Anonymous donors pay strangers’ Christmas layaway accounts
- Making a Positive Difference
- December 20, 2011
At Kmart stores across the country, anonymous donors have been paying off strangers' layaway accounts, buying the Christmas gifts other families couldn't afford. Kmart representatives say they did nothing to instigate this. The benefactors generally ask to help poor families who are squirreling away items for young children (like toys and children's clothes). The good
READ MOREOrange Juice’s ‘Secret’ Flavor Packet Surprises Some Moms
- Home & Family
- December 20, 2011
For the last 30 years, the citrus industry has used chemical flavor packs to process orange juice, without being required to print these ingredients on their packaging. This is true of top brands like Tropicana, Minute Maid, Simply Orange and Florida Natural, among others… even juices labeled "not from concentrate" or "premium." Some health-minded mothers
READ MOREPoor lifestyles harming U.S. Heart Health
- Health & Healing
- December 19, 2011
Americans' heart health is in a woeful state, according to this year's report card from the American Heart Association. And it's largely because people just aren't taking care of themselves. USA Today/ HealthDay, 12/16/2011
READ MORETanning beds may raise common skin cancer risk 70 percent
- Health & Healing
- December 16, 2011
Tanning beds are linked not only to melanoma, the deadliest skin cancer, but now also to basal cell carcinoma, the most common form of the disease, according to new research from the Yale School of Public Health. Reuters on MSNBC.com, 12/13/2011
READ MOREThe Cost and Benefits of Emotional Honesty
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- December 16, 2011
Learning to let yourself be open about your emotions with both yourself and your significant other is a difficult task, but the joys of connection and fulfillment that come with being real and authentic are beyond measure. After all, how can you trust that someone loves you for who you are if you've been too
READ MORELook for the Green Good Housekeeping Seal on Paper Products
- Environmental Well-Being
- December 16, 2011
Toilet paper and diapers are among the products now evaluated for both usability and sustainability. The Green Good Housekeeping seal comes with a limited guarantee that the product works as promised — and that it meets green criteria for sustainability and safety. Good Housekeeping backs up its testing with a limited two-year warranty that promises
READ MOREGetting Hired When You’re Over 50
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- December 16, 2011
True, older job seekers face a few extra obstacles. But you may be able to overcome them by turning your age to your advantage. Here's how. Fortune, 12/9/2011
READ MOREA VA promise: No veteran dies alone
- Making a Positive Difference
- December 16, 2011
Volunteers are caring for dying veterans through special end-of-life programs at 14 VA hospitals across the country. CBS Evening News, 12/12/2011
READ MOREI’m not an anomaly: More Dads Staying Home
- Home & Family
- December 16, 2011
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READ MOREScientists endorse proposal for driver cellphone ban
- Health & Healing
- December 14, 2011
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has recommended that all 50 states ban personal electronic devices for drivers (even bluetooth or hands-free devices). The NTSB has no legislative power, but their recommendation is likely to be influential with lawmakers. Medical scientists are strongly endorsing the recommendation, saying that cell phones are too distracting for the
READ MORECelebrities Attend First-Ever American Giving Awards
- Celebrity HealthStyles
- December 14, 2011
The first-ever American Giving Awards (AGAs) aired on NBC on Friday. The program, hosted by 22-time Emmy Award-Winner Bob Costas, featured celebrity tributes to the accomplishments of five charities selected through online voting. Stars including will.i.am, Miley Cyrus, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, 50 Cent, and Rodney Atkins were in attendance. To Write Love on Her Arms
READ MORETo get ahead, find an ‘A’ Team with an ‘A’ boss
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- December 13, 2011
In this article, Carolyn Kepcher explains why it often seems like unqualified, unintelligent, untalented people are the ones scoring the promotions. She explains that this often happens because of the "B bosses" who are doing the hiring. "They know they're not the best, and they spend a lot of time trying to hide that." They
READ MORENew fathers attend daddy boot camp
- Home & Family
- December 13, 2011
300,000 expectant dads have turned to Boot Camp for New Dads, a program which is in 45 states as well as Britain, Canada, Italy and Japan. During the program, men learn how to soothe a crying baby, change a loaded diaper and deal with mom. CNN.com, 12/9/2011
READ MORE‘Mother Robin’ wins CNN Hero of the Year
- Making a Positive Difference
- December 13, 2011
Robin Lim, who has helped thousands of poor Indonesians have healthy pregnancies and births, was named the 2011 CNN Hero of the Year. On Sunday, "CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute" recognized Lim and the other top 10 CNN Heroes of 2011. CNN.com, 12/12/2011
READ MOREHow Darcie Chan Became a Best-Selling Author
- Entertainment, Books & Humor
- December 10, 2011
Self-publishing is upending the book industry. Anyone who has ever dreamed about being a published writer will relate to this story of one woman's unlikely road to a hit novel. Even though book publishers and literary agents rejected her, Darcie Chan figured out how to self-publish her way to being a successful author. The Wall
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