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New Initiative Helps Employers Take on Depression, Leading Cause of Lost Productivity in the U.S.0
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- May 22, 2013
To help fight the impact of depression on the workforce, the Partnership for Workplace Mental Health, a program of the American Psychiatric Foundation, and Employers Health, a national employer coalition based in Ohio, are launching Right Direction, an initiative to raise awareness about depression in the workplace and its effect on productivity, promote early detection,
READ MORETheir instruments may be garbage, but the music will bring tears to your eyes0
- Making a Positive Difference
- May 22, 2013
In Cateura, a Paraguay slum, impoverished children make beautiful music on instruments constructed almost entirely of materials reclaimed from the dump. These children are part of the Landfill Harmonic Orchestra, led by local musician Favio Chávez. Rodolfo Madero, executive producer of a documentary about the orchestra, says, "It's been an important change for the community to see these kids rising above
READ MOREMoney Lessons From Mom0
- Personal finance
- May 19, 2013
These simple tips, taught to the writer by his mother, can help you make wiser financial decisions. Daily Finance, 5/8/2013
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Jake Gyllenhaal and More Actors Stand Up for Vet Awareness0
- Celebrity HealthStyles
- May 19, 2013
During the Words of War fundraiser, which raised money for nonprofit organizations that support comprehensive mental health care for veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, actors performed theatrical readings of poetry and prose related to the experience of war.
READ MOREDoctors’ Lucrative Industry Ties0
- Consumer Alerts
- May 19, 2013
New reporting laws are shining a light on the widespread extent of payments and gifts from drug and device companies to physicians, a practice which has been rampant for decades. Companies often treat doctors to dinner, pay them to attend lectures, and underwrite conferences and continuing medical education courses. This all begs a serious question
READ MOREShaking off Loneliness0
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- May 18, 2013
Jane Brody's article emphasizes how important it is to our well-being to have close, loving, meaningful relationships. Dr. John T. Cacioppo, Univeristy of Chicago psychologist, is quoted as saying, "Is it any wonder that we turn to ice cream or other fatty foods when we're sitting at home feeling all alone in the world? We want to
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