons are numerous: They’re often traumatized, disabled, unaware they’ve been a victim of a medical error or don’t understand the bureaucracy. NBC News, 9/26/2012

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  • How to Stop Hospitals From Killing Us0

    Medical errors kill enough people to fill four jumbo jets a week. Author and surgeon Marty Makary writes about ways of making health care safer- he believes American hospitals need to be more transparent about their safety records and more accountable for the quality of their care. Dr. Makary, a surgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital

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  • Bulimia Is Everywhere: What the Heck Is Going on?0

    In the past week alone, Katie Couric spoke out about her past battle with bulimia in an interview with Demi Lovato– a young star who, herself, is at the center of the eating disorder conversation- AND Lady Gaga spoke out about her struggle with anorexia and bulimia after being criticized for gaining weight. Blogger Stephanie Armstrong explores

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  • Environmentally Conscious Companies Have More Productive Employees0

    A recent study from researchers at UCLA found that businesses that follow "green" standards have employees that are 16% more productive than less sustainable companies. Apparently, if a company is trying to be better for the planet, its workers will strive to be better for the company. Fast Co.Exist, 9/19/2012

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  • And the top 10 CNN Heroes of 2012 are…0

    CNN's global audience nominated the top ten CNN Heroes of 2012 based on their efforts to make a positive difference in the lives of others. These ten everyday people, representing six countries and four continents, will receive $50,000 and a chance to be the CNN Hero of the Year. All ten Heroes will be honored at

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  • Does GMO Corn Really Cause Tumors in Rats0

    This week, a French research team published a paper in a peer-reviewed US journal showing that rats exposed to low doses of both genetically modified corn and the widely used herbicide Roundup had negative health effects. The results, already generating plenty of debate, are not as clear-cut as they seem at first glance. But they do shine

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