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Health and Environment: A Closer Look at Plastics
- Environmental Well-Being
- January 28, 2013
Plastics have transformed modern society, providing many benefits but also destroying waterways and aquifers, depleting petroleum supplies and disrupting human health. Rolf Halden, a researcher at Arizona State University's Biodesign Institute, has co-written a new overview on the risks and rewards of plastics in the journal Reviews on Environmental Health. Halden suggests strategies to mitigate negative impacts through reconsideration
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David Parsons Attempts To Break Most Hugs In One Day Guinness World Record, Gives 3,162 Hugs
- Making a Positive Difference
- January 27, 2013
On a mission to break the Guinness World Record for giving the most hugs in one day, David Parsons was inspired by his friend who died of cancer to raise money for Grants Wishes, a nonprofit that helps children battling cancer. Huffington Post, 1/22/2013
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Is Facebook envy making you miserable?
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- January 26, 2013
Witnessing friends' vacations, love lives and work successes on Facebook can cause envy and trigger feelings of misery and loneliness, according to German researchers. Reuters, 1/22/2013
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Government Crackdown on Painkillers
- Health & Healing
- January 26, 2013
The Drug Enforcement Administration is fighting to make Vicodin-type drugs harder to get, in order to reduce the abuse potential. We have a national crisis on our hands when it comes to addiction to prescription painkillers; the majority of vicadin-type drugs are indeed consumed in the U.S. At the same time, the legal use of prescription painkillers does
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Work it! Why more companies are getting creative with their wellness programs
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- January 24, 2013
Verizon is one of a number of businesses investing in on-site gyms and classes for their employees. In a 2011/2012 Staying@Work Survey Report, global consulting firm Towers Watson found that 38 percent of American companies offered on-site fitness activities. “It’s definitely growing,” says Jessica Matthews, an exercise physiologist at the nonprofit organization American Council on Exercise.
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Put a Stop to ‘Do I Look Fat?’
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- January 24, 2013
When one partner is overweight, resolving conflict in the relationship takes two. In this article, married couple Betsy and Jarom Schow discuss their personal struggles with weight and marriage. The Wall Street Journal, 1/21/2013
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Avoiding Cold Feet Down the Aisle
- Home & Family
- January 24, 2013
Women who suppress lingering doubts are more likely to seek a divorce later, according to a study published in the current issue of The Journal of Family Psychology. Justin A. Lavner, a doctoral student in psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles, says, "Having doubts before marriage is not only common, it predicted a higher
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Who Can Outgrow or Recover From Autism
- Health & Healing
- January 24, 2013
A new study from the University of Connecticut has sparked a debate about early diagnosis of autism, while calling for further research into why some people diagnosed with autism as children are able to grow out of their symptoms and recover. The Wall Street Journal, 1/21/2013
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The importance of a ‘stop day’
- Entertainment, Books & Humor
- January 22, 2013
Dr. Matthew Sleeth, a former emergency room physician and author of "24/6: A Prescription for a Healthier, Happier Life," says kicking back for one day a week can make people healthier. Basically, today's 24/7 lifestyle is having health consequences. A "stop day," during which you really cease from your labors, can be extremely beneficial. CNN News,
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Study finds unsafe mercury levels in 84 percent of all fish
- Environmental Well-Being
- January 22, 2013
Unsafe levels of mercury in fish pose serious health risks for humans. Mercury poisoning, most often caused by eating fish, can permanently damage the brain and kidneys. CBS Evening News, 1/13/2013
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Hoda Kotb: How heartbreak, wrong turns made me braver
- Celebrity HealthStyles
- January 22, 2013
The TODAY co-host talks about her new book, "Ten Years Later: Six People Who Faced Adversity and Transformed Their Lives," which tells the inspirational story of individuals who overcame their biggest fears, from serious illness to the loss of family members, to live happy and full lives. TODAY, 1/15/2013
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Proper hand-washing essential during flu season
- Health & Healing
- January 18, 2013
The simple everyday action of hand-washing, if done right, can truly help keep you healthy and go a long way in preventing the flu. Dr. Elaine Larson, associate dean of research at Columbia University School of Nursing, explains that some people may not be practicing proper hand-washing techniques. "The biggest mistake is not covering the surfaces most
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Sleep doctor on sleep aid morning after: “Like driving drunk”
- Health & Healing
- January 18, 2013
The FDA released new guidelines for the popular sleeping pill Ambien and other sleep aids containing the same active ingredient, cutting the recommended dose for women in half. New studies have indicated that women metabolize the drug differently and that it stays in their system longer, leading to a higher risk of injury due to
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Patients rarely told about medication errors
- Health & Healing
- January 16, 2013
Patients and their families are rarely told when hospitals make mistakes with their medicines, according to a new study. Reuters, 1/11/2013
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Alexis Wineman, Miss Montana, First Miss America Contestant Diagnosed With Autism
- Celebrity HealthStyles
- January 15, 2013
Alexis Wineman told ABC News, “I have overcame a lot. I have overcome so many of my symptoms.” Wineman was first diagnosed with a form of autism at age 11. She recalls being ridiculed for her speech impediment and intense shyness, but her family helped her to eventually become comfortable in her own skin. She entered
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