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30 Under 30: The Most Promising Young Innovators In Science

Wake-Up Call: Mom's Trip To The Emergency Room

Mom's trip to the emergency room was an opportunity for her son to recognize her memory loss problem. She was forgetting to take her pills. He found an electronic solution for the medications, but the episode opened the door to necessary conversations he needed to have with his aging parents.

If Self-Injury Is So Prevalent, Why Do We Know So Little About It?

Sometimes self-harm (think, cutting) is a precursor to suicide, but oftentimes the motivations are quite different.

Facebook Power Users? What About the Power Shouters

Empowering Consumers: A Fantastic Voyage To Unseen Information

Stefani Bardin is an artist whose latest project is an important contribution to the cause of helping people make more informed—and therefore healthier and more pleasurable—food choices, a cause that simultaneously creates opportunities for sustainable food businesses nimble enough to serve the needs of increasingly empowered consumers. I saw her latest video, the one posted below, a couple of weeks ago at the TEDxManhattan “Changing the Way We Eat” conference organized by Diane Hatz of The Glynwood Institute for Sustainable Food and Farming.

Is Your K-Y Jelly Cruelty-Free? Do You Care?

If animal testing is at odds with your values, there's something you can do to stop it. Nothing radical, just a little brand switching—and you don’t have to forgo shiny hair, lips and floors to do it.

Friday Reads, Part 2: Komen Apologizes and Pfizer Recalls Contraceptives

First SOPA and now the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation -- chalk up another social media victory this year.

Reauthorize PDUFA!

Congress’ House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee held a hearing yesterday on the reauthorization of the FDA’s Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA), which is set to expire later this year.  This is critically important legislation that needs to be renewed to have a safe and plentiful drug supply for American consumers at affordable prices.

The ACA and the Power of the Breast Lobby

Breast cancer is a devastating illness that strikes down wonderful women in their prime through no fault of their own.  We lose our mothers, friends, and sisters after watching them go through agonizing treatments.  I have worked with cancer patients and have been with many dying people, yet it did not prepare me for the senseless death of my college roommate from breast cancer at the age of 42, leaving behind her husband and three beautiful young children.  It is very emotional.

Health Insurance Stocks For a Republican Win

Investors busy assessing how the state of the global economy will affect their stock portfolios should start thinking about how the presidential race will weigh in.  In particular, investors may want to look at how to play the health insurance space.  Health care remains a subject of divide between the two parties, with Republicans trying to repeal Obama's nationwide health care reform since 2010. And, while it is unlikely they can overturn the entire law, they can certainly chip away at parts of it.  Related Links