Heart warning signs women might miss
- Health & Healing
- February 27, 2012
A new study highlights why more women need to pay attention to their bodies’ warning signs of heart disease, their No. 1 killer. NBC News, 2/25/2012
READ MORETyler Perry helps end a Chicago pastor’s vigil
- Making a Positive Difference
- February 27, 2012
After 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 MOREHeart Attacks in Young Women Can Be Harder to Detect, Deadlier
- Health & Healing
- February 27, 2012
Heart disease can sneak up on young women in ways that standard cardiac tests can miss. Although chest pain or discomfort is the most common heart attack symptom, fatigue, nausea, shortness of breath and pain or numbness in the jaw, arms or back can also signal a blocked artery cutting off vital oxygen and nutrients
READ MOREA new jobs program for people trapped in unemployment
- Making a Positive Difference
- February 27, 2012
The chances of finding a job are grim for the four million long-term unemployed in the U.S., but Joe Carbone is looking to change that in his Connecticut town. 60 Minutes, 2/19/2012
READ MOREGrowing Up Before Motherhood — or Because of It?
- Home & Family
- February 27, 2012
Following the news that 53 percent of children born to women under 30 are born out of wedlock, a mother and daughter debate whether young women should become adults before having children or whether babies will catalyze that transition. New York Times, 2/22/2012
READ MORESmall Ga. town named ‘Lovetown USA’ for Oprah show
- Entertainment, Books & Humor
- February 27, 2012
After a long and well-publicized search, Oprah Winfrey’s network has chosen the town of Kingsland, Georgia. as “Lovetown, USA.” The idea behind the show, which is being billed as a "social experiment," is to have noted matchmakers Kailen Rosenberg and Paul Carrick Brunson visit the town for a month, pairing up as many eligible singles
READ MOREVictory for ‘the Lorax’: Change.Org Helps Students’ Petition Reach Hollywood
- Environmental Well-Being
- February 27, 2012
The fourth-graders in Ted Wells' class were thrilled to find out the Dr. Seuss environmental tale, "The Lorax," was being turned into a movie. Upon visiting the film's website, they discovered there was not a single mention of trees. So the students headed to Change.org to launch a petition to Universal Studios, asking the film
READ MOREWhy We Pair Up With Our Emotional Opposites and Relationship Advice for Making It Work
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- February 22, 2012
The Wall Street Journal, 2/21/2012
READ MORELines of Inquiry
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- February 22, 2012
Bosses and hiring managers reveal their favorite interview questions – and what answers they look for. New York Post, 2/20/2012
READ MORENew Hospital Cuisine: Dishes Made to Order
- Health & Healing
- February 22, 2012
Hospital food is getting a makeover, with some hospitals now offering luxury meal order programs. The Wall Street Journal, 2/21/2012
READ MOREMich. man encourages others to “Pass it Forward”
- Making a Positive Difference
- February 22, 2012
Steve Hartman tells the story of Bob Hoffman and his "Pass it Forward" mission to encourage and inspire Americans to perform random acts of kindness. Says Hoffman, "Wouldn't it be awesome if we had a day, all across America or the world, to do random acts of kindness or just be kind for somebody else
READ MOREC-sections aren’t always best for preterm babies
- Health & Healing
- February 17, 2012
NBC Nightly News, 2/9/2012
READ MOREPopular Lipsticks Contain Dangerous Levels of Lead
- Health & Healing
- February 17, 2012
U.S. Food and Drug Administration researchers have detected lead in 400 brands of lipstick tested by the agency. At least two popular brands had amounts of the neurotoxin above the threshold the state of California considers safe in personal care products, which is 5 parts per million. “Millions of women get a little bit of
READ MOREEPA Lists Dry Cleaning Chemical Likely Carcinogen
- Environmental Well-Being
- February 17, 2012
The federal Environmental Protection Agency has declared tetrachlorethylene, or PERC, a chemical used by many dry cleaners, a likely human carcinogen. “The evidence against this ubiquitous dry cleaning chemical piled up for years, like dirty laundry in the corner of the room,” said David Andrews, Ph.D., a senior scientist with Environmental Working Group. “It’s encouraging
READ MORETim Tebow Reads For Children
- Celebrity HealthStyles
- February 16, 2012
Tim Tebow has partnered with BOOK IT!, a reading incentive program, to host America’s Biggest Story time, an annual celebrity webcast to motivate children to read more and to help develop a lifelong love of reading. Tim will read his favorite childhood book, “Green Eggs and Ham” by Dr. Seuss. Readers can access the webcast
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