• Where Cows Are Happy and Food Is Healthy0

    The Op-Ed columnist Nicholas D. Kristof recently visited the dairy of his childhood friend Bob Bansen, who has names for every cow in his herd and treats “his girls” like co-workers. Bob says, "if a cow is at her maximum health and maximum contentedness, she's profitable. I don't manage my farm so much from a

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  • Where Cows Are Happy and Food Is Healthy0

    The Op-Ed columnist Nicholas D. Kristof recently visited the dairy of his childhood friend Bob Bansen, who has names for every cow in his herd and treats “his girls” like co-workers. Bob says, "if a cow is at her maximum health and maximum contentedness, she's profitable. I don't manage my farm so much from a

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  • When warming up for exercise, less may be more0

    A new study out of the The Journal for Applied Psychology revealed that some athletes exhaust themselves with a warm-up even before beginning to exercise. Though researchers are unsure of whether everyone must warm-up before working out, they found that those with a more leisurely warm-up were less fatigued and performed better. The New York

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  • When shyness is the sign of something more0

    It’s no secret that teenagers are prone to mood swings and sometimes like to keep to themselves. But according to a study published Monday by the American Academy of Pediatrics, some adolescents’ feelings extend beyond normal human shyness to a debilitating psychiatric disorder: Social phobia. CNN.com, 10/17/2011

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  • When Pills and Medicines Get Into the Wrong Paws0

    The number of pets ingesting human prescriptions is on the rise, partly due to the amount of gelatin used in capsules. To prevent your pet from getting into your prescriptions, always make sure your medicines are out of reach and stored in a locked cabinet. In case your dog or cat does ingest your medication,

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  • When No One Showed Up to Autistic Boy’s Birthday Party, Strangers Saved the Day

    When No One Showed Up to Autistic Boy’s Birthday Party, Strangers Saved the Day0

    Glenn Buratti invited all 16 of his kindergarten classmates to his birthday party.  But imagine how the 6-year-old, who is autistic, felt when nobody responded to the invitation or showed up.  His mother, Ashlee, later told ABC News:  “He was so devastated when he realized no one was coming to his birthday party that he

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