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Women Join The Army For Breast Cancer Research
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The need for the Avon/Love Army of Women came about due to the difficulties researchers have in finding women volunteers for their breast cancer studies. The recruiting process itself can be very time consuming and prove unsuccessful in the end for scientists. The Army of Women does the recruiting for various research studies and provides a researchers a direct link to volunteers through their website.
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Time To Get Our Girls Moving
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A worrisome finding from the study however was that the number of girls (especially when they become teens) who stay physically active outside the sporting arena is declining. When measured against adolescent boys of the same age, the girls are only half as likely to be physically active.
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Women's Working Woes Blamed on a Failing Economy
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In 2000 we were seeing a strong 75 percent of women finding jobs in the workforce. Since then, we have dropped down two percentage points and now stand at 73 percent. That 2 percent represents 4 million women who are currently unemployed.
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The Future of Our Office
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The office of the future will not only be good for the environment, but will also be good for the worker's health. With obesity on the rise, designers scramble to find ways to help solve the problem in the work place. Dr. James Levine of the Mayo Clinic came up with the idea of employees actually burning calories while working.
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Licensed To Drive Slower
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A number of the Ford 2010 models will have this standard feature called "My Key", allowing parents to set a maximum speed capacity on the car to 80 miles per hour. This will all be done through a computer chip inside the car key. The key's chip will also have a function that limits the volume on the sound system and continuously reminds the driver if he/she is not wearing their seatbelt.
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Think Pink This October
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All around the world this month, there will be events taking place to raise awareness and funding for breast cancer. The White House honored breast cancer awareness earlier this month by flipping a switch and turning pink. It was part of a worldwide campaign where more that 200 landmarks agreed to light their structures in pink to represent the color of the cause.
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A Few Tricks To Limit the Unhealthy Treats
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Don't worry, this doesn't mean you will have to hand out raisins this year. Lisa Flam from the Associated Press recently wrote an article on the topic of obesity and Halloween treats. She says experts agree that indulging in a night of candy eating is nothing to worry about, regardless of a child's weight. But Halloween is a good time to teach children a lesson about portion control by limiting the amount of candy they consume.
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Tyra Banks Loses 30 lbs... and Credibility?
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You may remember the press Tyra Banks received a few months ago when she was featured all over the tabloids and the internet pictured candidly at the beach in a bathing suit with captions reading that she was too fat (among other more rude comments carrying the same message).
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Bright Lights, Big Ass
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From Bitter is the New Black' comes Jennifer Lancaster's second novel, Bright Lights, Big Ass' a rollicking and realistic look at life in the Windy city. No longer living the high life Lancaster creates an entertaining read about just how hard it is to find a good temp job, work on that second novel, and look for new digs while dealing with a slew of crazy neighbors.
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Behind the Scenes At SheSpeaks
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Hi! Aliza, founder of SheSpeaks, here again to share some information on what's going on with SheSpeaks.
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