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Make a Difference Day
- Making a Positive Difference
- October 21, 2011
Here's just one example of people making a difference in their community on National Make a Difference Day: the six non-profits in the Naperville area who decided to donate goods to people who are underserved. These non-profits are encouraging people to do anything they can to help people who are less fortunate. People are recognizing
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Work begins on ‘Extreme Makeover’ homes in Joplin
- Entertainment, Books & Humor
- October 21, 2011
'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' is helping rebuild homes for some of those dispossessed by May's tragic tornado in Joplin, Missouri. In what producers say is one of the largest projects ever undertaken by the reality show, 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' started work Wednesday on the ambitious plan to build seven houses in seven days. 'Good Morning America'
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Help Wanted: a Good Therapist
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- October 21, 2011
It can be one of the most important relationships in life, yet choosing a therapist is often baffling for patients. Patients who aren't sure what's wrong with them can be stumped about the type of therapist to call and ill-equipped to evaluate what they're told during treatment. How well a therapist's personal style matches a
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Chernobyl on Hudson Fear if Indian Point Leaks
- Environmental Well-Being
- October 20, 2011
The Natural Resources Defense Council reported on Monday that Manhattan and the Bronx would be uninhabitable if the accident-prone Indian Point nuclear plant suffered a Chernobyl-like disaster, and that a massive radiation release could also contaminate Brooklyn and chunks of Queens and Staten Island. Robert Kennedy Jr., a senior attorney at NRDC, said of Indian Point, "It's too old, it's near too many people, and it's just too
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Ailing and overweight Americans cost billions in productivity
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- October 20, 2011
According to a Gallup-Healthways study released on Monday, the 86 percent of full-time U.S. workers who have weight or health issues miss an estimated 450 million extra days of work a year (compared with non-overweight healthy workers). "The high percentages of full-time U.S. workers who have less than ideal health are a significant drain on productivity [from
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Ambitious Parents, Mellow Children
- Home & Family
- October 20, 2011
When parents and children are temperamental opposites, the results can be explosive. Type A parents, driven by nature, often have to ease up on Type B kids, who are more dreamy and mellow. When the pattern is reversed, relaxed Type B parents often feel outpaced by revved-up Type A offspring. These matchups can cause conflict
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Plaque, Appendicitis Bacterium Linked to Colon Cancer
- Health & Healing
- October 20, 2011
A bacterium that causes appendicitis and gum disease– fusobacterium– has been detected in colon tumors, according to new research that suggests it may set the stage for colorectal cancer, the second-deadliest malignancy. Only lung cancer kills more people each year. Most of us have probably never even heard of the fuscobacterium! We at The Good For You Network have
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Saving Small Towns Through Groceries
- Making a Positive Difference
- October 20, 2011
Like many small, rural towns across the country, Leeton, Mo., has been squeezed by bigger towns and shopping malls. The once booming town that now has barely 600 residents saw its last grocery store close in the late 1990s. Bonnie Seymour, a lifelong resident of Leeton and high school teacher at Leeton School, took matters into her
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Solar After Solyndra
- Environmental Well-Being
- October 18, 2011
As Solyndra goes to bankruptcy court today, the Solar Power International conference in Dallas this week brings together the largest gathering of green energy professionals in an industry facing a different sort of glaring heat. The conference will explore the current state of the industry as well what the future may hold for solar power. CNBC.com,
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Reese Witherspoon Recognizes Breast Cancer Awareness Month in New York; Announces Avon Global Breast Cancer Scholars Program
- Celebrity HealthStyles
- October 18, 2011
Today in New York, Avon Foundation for Women Honorary Chairperson Reese Witherspoon recognized Breast Cancer Awareness Month at the 2011 Global Breast Cancer Congress – where she launched a new Avon Foundation for Women-funded global breast cancer scholarship program – and at the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer – where she presented more than $9.1
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Environmental Media Association honors green shows
- Entertainment, Books & Humor
- October 18, 2011
The Environmental Media Association has recognized six Hollywood productions for spreading the word about going green. Justin Timberlake accepted EMA's Futures Award for his ecological efforts, which include advocacy for environmental issues, greening his concert tours and the eco-friendly golf course he owns near Memphis, Tennessee. Yahoo! News/ AP, 10/16/2011
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When shyness is the sign of something more
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- October 18, 2011
It’s no secret that teenagers are prone to mood swings and sometimes like to keep to themselves. But according to a study published Monday by the American Academy of Pediatrics, some adolescents’ feelings extend beyond normal human shyness to a debilitating psychiatric disorder: Social phobia. CNN.com, 10/17/2011
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Consider ADHD starting at age four: doctor group
- Home & Family
- October 18, 2011
The American Academy of Pediatrics this weekend expanded its guidelines for diagnosing and treating kids with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), recommending that doctors evaluate all patients age four to 18 that show signs of the condition. The new guidelines update decade-old recommendations that focused on diagnosing and managing ADHD in kids age six to 12. The
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Cellphones: More Radiation Than Thought?
- Health & Healing
- October 18, 2011
A government test used to measure the radiation people absorb from their cellphones might underestimate the levels to which most adults and children are exposed, according to a group of doctors and researchers whose stated mission is to promote awareness of environmental health risks they believe may be linked to cancer. Researchers from the Environmental
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Make a Difference Day 2011
- Making a Positive Difference
- October 18, 2011
NBC Nightly News' Anchor Brian Williams wants you to join your neighbors and "do something that makes another life better" next Saturday, Oct. 22, during America's largest day of doing good. USA Weekend, Oct. 14-16
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