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Teacher of the year to beleaguered educators: Stand tall
- Making a Positive Difference
- April 24, 2012
Rebecca Mieliwocki, a seventh grade English teacher from Burbank, Calif., will be honored Tuesday at the White House by President Obama as the 2012 Teacher of the Year. On deciding to become a teacher, she says, "I made a list of the things I needed in my dream job: Be your own boss, work with
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FDA: Limit antibiotics given to animals?
- Environmental Well-Being
- April 19, 2012
The Food and Drug Administration called on drug companies last week to help limit the use of antibiotics in farm animals, a decades-old practice that scientists say has contributed to a surge in dangerous, drug-resistant bacteria. Under the new FDA guidelines, the agency recommends antibiotics be used "judiciously," or only when necessary to keep animals
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Is Your Child Playing the ‘Choking Game’?
- Home & Family
- April 19, 2012
A new survey has found that 6% of Oregon 8th graders have tried a potentially deadly activity called "the choking game," data which is consistent with previous studies from other states and Canada. Players apply pressure to the main artery in their neck, with a belt, towel, rope, or other item, to limit oxygen and
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The Simple Idea That Is Transforming Health Care
- Health & Healing
- April 16, 2012
A very simple question is changing the delivery of medical care: How is your health affecting your quality of life? A focus on quality of life helps medical providers see the big picture— and makes for healthier, happier patients. The Wall Street Journal, 4/16/2012
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Figment fires up teens’ literary aspirations
- Entertainment, Books & Humor
- April 13, 2012
An online community for young writers, Figment aims to let users steer the conversations while connecting them to the larger world of literature. Los Angeles Times, 4/8/2012
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Cell Phones and Cancer: Critics Say Kids Risk Brain Tumors
- Environmental Well-Being
- April 13, 2012
A group of critics from the Environmental Health Trust is calling into question a study published last year that showed no cancer risk for children and teens using cell phones. ABC News, 4/5/2012
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Can Prescriptions For Nature Defeat Childhood Obesity?
- Home & Family
- April 13, 2012
With so much research indicating that unstructured outdoor activities can improve children’s health, it seems obvious that health professionals should play a part in encouraging outdoor play, and they are starting to do so. Georgia’s "Rx for Fitness" program serves just that purpose: if a health care professional thinks your child needs more exercise, he
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Inspiring Insights by Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom, The Man Who Built A $1 Billion Startup
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- April 13, 2012
Following Facebook's announcement of their acquisition of Instagram for $1 billion in Facebook shares and cash, the Instagram story will surely inspire aspiring tech entrepreneurs around the world. Answers by co-founder Kevin Systrom on the leading Q&A site, Quora, offer glimpses of how the 28-years-old entrepreneur managed to build a $1 billion startup in just
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New View of Depression: An Ailment of the Entire Body
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- April 13, 2012
Scientists are increasingly finding that depression and other psychological disorders can be as much diseases of the body as of the mind. The Wall Street Journal, 4/9/2012
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To Heal, First Eat: Doctors Learn to Cook Healthy, ‘Crave-able’ Foods
- Health & Healing
- April 13, 2012
Although physicians are on the front lines of the nation’s diabetes and obesity crises, many graduate from medical school with little knowledge of nutrition, let alone cooking. So Dr. David M. Eisenberg, an associate professor at the Harvard Medical School and the Harvard School of Public Health, started “Healthy Kitchens/Healthy Lives” in partnership with the
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What We Can Learn From a Young Boy’s Cardboard Arcade
- Making a Positive Difference
- April 13, 2012
The story of Caine Monroy, the 9-year-old who built his own elaborate boardwalk-style arcade out of cardboard and other scavenged material at his father’s auto parts business in Los Angeles, has gone viral, capturing the hearts of millions of people all over the world. Donations have been pouring in from all over to pay for
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Rare Disease Mimics Child Abuse and Tears Family Apart
- Home & Family
- April 10, 2012
In 2008, false child abuse charges triggered a murder-suicide in Colorado when authorities confused a baby's broken bones, actually caused by a genetic disorder, for abuse. Now, four years later, after all lawsuits have been unsuccessful, the baby's maternal grandparents are leading an awareness campaign, saying the tragedy could have been averted if doctors knew
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Should you pay someone to do your taxes?
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- April 10, 2012
Here's a rational approach to figuring out whether it makes sense to have someone else do your taxes. CBS News, 4/6/2012
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Why Hospitals Should Treat You Like a Kid
- Health & Healing
- April 10, 2012
As a follow-up to the recent New York Times editorial, "Things Adult Medicine Could Learn From Pediatrics," written by Dr. Perri Klass, professor of journalism and pediatrics at New York University, ABC News reached out to hospitals across the country to find out how they are working to improve patients' experiences. Many hospitals are making
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Disney club espousing kids to make real differences
- Making a Positive Difference
- April 10, 2012
Two teenagers from Morehouse Parish, Louisiana organized a club in February that has been well received among young people in their community, with the aim being to get kids active and to make a positive difference in the lives of others. The teens' hope was that friends would come together to explore different worlds by
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