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Dr. Oz Helps Make Apple Juice Safer0
- Health & Healing
- July 17, 2013
Back in 2011, Dr. Mehmet Oz found himself in the center of a controversy. After the staff of his TV show had an independent laboratory test five different brands of apple juice, Oz sounded the alarm on the high levels of arsenic. Several samples had considerably more than the ten parts per billion that the
READ MOREMonroe entrepreneur creates professional workspace for women0
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- July 17, 2013
Working from home can be challenging due to constant distractions, a problem which has led many entrepreneurial women to seek more productive workspaces outside the home. Entrepreneur Tracy Mate decided to open the Collaborative Women’s Center in Monroe, Connecticut to solve the problem for herself and for others with similar situations.
READ MOREU.S. sicker than other developed nations0
- Health & Healing
- July 15, 2013
People in the U.S. are living a little longer, but that doesn't mean they are living longer in good health. According to a University of Washington survey by Dr. Christian Murray and his colleagues, our bad dietary habits, obesity and smoking are more a cause for alarm than even pollution or radiation. Dr. Murray explains,
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Air pollution causes lung cancer, worsens heart failure, studies find0
- Environmental Well-Being
- July 15, 2013
It’s time to start recognizing that the air we breath can cause lung cancer and worsen heart failure, according to two new studies on the impact of air pollution. A person’s risk for developing lung cancer increases in more polluted areas, even if that person is a non-smoker.
READ MORELack of regular bedtime may affect kids’ learning skills0
- Home & Family
- July 14, 2013
Do you give in when your kids ask to delay their bedtime? Not going to bed at the same time every night may be harmful to the developing brain, new research suggests. Amanda Sacker, author of the study, says, “Early child development has profound influences on health and well-being across the life course. Therefore, reduced
READ MOREThe Office Nurse Now Treats Diabetes, Not Headaches0
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- July 14, 2013
As insurance costs rise and our workforce ages, many companies are turning to workplace health clinics as a way to minimize sick days and visits to the doctor. A Towers Watson survey found that 39% of large U.S. employers will have on-site medical clinics by 2014, compared to just 23% in 2011.
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