Pet Therapy: Some Hospitals Allow Patients’ Own Dogs to Visit
- Making a Positive Difference
- June 27, 2012
A growing number of hospitals have pet therapy programs, in which a trained owner-volunteer will bring a dog to the hospital for patients to enjoy. These programs have been said to help patients with their mood, pain, and comfort levels. A growing number of these hospitals have taken their pet therapy programs even farther, allowing
READ MOREGrammar, a Victim in the Office
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- June 27, 2012
Grammar gaffes are invading the office in an age of informal email, texting and Twitter. Employers say the grammar skills of people they hire are getting worse… but language is evolving so fast that old rules of usage are eroding. The Wall Street Journal, 6/20/2012
READ MOREFrontline: Digital Nation
- Entertainment, Books & Humor
- June 21, 2012
The brave new world of digital technology was originally explored in Digital Nation, a documentary made for PBS's Frontline two years ago in 2010. PBS decided to re-air the program this week, finding it to be just as topical and relevant now as when it first aired. Watching it today, Digital Nation serves as a
READ MORENeed Space in a Relationship? Just Don’t Say It That Way
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- June 21, 2012
There are ways to get more space if you need it without hurting the feelings of your partner, and giving each other space can make a big difference in the long term health of a relationship. The Wall Street Journal, 6/18/2012
READ MOREWary of Plastic, and Waste, Some Consumers Turn to Glass
- Environmental Well-Being
- June 21, 2012
More consumers these days are choosing reusable glass bottles. The New York Times, 6/21/2012
READ MORECompanies Slip Workouts Into Work
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- June 21, 2012
More and more companies are installing indoor walking tracks, stairwell programs, and treadmills in their offices in an effort to find clever and relatively inexpensive ways to get people moving without cutting into busy workdays or needing to join a corporate gym. The director of well-being and innovation at health insurer Humana Inc., Brent Densford,
READ MORETending the Body’s Microbial Garden
- Health & Healing
- June 21, 2012
As we learn more about the complex contributions of the trillions of microbes we carry in and on our bodies, some scientists want to be more like landscapers– nurturing the good and weeding out the bad. The New York Times, 6/19/2012
READ MORETeaching doctors to listen
- Health & Healing
- June 19, 2012
Dr. Rachel Remen created a medical school class 20 years ago that specializes in doctor-patient communication, and changed the way doctors relate to their patients. NBC News, 6/15/2012
READ MORENew Venture Connects US Teachers Online
- Making a Positive Difference
- June 19, 2012
Share My Lesson, an online portal that teachers will be able to access free of charge, has been created to bring teachers together to share and learn from one another at a time when cuts to education budgets have led many districts to slash professional development. Randi Weingarten, leader of one of the country's largest
READ MORESleeping babies and kids make happy parents
- Home & Family
- June 14, 2012
Here are some tips for helping your baby and you sleep: solutions that are simple, practical, and fast-working. CNN Health, 6/9/2012
READ MOREToo Little Sleep Tied to Stroke Risk
- Health & Healing
- June 14, 2012
According to the latest findings on the effects of too little sleep, sleeping less than six hours can increase your risk of a stoke fourfold. Yahoo! News, 6/12/2012
READ MORE9-Year-Old Bullied Over Ears Gets Corrective Surgery In NYC
- Making a Positive Difference
- June 14, 2012
Dr. Tom Romo's Little Baby Face Foundation has made it their mission to "provide pro-bono surgical services for children with facial birth defects from extremely complex to not so complex." The Foundation helps children in need of surgery who can't afford it. So when a young boy with big ears – who got teased continually
READ MOREHarvard-bound teen graduates HS, starts fund for homeless kids
- Making a Positive Difference
- June 9, 2012
Dawn Loggins – the Harvard-bound N.C. high school student who was abandoned by her parents and doubled as the school's janitor – has graduated and set up a fund to help other homeless kids. Dawn spent much of high school homeless and served as a school custodian both before and after classes. She graduated June
READ MOREThe Gas Station of the Future Just Opened
- Environmental Well-Being
- June 9, 2012
Last month, Propel Fuels opened the country’s first station where drivers can pump gasoline, ethanol, and biodiesel; cyclists can get tune-ups; and commuters can find public transit schedules. Bloomberg Businessweek, 6/5/2012
READ MORE“Age is just a number”: Gillian Taylforth shares her tips for looking fit and fabulous at 56
- Celebrity HealthStyles
- June 9, 2012
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