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- December 15, 2010
During October – National Stop Bullying Month – Rush has teamed with an organization called Hey U.G.L.Y. to stage anti-bullying assemblies at high schools around the country. Rush has recently penned several songs aimed at combating high school bullying, of which she was a victim. NY Daily News, 10/2/2012
READ MOREA study from UC Berkeley's Center for Environmental Research and Children's Health was recently published in Environmental Health Perspectives. The senior study author, Kim Harley, adjunct associate professor of public health and associate director of CERCH, said in a press release that BPA is everywhere in our environment, with more than 90 percent of women of
READ MOREJoli Russo, whose parents are both cancer survivors, has participated in fund-raising fashion shows for children with cancer and celiac disease, and both she and her mom give time to the Howard Beach Cancer Research Foundation. Joli and her mother also volunteer at the River Fund, a food pantry on Coney Island. Joli wears her
READ MORE"It's healthy to emotionally eat once in a while—to eat for comfort, to celebrate, or just because," says Jean Fain, a psychotherapist affiliated with Harvard Medical School and the author of The Self-Compassion Diet. "Sure, you could go for a walk or head to the gym, but sometimes an ice cream sundae is just the
READ MOREAre organic foods healthier for you? In this episode of the Dr. Oz Show, Dr. Oz agrees with guest Dr. Alan Green, a well-known pediatrician and author, that a headline-grabbing recent study- stating that organic foods are no healthier than non-organic foods- was misleading. Dr. Green explains that organic foods are grown without hormones, anitbiotics
READ MOREShould Steve Jobs become your leadership inspiration? In terms of the qualities of a good leader, there is interpersonal behavior- how a leader influences others within an organization, and then there is the business prowess required to implement the right strategy and structure to achieve a positive outcome- in other words, what a leader emphasizes. While
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