Making Small Business a Cause
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- November 20, 2012
Big businesses reaching out to help smaller businesses, which has come into vogue since the depression, is the latest example of what is known in corporate circles as cause marketing — hitching a brand to a social issue. “Brewing the American Dream,” a program Boston Beer established with a microlender, Accion, to help small businesses,
READ MOREMatthew ‘Medical Matt’ Kraushar comes to the rescue of stranded Red Hook residents after Hurricane Sandy paralyzes Brooklyn neighborhood
- Making a Positive Difference
- November 20, 2012
Kraushar, 26, organized an army of 60 volunteers, saved an 80-year-old man who was having a heart attack, and rushed an oxygen tank to a woman who would've died without it. Good for You to Krausher, who is now being referred to by the nickname "Medical Matt" in his adopted Brooklyn, NY neighborhood of Red Hook.
READ MOREThe World of Giving: “50 States for Good” Announces Those Organizations Doing the Most Good
- Making a Positive Difference
- November 13, 2012
Tom's of Maine recently announced the winners of its fourth annual "50 States For Good: Growing Good Works One Community at a Time" contest. The 51 finalists (one organization per state, plus the District of Columbia) were voted on by the public. The top six will share a $150,000 prize for supporting "healthy, human and environmental
READ MORE10 shocking medical mistakes
- Health & Healing
- November 13, 2012
Medical errors kill over 250,000 people in the United States yearly. Fortunately, though, there are strategies you can use to help doctors and nurses avoid mistakes. CNN, 11/5/2012
READ MORECameron Diaz shares thoughts on sex, acting and fitness
- Celebrity HealthStyles
- November 13, 2012
Cameron Diaz recently wrote a book on health and fitness, aimed at teens. She says, "it's not about what I eat or do what I do. It's really about the information, so that young girls and women can look at it and make their own choices. I'm excited about my discipline [which revolves around] a
READ MORETangled Web: Is it possible to be addicted to the Internet?
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- November 13, 2012
A growing number of scientists and addiction specialists say that it is possible to become addicted to the Internet. NBC News’ Dr. Nancy Snyderman talks to people who say they are living with an Internet addiction and visits a unique rehab facility designed to treat them. NBC Rock Center, 11/9/2012
READ MOREEmbracing Children for Who They Are
- Home & Family
- November 12, 2012
Contrary to popular belief, children are not born a blank slate. Rather, they come into the world with predetermined abilities and temperaments that parents may be able to foster or modify, but can rarely reverse. The New York Times, 11/5/2012
READ MORE4 Things You Should Do Immediately If Someone Steals Your Credit Card Information
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- November 12, 2012
Here are some important tips that will help anyone facing fraud. Yahoo!, 11/2/2012
READ MOREDealing with Emotional, Physical Toll of Sandy
- Health & Healing
- November 12, 2012
Millions face post-storm anxiety and fear as they struggle to rebuild their lives. NBC’s chief medical editor Dr. Nancy Synderman shares tips on how to cope with the emotional stress. Today, 11/4/2012
READ MORERandom Acts of Kindness After Hurricane Sandy
- Making a Positive Difference
- November 12, 2012
We've seen inspiring examples of human kindness and generosity during the recovery from superstorm Sandy — from free pizza in the East Village to a little girl setting up a charging station in Hoboken. Huffington Post, 11/4/2012
READ MORETop medical innovations treat headaches, diabetes
- Health & Healing
- November 5, 2012
The best medical innovations for next year include an almond-size device that's implanted in the mouth to relieve severe headaches and a hand-held scanner resembling a blow dryer that detects skin cancer, the Cleveland Clinic said on Wednesday. Doctors and researchers at the Clinic voted for what they thought were the biggest, most significant innovations from
READ MOREWhen Forgiveness Isn’t a Virtue
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- November 5, 2012
Research shows forgiveness has a dark side. At first it may help the person who has been hurt to let go of anger, resentment and desire for revenge. But forgiving also may encourage the transgressor to do it again. Experts say reaching true forgiveness is a journey that may take years, and it's best not
READ MORELessons Learned from Writing Love Letters to Strangers
- Making a Positive Difference
- November 5, 2012
Hannah Brencher, founder of The World Needs More Love Letters, shares the life lessons she has learned from leaving love letters all over New York City for strangers to find. Daily Good, 10/31/2012
READ MOREKids see silver lining in wake of Superstorm Sandy
- Home & Family
- November 5, 2012
Despite the ocean of worry brought on by superstorm Sandy, some children are able to look at the bright side. Some kids have reported a renewed appreciation for their parents, for example. Matthew Hill, 16, says, "Actually, it's changed me a lot. It makes me look at life differently — what I have, you know?" CBS News,
READ MORERecharge Your Body’s Defense System
- Entertainment, Books & Humor
- November 2, 2012
Your body has an elaborate immune system that defends your body by fighting off dangerous germs and foreign intruders. Are you getting the nutrition you need to keep that immune system healthy? Doctor Oz, 10/25/2012
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