EPA probes health risks left by old lead factory sites
- Environmental Well-Being
- October 18, 2012
In response to a USA TODAY investigation, the EPA and states are finding lead poisoning risks around several old factory sites in neighborhoods where children play. USA Today, 10/14/2012
READ MOREBig Explosions, Small Reasons: Study Explains Why Social Rule Breakers Spark Angry Outbursts
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- October 18, 2012
Why do some some people explode at little annoying things and others don't, like when dealing with customer service people or someone cutting in line at the grocery store? A yet-to-be-published Duke University study explains some of the reasons behind this behavior. Experts advise people to recognize the behavior, identify "triggers" and work on changing their response.
READ MORETo Cut Office Stress, Try Butterflies and Meditation?
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- October 18, 2012
Sue Shellenbarger explores the latest research and techniques in relieving workplace stress, such as yoga, breathing exercises and taking a walk during the workday. The Wall Street Journal, 10/10/2012
READ MOREThe Good, the Bad and the Eww of Earwax Removal
- Health & Healing
- October 18, 2012
Doctors say that unless it's causing bothersome symptoms, earwax should be left alone… yet 12 million Americans visit medical professionals annually for earwax removal, and millions more are having it done at spas and ear-candling parlors. The Wall Street Journal, 10/16/2012
READ MOREConsumer Watchdog: Trampoline Danger
- Home & Family
- October 16, 2012
100,000 people are hurt every year as the popularity of this family pastime soars. ABC World News, 10/14/2012
READ MOREWhat Your Breath Reveals
- Health & Healing
- October 16, 2012
Researchers have found that each person has a unique breath 'fingerprint' that physicians could use to diagnose a growing number of health problems. Using this knowledge, doctors have already started developing painless, inexpensive tests to diagnose lung cancer, diabetes, and more. The Wall Street Journal, 10/8/2012
READ MOREIs it possible to be too clean? Researchers say yes
- Health & Healing
- October 10, 2012
Scientists are discovering that the very tools we use to battle bacteria and viruses- things like antibacterial soap and hand sanitizers- may actually end up 'training' our immune systems to attack allergens, causing the recent rise in asthma and allergies in America. NBC News, 10/8/2012
READ MOREThe Gospel According to Pinterest
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- October 10, 2012
Pinterest has emerged as an unlikely fountain of life lessons and inspirational homilies, as people have been "pinning" graphic representations of quotes from people as diverse as Elizabeth Taylor and William Shakespeare. The New York Times, 10/4/2012
READ MOREStudents Stepping Up the Kindness!
- Making a Positive Difference
- October 10, 2012
This video of a group of Kansas State students who, back in 2010, spent their time figuring out how they could do good around their school, is still inspiring people today. These 100 students pooled their time, money, and creativity and started the morning of the first day of school by performing random acts of
READ MORENothing says you rock at your job like a LinkedIn Endorsement
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- October 10, 2012
All it takes is a few clicks to pay someone a compliment — and potentially help them get hired. What an easy way to make a positive difference in someone else's life! Chicago Tribune, 10/4/2012
READ MOREThree Generations Gather for End-of-Life Conversation
- Home & Family
- October 10, 2012
Diane Sawyer reports that more and more people are talking about the need for families to have "the conversation" about end-of-life care. Her news segment and the accompanying article show how this kind of conversation plays out in the case of one particularly loving family. ABC News, 10/9/2012
READ MOREMom’s BPA levels linked to son’s thyroid problems
- Environmental Well-Being
- October 5, 2012
A study from UC Berkeley's Center for Environmental Research and Children's Health was recently published in Environmental Health Perspectives. The senior study author, Kim Harley, adjunct associate professor of public health and associate director of CERCH, said in a press release that BPA is everywhere in our environment, with more than 90 percent of women of
READ MOREBig Heart, Big Town: At 9, Miss New York wages war on cancer as her crowning achievement
- Making a Positive Difference
- October 5, 2012
Joli Russo, whose parents are both cancer survivors, has participated in fund-raising fashion shows for children with cancer and celiac disease, and both she and her mom give time to the Howard Beach Cancer Research Foundation. Joli and her mother also volunteer at the River Fund, a food pantry on Coney Island. Joli wears her
READ MOREAre Pesticides the Greatest Threat to Your Kids’ Health?
- Entertainment, Books & Humor
- October 5, 2012
Are organic foods healthier for you? In this episode of the Dr. Oz Show, Dr. Oz agrees with guest Dr. Alan Green, a well-known pediatrician and author, that a headline-grabbing recent study- stating that organic foods are no healthier than non-organic foods- was misleading. Dr. Green explains that organic foods are grown without hormones, anitbiotics
READ MOREThanks to Caine’s Arcade, Kids Across the World Are Creating Cardboard Wonderlands
- Making a Positive Difference
- October 2, 2012
9-year-old Caine Monroy, about whom we've written in the past, has now inspired young inventors to use their imaginations and take part in the Global Cardboard Challenge. In the Caine’s Arcade School Pilot Program, over 100 schools in nine countries participated in a viewing of the video about Caine and then worked with cardboard as a way to teach math,
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