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U.S. Food and Drug Administration researchers have detected lead in 400 brands of lipstick tested by the agency. At least two popular brands had amounts of the neurotoxin above the threshold the state of California considers safe in personal care products, which is 5 parts per million. “Millions of women get a little bit of
READ MOREAs a co-founder of the popular social networking website LinkedIn and an influential Silicon Valley angel investor, Reid Hoffman has distilled his business wisdom into a book, The Start-up of You: Adapt to the Future, Invest in Yourself, and Transform Your Career. With so many industries in upheaval, Hoffman insists that effective networkers behave differently
READ MOREThe federal Environmental Protection Agency has declared tetrachlorethylene, or PERC, a chemical used by many dry cleaners, a likely human carcinogen. “The evidence against this ubiquitous dry cleaning chemical piled up for years, like dirty laundry in the corner of the room,” said David Andrews, Ph.D., a senior scientist with Environmental Working Group. “It’s encouraging
READ MORETim Tebow has partnered with BOOK IT!, a reading incentive program, to host America’s Biggest Story time, an annual celebrity webcast to motivate children to read more and to help develop a lifelong love of reading. Tim will read his favorite childhood book, “Green Eggs and Ham” by Dr. Seuss. Readers can access the webcast
READ MOREA patient's own heart cells can be used to regrow new heart tissue and help undo damage caused by a heart attack, according to early research published on Monday by scientists at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. CNN Blogs, 2/13/2012
READ MOREA new study shows that kids get about half an hour less sleep than recommended, the same deficit as a century ago, even though the recommended amounts have changed over that time. Studies show a chronic lack of sleep raises the risk of obesity, diabetes and heart disease. The Wall Street Journal, 2/14/2012
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