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Fake texting, sleeping with phones: ‘Hyper-connected’ students try to get real in class0
- Home & Family
- November 25, 2014
Staying connected through texting and social media has become an integral part of everyday life for many college students. But just how well would they function if their smartphones were suddenly shut off and they had to avoid all social media?
READ MORECrest Agrees To Remove Polyethylene From Its Toothpaste; But Why Was There Plastic In There In The First Place?0
- Environmental Well-Being
- November 3, 2014
Did you know that certain brands of toothpaste–like Crest 3D White and ProHealth– contain tiny specks of plastic that can get caught in your gum line? These small microbeads are made from polyethylene. That’s the same type of material that’s used in grocery bags and plastic bottles. But what is it doing in toothpaste, since it clearly doesn’t have any dental benefits–like preventing cavities or reducing plaque?
READ MOREIt Looked Like a Stabbing, but Takata Airbag Was the Killer0
- Consumer Alerts
- October 20, 2014
Air bags are supposed to protect passengers from serious injury in the event of a car accident. But once again the National HighwayTraffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is warning that faulty airbags, especially those manufactured by Takata, have not only contributed to injuries, but may have led to 3 deaths so far.
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Just a Coincidence, or a Sign0
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- October 17, 2014
Think about a time in your life when something happened that made you say, “What a coincidence!” Everyone experiences them. But are coincidences just chance occurrences or could they be helpful “signs” worth paying attention to?
READ MOREHow You Make Decisions Says a Lot About How Happy You Are0
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- October 13, 2014
Do you tend to take your time before making a decision–analyzing the pros and cons as you check out and weigh different options. Or do you usually make decisions relatively quickly without the need to agonize over every detail? Wall Street Journal columnist Elizabeth Bernstein discusses the latest research on how our decision-making style affects our happiness.
READ MOREComedian Cory Kahaney’s tribute to Joan Rivers0
- CEOs of Our Own Well-Being
- October 13, 2014
When the news ‘Joan Rivers Hospitalized’ broke, I hoped it was a publicity stunt. I couldn’t imagine a world without her. I was so sure she’d be making jokes about the whole ordeal. “I was in a medically induced coma — you know how they put me under — they made me watch Jay Leno’s last
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