News Room

Breast cancer ties to environment probed
- Environmental Well-Being
- February 28, 2013
Experts say it's likely that environmental factors play a large role in causing breast cancer. While much remains unknown about the relationship between breast cancer and the environment, researchers are studying the toxicity of environmental factors such as pesticides, income, hometown location, and immigration status. San Francisco Chronicle, 2/26/2013
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One Solution to Long-Term Unemployment
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- February 28, 2013
Joe Carbone, CEO of The Workplace, a workforce development program in Connecticut, thinks he's found a solution for the six million Americans– many of them older– who've been out of work so long that they've exhausted their unemployment benefits, depleted their savings, and now face job discrimination. Under Carbone's leadership, The Workplace developed "Platform to
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Too Many Pills in Pregnancy
- Home & Family
- February 28, 2013
During the last 30 years, prescription drug usage during the first trimester of pregnancy has increased by over 60%, raising new safety concerns. “We seem to have forgotten as a society that drugs pose risks,” says Dr. Allen A. Mitchell, professor of epidemiology and pediatrics at Boston University Schools of Public Health and Medicine. “Many
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Robin Roberts’ First Week Back a Huge Success
- Celebrity HealthStyles
- February 26, 2013
On ABC World News with Diane Sawyer, Robin Roberts was honored as the person of the week, celebrating her return to "Good Morning America" after her long recovery from a bone marrow transplant. Roberts told Sawyer, "I have always said — and I will say this to people when they're facing a tough challenge — being optimistic
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‘West Wing’ Actress: ‘This Is Not a Dress Rehearsal’
- Celebrity HealthStyles
- February 16, 2013
Actress Allison Janney (from "The West Wing" and "The Help") is the spokeswoman for the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women campaign, which aims to raise awareness about heart disease in women. Janney is passionate about the cause, having gone through a scary experience with her mother, who, like many women, ignored the symptoms
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ER doc’s touching letter to patient’s family goes viral
- Making a Positive Difference
- February 16, 2013
An emergency room doctor at New York-Presbyterian Hospital touched the hearts of millions after a personal letter about the death of a patient went viral. The 24-year-old son whose mother died at New York-Presbyterian Hospital said, "This letter from my late mother's doctor has changed my life." It goes to show how a simple, thoughtful
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When Pills and Medicines Get Into the Wrong Paws
- Home & Family
- February 14, 2013
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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Ohio congressman’s meditation crusade
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- February 12, 2013
Congressman Tim Ryan questions, "How much faster literally can we go, until you are so distracted all the time that you're actually missing your life?" Ryan believes Social Emotional Learning (S.E.L.) can make a huge difference in people's lives, especially when introduced at a young age to schoolchildren. S.E.L. teaches students to relax, calming themselves into a
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Air pollution linked to low birth weight
- Environmental Well-Being
- February 12, 2013
According to new international findings, mothers who breathe the kind of pollution emitted by vehicles, coal power plants and factories are significantly more likely to give birth to underweight children than mothers living in less polluted areas. San Francisco Chronicle, 2/6/2013
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Fewer People Will Have Employer Health Insurance, CBO Projects
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- February 12, 2013
As "Obamacare" kicks in, a growing number of Americans will move away from employer-provided health insurance plans, according to the latest forecasts from the Congressional Budget Office. CNN Money, 2/8/2013
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Penn State postman delivers lesson in happiness
- Making a Positive Difference
- February 12, 2013
Beloved Penn State postman Mike Herr has had a profound influence on the customers who've waited on his line at the post office over the years- simply by speaking to every one of those customers with genuine kindness. Mike lives by a simple motto– to always find something nice to say to someone. "You really have
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These Doctors Make Condo Calls
- Health & Healing
- February 12, 2013
At the Edge — two buildings in Brooklyn with about 565 condo units — a program called Your Well-Being has been offering on-site consultations with medical doctors, as well as services like nutrition counseling, acupuncture, chiropractic treatment and personal fitness training. The program is offered by an amenities company called American Leisure, who believe they are
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The business of happy families: Family Inc.
- Home & Family
- February 12, 2013
The modern workplace has developed lots of tools for promoting cooperation and teamwork, says Bruce Feiler, and we can use them at home too. A new generation of parents is taking solutions from the workplace and transferring them to the home.
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Protecting Your Privacy on the New Facebook
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- February 8, 2013
Facebook’s new search tool can allow strangers to discover who you are, what you like and where you go. Sarah Downey, a lawyer with the Boston company Abine, which markets tools to help users control their visibility online, advises, “It is more important than ever to lock down your Facebook privacy settings now that everything you
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Hospitals Try House Calls to Cut Costs, Admissions
- Health & Healing
- February 8, 2013
Many hospitals are now bringing back house calls, partially because they're facing financial penalties for re-admitting certain patients soon after discharge. Hospitals are also dealing with growing pressure to keep patients with chronic illness from being admitted in the first place. The Wall Street Journal, 2/5/2013
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