New study finds household plastics linked to heart disease deaths worldwide
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- May 1, 2025
At-home dads are putting a masculine stamp on child-rearing and home life that could have significant benefits down the road. The lead author of a recent study on at-home fathers, Gokcen Coskuner-Balli, an assistant professor of marketing at Chapman University in Orange, CA, says,"Just as we saw the feminization of the workplace in the past few decades, with
READ MOREThe Drug Enforcement Administration is fighting to make Vicodin-type drugs harder to get, in order to reduce the abuse potential. We have a national crisis on our hands when it comes to addiction to prescription painkillers; the majority of vicadin-type drugs are indeed consumed in the U.S. At the same time, the legal use of prescription painkillers does
READ MOREVerizon is one of a number of businesses investing in on-site gyms and classes for their employees. In a 2011/2012 Staying@Work Survey Report, global consulting firm Towers Watson found that 38 percent of American companies offered on-site fitness activities. “It’s definitely growing,” says Jessica Matthews, an exercise physiologist at the nonprofit organization American Council on Exercise.
READ MOREWhen one partner is overweight, resolving conflict in the relationship takes two. In this article, married couple Betsy and Jarom Schow discuss their personal struggles with weight and marriage. The Wall Street Journal, 1/21/2013
READ MOREWomen who suppress lingering doubts are more likely to seek a divorce later, according to a study published in the current issue of The Journal of Family Psychology. Justin A. Lavner, a doctoral student in psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles, says, "Having doubts before marriage is not only common, it predicted a higher
READ MOREA new study from the University of Connecticut has sparked a debate about early diagnosis of autism, while calling for further research into why some people diagnosed with autism as children are able to grow out of their symptoms and recover. The Wall Street Journal, 1/21/2013
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