New study finds household plastics linked to heart disease deaths worldwide
- Health & Healing
- May 1, 2025
Drug regulators have been urged by U.S. pediatric health advisers to continue studying weight gain and other side-effects of antipsychotic drugs because these drugs are increasingly taken by children. Jonathon Mink, a child neurology expert, said, “There is serious concern that children may be at a higher risk for serious adverse effects and we just
READ MOREAfter 94 days in the rain, snow, and cold, Chicago Pastor Corey Brooks has come down from camping in protest on the roof of an abandoned motel he called a magnet for drugs and prostitution. His vigil ended when movie mogul Tyler Perry pledged the remaining $98,000 Brooks needed to reach his goal of raising
READ MORENew research by economists Janet Currie of Princeton University and Erdal Tekin of Georgia State University, along with personal stories of people faced with foreclosures, links the housing crisis to more hospital visits for hypertension, anxiety, and suicide attempts. Currie is quoted as saying, "You see foreclosures having a general effect on the neighborhood. Everybody
READ MORELaunching in early June, LovingEco is a new commerce platform that gives subscribers discounts on stylish Eco-Friendly apparel. By subscribing to LovingEco, consumers can look good, save, and become environmentally conscious. LovingEco/ YourCause.com, 5/31/2011
READ MOREMetropolitan areas are stepping up to improve their cities. According to the Annual Volunteering in America report, Minneapolis-St. Paul lead the pack of urban hubs with the highest rate of volunteering among large metro areas. Experts say that Midwestern culture, which ingrains core and family values, has much to do with these numbers. Cities in
READ MOREParents checking Facebook are seeing only the tip of the iceberg. Katherine Rosman looks at all the other places where kids go online and the new groups that are teaching kids to better navigate this world. The Wall Street Journal, 5/2/2012
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