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The No-limits Job0
- Work Life and Career
- March 1, 2013
Today’s 20-somethings are finding themselves in a difficult position when it comes to landing that first job that will launch their careers after graduation. Many in their 20s end up working early mornings and late nights, with little sleep or an inability to disconnect from the workplace. It is not uncommon for these millennials to accept
READ MOREBreast cancer ties to environment probed0
- Environmental Well-Being
- February 28, 2013
Experts say it's likely that environmental factors play a large role in causing breast cancer. While much remains unknown about the relationship between breast cancer and the environment, researchers are studying the toxicity of environmental factors such as pesticides, income, hometown location, and immigration status. San Francisco Chronicle, 2/26/2013
READ MOREOne Solution to Long-Term Unemployment0
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- February 28, 2013
Joe Carbone, CEO of The Workplace, a workforce development program in Connecticut, thinks he's found a solution for the six million Americans– many of them older– who've been out of work so long that they've exhausted their unemployment benefits, depleted their savings, and now face job discrimination. Under Carbone's leadership, The Workplace developed "Platform to
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Too Many Pills in Pregnancy0
- Home & Family
- February 28, 2013
During the last 30 years, prescription drug usage during the first trimester of pregnancy has increased by over 60%, raising new safety concerns. “We seem to have forgotten as a society that drugs pose risks,” says Dr. Allen A. Mitchell, professor of epidemiology and pediatrics at Boston University Schools of Public Health and Medicine. “Many
READ MOREThe Dr. Oz Show: “Salt, Sugar and Fat: The Real Reason You’re Addicted to Junk Food”0
- Film & Television
- February 28, 2013
In this episode, Dr. Oz talks to New York Times investigative reporter Michael Moss, who's made an alarming discovery about how the food industry is fueling our junk-food addiction. Moss has written a new book about the topic, and he discusses our addiction to processed food and its high content of sugar, fat, and salt, referring to
READ MORETeenager spotted walking 10 MILES in the snow to interview for $7-an-hour job is given work on the spot by restaurant owner – who doubled his pay0
- What Others Are Doing
- February 28, 2013
When Art Bouvier, the proprietor of a Cajun restaurant in Indianapolis, was approached by 18-year-old Jhaqueil Reagan, who was looking for directions during his 10-mile trek through ice and snow for a minimum wage job interview, the restaurant owner saw an opportunity to make a positive difference in the boy's life. Bouvier told Reagan that even if he
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