• US health care: It’s officially a mess, institute says0

    The Institute of Medicine released a report on Thursday on the state of the U.S. health care system and how it wasted $750 billion in 2009- about 30 percent of all health spending- on unnecessary services, excessive administrative costs, fraud, and other problems. As many as 75,000 people who died in 2005 would have lived if

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  • US Doctors Discourage TV For Babies Under Two0

    The American Academy of Pediatrics has released its first guidelines since 1999 to discourage any screen time for kids under the age of two. Pediatrician Ari Brown, the lead author of the AAP guidelines, said, “When the TV is on, the parent is talking less. There is some scientific evidence that shows that the less

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  • Untested Chemicals in Beauty Products?0

    Find out what chemicals are in your cosmetics, hair and other personal care products– from lead in lipstick to formaldehyde in hair and nail products, to diethyl phalate in perfume. According to Janet Nudelman, spokeswoman for the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, a coalition that advocates for safer cosmetics and hygiene products, “The problem is that

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  • Unraveling the mystery of why we give, or don’t0

    Some scientists believe the origins of generosity lie in parts of the brain that also control bonding and trust. USA Today

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  • Unpaid Internship? Some Colleges Pick Up the Tab0

    Many students are willing to accept unpaid internships to gain experience, but some schools are now stepping up to provide stipends to compensate those students.     Schools like Washington & Lee University, Hamilton College, University of Richmond, and Defiance College are implementing this new practice, hoping to give students the opportunity to gain valuable

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  • Unlikely bond saves boy and dog0

    Johnny Hickey, an 8-year-old from Georgia who has autism, has made great progress thanks to his rescue dog, Xena. Now Xena has been honored as the “Dog of the Year” at the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals’ annual ceremony.

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