FDA won’t ban BPA from food packages; Environmental groups charge bisphenol-A is a hormone-disrupting chemical
- Environmental Well-Being
- April 2, 2012
For now, products containing bisphenol-A, a chemical found in food packaging, food containers, and other materials, will continue to appear on US store shelves. The government claims there isn't enough proof that BPA causes harm to humans. NY Daily News, 4/2/2012
READ MOREAward-Winning Teacher Uses Medical Crisis To Instill Life’s Lessons
- Making a Positive Difference
- April 2, 2012
In 1999, teacher Nicole Waicunas suffered from a brain hemorrhage and was told by doctors that she would never teach again. Years later, she is teaching English at Edwin O. Smith High School in Storrs, CT and is one of 10 teachers across the nation honored with the 2012 Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Award for
READ MOREFacebook Passwords: Employers and Schools Demand Access; Facebook and Senators Respond
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- March 29, 2012
Find out what to do if a potential employer insists on having access to your Facebook account. Senators are saying that it may actually be illegal to demand facebook passwords. ABC News, 3/26/2012
READ MOREThe Brain on Love
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- March 29, 2012
"If you're in a committed relationship, holding your partner's hand is enough to subdue blood pressure, ease stress, improve health and lessen pain." Research is being done on what is described as the brand new field of interpersonal neurobiology– how the brain is affected every day by our relationships– starting first with our relationship with
READ MOREForging Social Connections for Longer Life
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- March 29, 2012
New York Times, 3/26/2012
READ MORERobert Redford’s ‘Watershed’ Documentary Raises Awareness For Worldwide Water Conservation
- Celebrity HealthStyles
- March 29, 2012
Actor and director Robert Redford, a longtime environmental activist, has teamed with his son to film a documentary about the Colorado River system, which conservationists believe is endangered by decades of development and global warming. Redford, 76, who lives in Utah, traveled to Washington, D.C. along with Jamie Redford, a Northern California Resident, to discuss
READ MORESteps Set for Livestock Antibiotic Ban
- Health & Healing
- March 29, 2012
The practice of feeding antibiotics to promote growth has led to a judge’s order that moves toward ending that use of the drugs. New York Times, 3/24/2012
READ MOREOperation Paws
- Making a Positive Difference
- March 29, 2012
Christina Beckles, an ex-Golden Gloves boxing champion, now spends her time and money saving abandoned and abused dogs from a beach in Puerto Rico. New York Times, 3/24/2012
READ MOREDeaf Restaurateur Listens to Her Heart
- Making a Positive Difference
- March 22, 2012
Melody Stein never let being deaf get in the way of her dream of opening a restaurant. She and her husband, Russell Stein, are the proud owners of Mozzeria, a gourmet-pizza restaurant in San Francisco. They are likely the first deaf people to open a restaurant in the Bay Area, and one of very few
READ MORESibling Rivalry Grows Up
- Home & Family
- March 22, 2012
Even after siblings grow up, rivalry and one-upmanship often continue to crop up. There are several ways, however, that brothers and sisters can end adult sibling rivalry and stop conflict from driving them apart. The Wall Street Journal, 3/20/2012
READ MOREFirms Share Spaces, Ideas
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- March 22, 2012
Established companies are hoping interaction with others will spark collaboration and new ideas, as businesses like Amway and Pennant Health Alliance are opting to share workspaces. The Wall Street Journal, 3/21/2012
READ MORESupermarkets Stop Selling Pink Slime
- Health & Healing
- March 22, 2012
Safeway, SUPERVALU and Food Lion announced today that they will no longer carry what the meat industry calls "lean finely textured beef," something the public has come to know as "pink slime." All three companies site customer concerns as one of the primary reasons for the change. Walmart and Sam's Club also announced they would
READ MOREPlanning time can help your relationships
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- March 22, 2012
Do you realize that successful relationships require strategic planning? Taking time to review what's working or not working will accomplish two things. First, you can think of ways to improve productive relationships. Also, you can figure out boundaries to put in place regarding people who drive you crazy. Sacramento Bee, 3/19/2012
READ MOREDoes star power do any good? A Q & A on ‘celebrity diplomacy’
- Celebrity HealthStyles
- March 22, 2012
The LA Times interviews University of Waterloo political science professor Andrew F. Cooper, who dissected in his book "Celebrity Diplomacy" what happens when stars and international issues collide. LA Times, 3/20/2012
READ MORESmart Meter, Smart Grid…Smart Toilet?
- Environmental Well-Being
- March 22, 2012
EfficientGov, a newsletter focused on municipal government, bestowed its 2012 “Intelligence” Award on a public bathroom located in the city of Portland, Oregon. The “Portland Loo” is billed as a cost-effective public restroom that provides maximum function in minimal space, and is being marketed to other cities in need of better public bathrooms. With its
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