Made in America: Global Companies Expand in U.S. Towns
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- May 3, 2012
Global Foundries, which makes semiconductors, has helped breathe life into the small town of Malta in upstate New York with new jobs and training programs at area schools. The town has been transformed economically because of their commitment to getting this global company to pick their town for a new factory. Germany's Siemens, Scandinavia's Electrolux,
READ MOREU.S. obesity costs soar as nation packs on pounds
- Health & Healing
- May 3, 2012
CBS News, 4/30/2012
READ MORESeniors receive ‘wish of a lifetime’
- Making a Positive Difference
- May 3, 2012
A former NFL player and Olympian who founded the nonprofit Wish of a Lifetime is making dreams come true for senior citizens, such as the 94-year-old WWII veteran who got to return to France with his French wife and visit the cemetery where his war buddies were buried. NBC News, 4/30/2012
READ MORETweens’ Secret Lives Online
- Home & Family
- May 3, 2012
Parents checking Facebook are seeing only the tip of the iceberg. Katherine Rosman looks at all the other places where kids go online and the new groups that are teaching kids to better navigate this world. The Wall Street Journal, 5/2/2012
READ MORE‘What Were You Thinking?’ For Couples, New Source of Online Friction
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- April 28, 2012
The rise of social media — where sharing private moments is encouraged, and provocative and confessional postings can help build a following — has created a new source of friction for couples: what is fair game for sharing with the world? If one half of a couple is not interested in broadcasting the details of
READ MOREHeavy Backpacks Can Spell Chronic Back Pain for Children
- Home & Family
- April 28, 2012
The New York Times, 4/23/2012
READ MOREAre Berries the New Brain Food?
- Health & Healing
- April 28, 2012
New evidence suggests that strawberries and blueberries eaten regularly may help preserve brain function. ABC News, 4/26/2012
READ MOREGlobal Medical Relief Fund still going strong
- Making a Positive Difference
- April 26, 2012
Elissa Montanti, a New Yorker worried about children injured and disfigured in war, started an organization and has now brought more than 150 children to America for treatment, all of them cared for by doctors, nurses and hospitals volunteering their time. Thanks to increased donations, her organization is now able to provide the children with
READ MOREPatients in the Dark on Medical Costs, Study Finds
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- April 25, 2012
A new study by researchers at the University of California at San Francisco found that medical costs vary wildly from hospital to hospital. People often fail to ask ahead of time what a procedure is going to cost, and then they suffer from sticker shock when they get the bill, especially if insurance isn't picking
READ MOREPumping Iron to Prevent Dementia?
- Health & Healing
- April 25, 2012
A new study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine found that what helps the brain most is resistance training, according to researchers at the University of British Columbia in Canada. ABC News, 4/23/2012
READ MORESelena Gomez named Seacrest charity ambassador
- Celebrity HealthStyles
- April 25, 2012
The entertainer will highlight the plight of seriously ill and injured children as the spokesperson for the Ryan Seacrest Foundation. Mother Nature Network, 4/22/2012
READ MORESome question whether sustainable seafood delivers on its promise
- Environmental Well-Being
- April 25, 2012
A new study by German scientists found that of seafood stocks for which data was available, almost a third labeled "sustainable" by the Marine Stewardship Council are actually overfished. The Washington Post, 4/22/2012
READ MOREWhat Cocktail Parties Teach Us
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- April 24, 2012
Melinda Beck looks at the "cocktail party effect," in which people are able to focus on one conversation while being aware of conversations going on around them. Researchers say we can train our brains to maximize this kind of awareness, although the brain is wired to focus on just one thing. Read on to find
READ MOREPinterest could be worth over $7 billion
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- April 24, 2012
The virtual pin board is one of the fastest-growing Internet companies ever, with almost 19 million users. NBC News, 4/20/2012
READ MOREHappy? Positive outlook may be good for your heart
- Health & Healing
- April 24, 2012
New research, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has found that people with a better sense of well-being tend to have healthier blood pressure, cholesterol and weight, and are more likely to exercise, eat healthier, get enough sleep and avoid smoking. Optimism in particular seems key, as a number of studies found the most
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