One Solution to Long-Term Unemployment

The ash left behind by the Los Angeles wildfires might be toxic, experts warn

One Solution to Long-Term Unemployment
What checking your phone first thing in the morning does to your brain
One Solution to Long-Term Unemployment
U.S. Surgeon General Calls for Cancer Warnings on Alcoholic Beverages
  • One Solution to Long-Term Unemployment

    The ash left behind by the Los Angeles wildfires might be toxic, experts warn

    “We know it’s a lot of emotions and feelings going on that you can put down your guard, but you shouldn’t do that. Just be safe. Be careful. Put all the gear you can — at least an N95 mask, gloves — and stay safe. Because you lost your property. But you don’t want to damage also your health in the longer run.” Mohammed Baalousha, professor, environmental health sciences, University of South Carolina.

  • One Solution to Long-Term Unemployment

    What checking your phone first thing in the morning does to your brain

    “Grabbing your phone and flooding your brain with notifications, social media feeds, or emails overstimulates your prefrontal cortex, which is responsible for decision-making and impulse control. This barrage of information can lead to mental fatigue before you’ve even gotten out of bed, making your mind feel cluttered and less focused for the rest of the day.”

  • One Solution to Long-Term Unemployment

    U.S. Surgeon General Calls for Cancer Warnings on Alcoholic Beverages

    “Alcohol is a well-established, preventable cause of cancer responsible for about 100,000 cases of cancer and 20,000 cancer deaths annually in the United States. Yet the majority of Americans are unaware of this risk.” Dr. Vivek Murthy, U.S. surgeon general.

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  • ‘West Wing’ Actress: ‘This Is Not a Dress Rehearsal’

    Actress Allison Janney (from "The West Wing" and "The Help") is the spokeswoman for the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women campaign, which aims to raise awareness about heart disease in women. Janney is passionate about the cause, having gone through a scary experience with her mother, who, like many women, ignored the symptoms

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  • ER doc’s touching letter to patient’s family goes viral

    An emergency room doctor at New York-Presbyterian Hospital touched the hearts of millions after a personal letter about the death of a patient went viral. The 24-year-old son whose mother died at New York-Presbyterian Hospital said, "This letter from my late mother's doctor has changed my life." It goes to show how a simple, thoughtful

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  • When Pills and Medicines Get Into the Wrong Paws

    The number of pets ingesting human prescriptions is on the rise, partly due to the amount of gelatin used in capsules. To prevent your pet from getting into your prescriptions, always make sure your medicines are out of reach and stored in a locked cabinet. In case your dog or cat does ingest your medication,

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  • Ohio congressman’s meditation crusade

    Congressman Tim Ryan questions, "How much faster literally can we go, until you are so distracted all the time that you're actually missing your life?" Ryan believes Social Emotional Learning (S.E.L.) can make a huge difference in people's lives, especially when introduced at a young age to schoolchildren. S.E.L. teaches students to relax, calming themselves into a

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  • Air pollution linked to low birth weight

    According to new international findings, mothers who breathe the kind of pollution emitted by vehicles, coal power plants and factories are significantly more likely to give birth to underweight children than mothers living in less polluted areas. San Francisco Chronicle, 2/6/2013

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  • Fewer People Will Have Employer Health Insurance, CBO Projects

    As "Obamacare" kicks in, a growing number of Americans will move away from employer-provided health insurance plans, according to the latest forecasts from the Congressional Budget Office. CNN Money, 2/8/2013

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  • Penn State postman delivers lesson in happiness

    Beloved Penn State postman Mike Herr has had a profound influence on the customers who've waited on his line at the post office over the years- simply by speaking to every one of those customers with genuine kindness. Mike lives by a simple motto– to always find something nice to say to someone. "You really have

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  • These Doctors Make Condo Calls

    At the Edge — two buildings in Brooklyn with about 565 condo units — a program called Your Well-Being has been offering on-site consultations with medical doctors, as well as services like nutrition counseling, acupuncture, chiropractic treatment and personal fitness training. The program is offered by an amenities company called American Leisure, who believe they are

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  • The business of happy families: Family Inc.

    The modern workplace has developed lots of tools for promoting cooperation and teamwork, says Bruce Feiler, and we can use them at home too. A new generation of parents is taking solutions from the workplace and transferring them to the home.

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  • Protecting Your Privacy on the New Facebook

    Facebook’s new search tool can allow strangers to discover who you are, what you like and where you go. Sarah Downey, a lawyer with the Boston company Abine, which markets tools to help users control their visibility online, advises, “It is more important than ever to lock down your Facebook privacy settings now that everything you

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  • Hospitals Try House Calls to Cut Costs, Admissions

    Many hospitals are now bringing back house calls, partially because they're facing financial penalties for re-admitting certain patients soon after discharge. Hospitals are also dealing with growing pressure to keep patients with chronic illness from being admitted in the first place.  The Wall Street Journal, 2/5/2013

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  • Effective Addiction Treatment

    Many people addicted to drugs and alcohol have managed to overcome their addictions and stay clean, with the help of very structured organizations such as Alcoholics Anonymous as well as thousands of residential and outpatient clinics devoted to treating addiction. However, many other addicts have failed at achieving sobriety… and it is most likely not

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  • Teen Health Tip: Consider Sharing Your Secrets

    According to a report in the Journal of Adolescence, teens who share their secrets are more confident in social situations than others who keep secrets to themselves. The Wall Street Journal, 2/5/2013

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  • Should Doctors and Patients Be Facebook Friends?

    Social media has become the go-to communication tool, but is Facebook and Twitter an appropriate way for doctors to interact with patients? There are concerns about protecting patient's privacy and maintaining appropriate boundaries between professional and social relationships. Kansas family physician, Dr. Brull, claims her small-town practice inevitably gives her social contact with many patients,

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  • Why Stress Makes You Sweat

    Sweat is an all too familiar result from stress, and researchers have been diving deeper into the reasons for this. Scientists believe stress-sweat has an evolutionary role in sending warning signals to those around us. The brain reacts negatively to a stranger's body odor; meanwhile, the scent of a family member can be calming to

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