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Laundry detergent packets pose increasing risk to children0
- Consumer Alerts
- April 29, 2016
Parents of young children may want to think twice before purchasing liquid laundry detergent packets or pods. U.S. poison control centers are reporting a 17% increase in the number of calls involving children, especially those around the age of 2, who are most at risk of ingesting these often colorful pods. While they may look like candy, they are toxic when swallowed.
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The Endless Table: How recipes can keep your memories alive0
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- April 22, 2016
When the father of celebrated Boston chef Joy Adams was nearing the end of his life, he chose hospice care in the home. Joy, along with the rest of her family, was there to support him. As CNN’s Ashley Strickland writes, Joy not only had fond childhood memories of several dishes her father made, but credited him with imparting to her a true love for food. So it should come as no surprise that that she used her culinary skills to comfort her dad by cooking for him.
READ MOREProtecting our electric grid1
- Causes
- April 12, 2016
“But with scientists and engineers now advising that the cost and complexity to bring this problem under control is modest, our course is clear: We cannot, and must not leave our nation vulnerable. We must secure our electric infrastructure now.”
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Newlyweds become medical researchers to find cure for wife’s disease0
- Health & Healing
- April 5, 2016
Sonia Vallabj and Eric Minikel fell in love and married expecting to live happily ever after. But 5 years ago, she was diagnosed with genetic prion disease, which leads to a decline in memory that only worsens over time. As CBS News correspondent Steve Hartman reports, this husband and wife decided they couldn’t afford to sit back and wait for others to come up with a cure; they had to be part of the process.
READ MOREPatty Duke Died Of The Most Common Condition You’ve Never Heard Of0
- Celebrity HealthStyles
- April 1, 2016
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) says sepsis affects more than 1 million Americans each year–over 258,000 die from it. Yet many of us don’t even know what sepsis is, no less how to prevent it. The death this week of Academy award-winning actress, Patty Duke, put a spotlight on this all too common condition. The cause was listed as an intestinal infection that led to sepsis.
READ MOREUse our Boardroom to Be the CEO of Your Own Well-Being0
- Featured
- March 31, 2016
Take charge of your well-being with a variety of boards that you can use to journal your goals, your dreams, the positive changes you want to make; collaborate & brainstorm with the people you work with, record & share favorite passages from books, keep track of family matters and reflect on what you’re grateful for in your life.
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