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Rutgers experiment draws national attention by helping 163 urban kids get to college
- Making a Positive Difference
- August 11, 2013
What if you were offered a chance to get free college tuition if you participated in an intensive college preparation program? This opportunity became a reality for 163 low-income kids who participated in the Rutgers Future Scholars program.
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What sleeping in your make-up does to your skin: Our shocking experiment exposes what happens when you don’t cleanse before bed
- Environmental Well-Being
- August 11, 2013
Do you make sure you remove your make-up before bed, every night? Many of us know that sleeping in make-up can have harmful effects on the skin and eyelashes, yet we continue to do it. Anna Pursglove, pictured above before and after her experiment, slept with her make-up on for a month, and experts say her experiment caused her skin to age by nearly a decade during that time.
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The buzz in health: Can celebrity news teach us anything?
- Celebrity HealthStyles
- August 11, 2013
When Peirce Brosnan’s daughter, Charlotte, died from ovarian cancer this summer, the actor revealed that both Charlotte’s mother and grandmother had died from the same cancer. Charlotte’s death is a reminder of the importance of learning about our genetic history and the health risks to which we are prone.
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How We Once Were: Reflections of The Past
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- August 11, 2013
How old are you when you look in the mirror? A WWII vet named Gardner told photographer Tom Hussey Tom Hussey that he still felt young and that he really couldn’t comprehend how he made it to 80 years old already.
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Tips On How To Remember Dreams For Better Health
- Health & Healing
- August 11, 2013
Do you ever wake up wishing you could remember what you were dreaming about? You don’t remember 99% of your dreams, but many times they address aspects of your physical and mental well-being. Kelly Sullivan Walden, author of It’s All in Your Dreams, believes that you can actually control your dreams and allow them to
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Nightmares After the I.C.U.
- Health & Healing
- August 6, 2013
After a stay in the intensive care unit (I.C.U.) because of abdominal infections, Lygia Dunsworth began having hallucinations and even showing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which still haunt her years later. Research shows that patients who have longer stays in the I.C.U. can experience these kinds of symptoms for up to two years
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Why Is Hugh Jackman Taking a Break from Acting?
- Celebrity HealthStyles
- August 5, 2013
Hugh Jackman’s newest movie, The Wolverine, just came out, and his family says it’s time to take a break from acting and spend some quality time together. Jackman happily agrees with this decision: “The things that I really cherish are the everyday moments, like sitting around cooking pancakes together on Sunday morning, or getting home after a tough day and my kids come up and give me a hug and remind me what’s really important. On Friday nights, we all sit down and watch a movie together and cuddle up. It’s more everyday stuff that really is the goal.”
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Michael J. Fox mines health issues for laughs
- Entertainment, Books & Humor
- August 5, 2013
Michael J. Fox will play Mike Henry, who leaves his job as a news anchor after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, in the new NBC sitcom The Michael J. Fox Show. The pilot episode of the show will address the disease the actor faces in real life, but the remaining episodes won’t necessarily keep Parkinson’s in the spotlight.
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Raising royal baby: ‘Fall crazily in love with him’
- Home & Family
- August 5, 2013
Are you nervous about being a new parent? Here’s some expert advice for new parents (including Prince William and Duchess Kate): fall in love with your baby, enjoy every moment, and trust your own instincts. As Berry Brazelton, a pediatrician and author of more than 30 books on child development, says, “You know your baby
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Sick before their time– more kids diagnosed with adult diseases
- Health & Healing
- August 4, 2013
Why are more children today diagnosed with adult diseases? A new report from Harvard Medical School found that kids are increasingly suffering from chronic diseases that traditionally impact adults, including type 2 diabetes, obesity, elevated blood pressure, sleep apnea and more. Researchers say obesity may be to blame for the increase. As Dr. Pamela Singer,
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Child Deaths in India Put Spotlight on Pesticides
- Environmental Well-Being
- August 4, 2013
Many are raising questions about pesticides, following the deaths of 23 children in India who ate school lunches contaminated with the chemicals. However, experts in the U.S. say that the children didn’t show traditional symptoms associated with organophosphate poisoning, the suspected cause of death
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Has technology ruined handwriting?
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- July 31, 2013
Constant use of technology and typing on keyboards may cause some people to forget how to write in cursive. We have gotten so used to relying on auto-correct and sending texts and emails that we place convenience above handwriting. A 2012 study by a UK-based company called Docmail provides further support, finding that more than
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In N.J., some kids learn there is no free ride
- Making a Positive Difference
- July 31, 2013
A nonprofit called Second Life Bikes in Asbury Park, N.J. gives kids the chance to get a free used bicycle once they work 15 hours in the Second Life Bikes shop.
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Kate’s Unabashed Baby Belly Busts the Last Taboo of Pregnancy
- Celebrity HealthStyles
- July 30, 2013
Many new moms are frustrated when they see celebrities looking slim within days of giving birth, but Kate Middleton’s decision to proudly show her post-baby bump offers encouragement for women everywhere. Her decision is helping to eliminate the common misconception that the female body returns to its original state immediately after giving birth. In reality, it takes two or three weeks for a woman’s uterus to return to normal.
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Happiness U. Why thousands are getting schooled on how to find their bliss — and how it can help you at work
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- July 30, 2013
Imagine sitting in a class where the main topic of conversation is how to be happier in your daily life. “What Makes Us Happy? Surprising New Insights in Human Nature” was just one recent topic at One Day University in New York, which was created to give adults the chance to get back into the classroom and learn new skills in a college-like environment.
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