Robin Roberts Recovers After Undergoing Bone Marrow Transplant Surrounded by Closest Friends and Family
- Celebrity HealthStyles
- September 26, 2012
"You've got to change the way you think in order to change the way you feel," said Roberts in a video she released from the hospital. She thanked fans for their love and support, adding: "And let me just say this lastly, I feel the love and I thank you for it. Thank you." Daily
READ MORE5 Reasons Companies Should Offer Onsite Employee Wellness Programs
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- September 21, 2012
Everything from improving morale to lowering costs can be accomplished by offering employees a wellness program. Check out these five reasons for taking good care of employees’ health! Corporate Wellness Insights, 9/17/2012
READ MOREBPA Linked to Childhood Obesity
- Home & Family
- September 20, 2012
Studies suggest that BPA, a chemical used to prevent corrosion in the lining of cans and bottles, can make fat cells bigger and disrupt the balance of estrogen and testosterone in our bodies. NBC News, 9/18/2012
READ MOREA Chart-Topper Born of a Grieving Mother’s Words
- Entertainment, Books & Humor
- September 20, 2012
Taylor Swift's hit song, "Ronan," is about the too-short life of a little boy with cancer. Swift was inspired by the story of this boy when reading the blog, Rockstar Ronan, written by Maya Thompson, Ronan's mother. Ronan died of neuroblastoma, a childhood cancer, three days before he was to turn four. The New York
READ MOREMost Americans May Be Obese by 2030, Report Warns
- Health & Healing
- September 20, 2012
A report released Tuesday morning by The Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation explains that, by 2030, more than half of Americans could be obese, resulting in millions of new cases of diabetes, coronary heart disease, and stroke — and costing the country up to $66 billion in treatment. ABC News,
READ MORECalif. chef serves up generosity to homeless kids
- Making a Positive Difference
- September 19, 2012
Good for You! to Bruno Serato, the chef who has served up almost 250,000 meals to children in need. Serato is also now involved in fundraising to help families get the housing they need. CBS Evening News, 9/14/2012
READ MOREParents Can Let Sleepless Babies Cry It Out: Study
- Home & Family
- September 14, 2012
A new study released today in the journal Pediatrics suggests it is OK to let babies cry while trying to fall asleep — a finding that may help settle a long-running debate among both parents and experts over whether allowing a baby to cry itself to sleep harms the child in the long run. ABC
READ MORESheryl Crow believes her benign brain tumor was the result of ‘old archaic cell phones’
- Celebrity HealthStyles
- September 14, 2012
Sheryl Crow believes her benign brain tumor may have been the result of using cell phones too much. NY Daily News – 09/10/12
READ MOREAt school, Dads get involved
- Making a Positive Difference
- September 14, 2012
A program called WATCH D.O.G.S., now active in more than 40 states, is increasing the number of male role models at schools across the nation by encouraging fathers to volunteer at least one day a year in several types of school activities. Watch the video to learn all about this important initiative! NBC Nightly News,
READ MOREHow Not to Blow It With Financial Aid
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- September 14, 2012
Read about the common mistakes parents and students make when seeking help with college costs. The Wall Street Journal, 9/9/2012
READ MOREHow Sleep Deprivation Affects Our Attractiveness And Approachability
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- September 14, 2012
Researchers from the Medical Institutet Karolinska in Stockholm, Sweden have shown in a recent study that lack of sleep not only affects our attractiveness but also our approachability. Dr. John Axelsson explains, "Our first experiment has shown that people are perceived differently when they have been deprived of sleep; the second one shows that, on
READ MORE81-year-old Fashion Week model: ‘Life exists beyond 50’
- Celebrity HealthStyles
- September 14, 2012
Carmen Dell'Orefice has spent her life in front of the lens since gracing the cover of Vogue magazine in 1947, and as the world's first octogenarian model, she is still turning heads. TODAY, 9/11/2012
READ MOREA Cure That Can Be Worse Than the Illness: Popular Antibiotics May Carry Serious Side Effects
- Health & Healing
- September 14, 2012
Concern is growing over side effects caused by a popular class of antibiotics called fluoroquinolones. The best known fluoroquinolones are Cipro (ciprofloxacin), Levaquin (levofloxacin) and Avelox (moxifloxacin). In 2010, Levaquin was the best-selling antibiotic in the United States. But by last year it was also the subject of more than 2,000 lawsuits from patients who
READ MOREVolunteers cross item off 9/11 victim’s “bucket list”
- Making a Positive Difference
- September 13, 2012
Years after her daughter, Ann, died in the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks, Jenette Nelson found Ann's "bucket list" on her old laptop. Buying or building a home in North Dakota was on that list, along with volunteering for a charity. Last week, more than 500 volunteers traveled to a remote corner of the state
READ MOREWhere Cows Are Happy and Food Is Healthy
- Environmental Well-Being
- September 12, 2012
The Op-Ed columnist Nicholas D. Kristof recently visited the dairy of his childhood friend Bob Bansen, who has names for every cow in his herd and treats “his girls” like co-workers. Bob says, "if a cow is at her maximum health and maximum contentedness, she's profitable. I don't manage my farm so much from a
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