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Does Watching Oprah Really Put Us At Risk?
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Not everyone agrees with the views expressed in the Newsweek article. Women to Women, a health care organization that provides care for women, publicly denounced the recent attack on Winfrey from Newsweek. Nurse Practitioner and co-founder of Women to Women said, "The thing that is most upsetting to me about the recent attempt to undermine Oprah's approach is that it doesn't present a balanced perspective on alternative therapies and the role they play on our wellness."
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SheSpeaks Welcomes Tyra Banks viewers
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Tyra Banks Show featured SheSpeaks in Confessions of a Recessionista: " SheSpeaks is a "fabulous website" that will send you all these goodies...but the point is they want you to come back and give them feedback and word of mouth marketing...tell a friend, your friend tells another friend."
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Go Ahead and Let Your Guard Down
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Brown spoke about why the research was conducted, she said, "We know that people who are in close relationships live longer and are healthier than those who are socially isolated. The mystery is how do these social connections work? It might have to do with progesterone."
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A Heartbroken Mother Changes The Rules
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A few months after her son's death, Wiant started lobbying for a bill so that people could be informed of a loved one's death in the proper way. The Money-Burge Act (also known as "Next Of Kin" Bill), in memory of David Money and Steve Burge, allows people to add an emergency contact?s information right onto their driver's license.
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The Tyson Tragedy
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It has been confirmed that Exodus Tyson died after getting a treadmill cord wrapped around her neck. Since the news hit many people have begun to question the safety of having exercise equipment in homes with children.
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Make That Vacation Vibe Last A Little Longer
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A lot of time and effort goes into the details of your trip, but it's also important to spend some time planning your departure and arrival back home. If you can get a few things done before you leave, it will be a lot easier to get right back into the swing of things when you come back.
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A Mother Denies Her Son Chemotherapy
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Daniel Hauser is a 13-year-old boy suffering from Hodgkin's lymphoma. There is now an arrest warrant out for his mother, Colleen Hauser, because she has refused the life-saving chemotherapy that doctors want to give Daniel. Daniel's doctors became alarmed and notified child protection officials when Colleen Hauser failed to return Daniel Hauser to chemotherapy after having just one treatment in January.
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Women Give Big
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Patrick Rooney, director of research at the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, believes that higher rates of philanthropic women may not just be coincidence. Rooney reports, "Given that the behavior appears to be independent of income, it's difficult to ignore the argument that altruism is more highly developed in women than in men."
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Oprah's Chicken Giveaway : Philanthropy or Hypocrisy?
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Though a free meal is probably a very helpful bonus for families suffering job losses, many are now criticizing Winfrey for her recent KFC promotion. Most of the criticism is coming from various animal rights group.
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The Latest Couture In The Maternity Ward
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Rebecca Matthias, president of maternity wear store A Pea in the Pod, discusses how with the women?s movement we have seen more stylish clothing become available to pregnant women. Matthias said, ?It was a sociological change that led to a fashion revolution. Women had to dress nice when they were pregnant. They could afford to, and they were probably earning their own money.?
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