Pedestrian Deaths Linked to Headphones
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- January 22, 2012
The authors of a new study claim that "two phenomena are likely contributors to the possible association between headphone use and pedestrian injury: distraction and sensory deprivation." ABC News, 1/16/2012
READ MORERaising environmentally-conscious kids
- Environmental Well-Being
- January 13, 2012
From square-foot gardening, eco-friendly story time, lunchtime fun, and something called the "off" game, to simply just enjoying the outdoors, there are tons of ways to raise environmentally conscious children. The Orange County Register, 1/12/2012
READ MOREWhere To Find Safe and Eco-Friendly Hair Care Products
- Environmental Well-Being
- January 13, 2012
These days, many hair products and sprays claim to be natural and organic based. What are some hair products that can be purchased that are actually legit and cause no harm to the environment? Read on for some helpful answers from The Good Human. The Good Human, 1/8/2012
READ MOREEddie Van Halen Donates Guitars To Schools
- Celebrity HealthStyles
- January 13, 2012
Rock legend Eddie Van Halen has teamed up with the Mr Holland's Opus Foundation to donate 75 of his personal electric guitars to public schools in LA. Look to the Stars, 1/13/2012
READ MOREStressed? Call Mom, Researchers Conclude
- Home & Family
- January 13, 2012
Researchers have found what many people may have already found to be true in their lives– that hearing the voice of their mother (as opposed to just a text or e-mail) is a huge stress reliever. According to new research, it seems that the sound of our mother's voice actually triggers a physical hormone response
READ MOREThe South Carolina Coffee Shop Where Everyone Pays for Everyone Else’s Drinks
- Making a Positive Difference
- January 13, 2012
Ever since a customer left $100 extra when paying her bill at a small, locally owned coffee shop in South Carolina in order to pay for everyone who ordered after her until the money ran out, more and more customers have been similarly leaving money to pay for others' food and drink at the coffee
READ MOREAdvice From Life’s Graying Edge on Finishing With No Regrets
- Entertainment, Books & Humor
- January 13, 2012
Jane Brody reflects and discusses a new book in which elderly 'experts' share life advice. 30 Lessons for Living, from Hudson Street Press, offers practical advice from more than 1,000 older Americans from different economic, educational and occupational strata who were interviewed as part of the ongoing Cornell Legacy Project. The New York Times, 1/10/2012
READ MOREFor Grads Seeking to Work and Do Good
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- January 12, 2012
This summer, a new program, Venture for America, will place 50 recent graduates at small businesses in struggling cities (inner city areas that have burgeoning start-up scenes but are in need of talent). The businesses will pay the participants $32,000 to $38,000 a year, plus health benefits. The goal is to help start-ups and early-stage
READ MOREChemical Forces Major Orange Juice Recall
- Health & Healing
- January 12, 2012
All overseas shipments are being carefully inspected after low levels of the harmful fungicide carbendazim were found in orange juice. The FDA says it will not pull orange juice off store shelves, but will prevent juice that contains traces of the chemical from entering the U.S. Good Morning America, 1/11/2012
READ MOREWhen Injuries to the Brain Tear at Hearts
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- January 12, 2012
Marriage counseling is evolving to help couples survive the kinds of personality changes and physical challenges that accompany brain injury. Representative Gabrielle Giffords and her husband have had to grapple with these kinds of interpersonal challenges throughout Giffords' recovery, but their marriage has remained strong and serves as an inspiring example of how a relationship
READ MOREHospital Staff Not Likely to Report Hospital Errors
- Health & Healing
- January 9, 2012
A new report released Friday by the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services found that more than 80 percent of hospital errors go unreported by hospital employees. Family members and patients themselves may be able to help combat these kinds of hospital errors by becoming more involved and educated, and
READ MOREDogs’ Ability to Sense Communication Similar to Infants
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- January 9, 2012
A new study found that dogs can sense human communication in a way similar to infants. ABC World News, 1/5/2012
READ MORERethinking the Effects of Aerosols
- Environmental Well-Being
- January 9, 2012
Technically an aerosol is any suspension of liquid or solid particles in a gas. And both natural aerosols, resulting from phenomena like erupting volcanoes or desert winds, and manmade aerosols, like those from crop spraying or burning coal, can have serious climate implications — far more serious than whether your hair stays in place for
READ MOREiSpy: Online companies spy on you more than you think – even reading your e-mail
- Entertainment, Books & Humor
- January 9, 2012
I Know Who You Are and I Saw What You Did: Social Networks and the Death of Privacy, by Lori Andrews, documents the dangers we face today in terms of our loss of privacy on the Internet. New York Post, 1/7/2012
READ MOREKirstie Alley: I’m Dancing for 100 Days
- Celebrity HealthStyles
- January 9, 2012
On New Year’s Day, Kirstie Alley launched 100 Days of Dance, a program in which she encourages people to dance for 100 consecutive days in order to lose weight or stay fit. People, 1/1/2012
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