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Dollars and sense: Why are some people morally against tax?
Published May 23, 2012 - 9:07:48 AM
As the U.S. presidential election campaigns heat up, the economic debate is dominated by bailouts, austerity and, inevitably, taxation. Now a new study published in Symbolic Interaction asks why tax is such an important issue to voters and explores the moral ideas which underpin their views.
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Bishops' Lawsuits Seek To Impose Birth Control Ban Through Health-Care Policy, Says Americans United
Published May 22, 2012 - 11:33:57 AM
The Roman Catholic hierarchy's claim that its religious freedom is being violated by new health-care regulations is bogus, says Americans United for Separation of Church and State.
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Tips for Keeping Your Pets Safe This Summer
Published May 22, 2012 - 10:50:48 AM
Memorial Day weekend signals the unofficial start of summer, and The Humane Society of the United States reminds everyone to think carefully about how the warm weather may impact their pets. Summer is the perfect time to enjoy the great outdoors with your pets. With AccuWeather predicting that many parts of the country will see warmer than average weather this summer, it's all the more important to take just a few extra precautions whether taking a walk, going for a drive or just enjoying the backyard so you and your four-legged family members can have a happy and safe sun-filled season.
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NIH study finds that coffee drinkers have lower risk of death
Published May 21, 2012 - 1:30:31 PM
Older adults who drank coffee — caffeinated or decaffeinated — had a lower risk of death overall than others who did not drink coffee, according a study by researchers from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, and AARP.
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U.S. Housing Market Finally Reaches a Turning Point -- Rental Demand Leads the Way
Published May 21, 2012 - 7:25:22 AM
Home valuations will start to climb again while adjacent consumer industries will capture significant new growth opportunities in 2012 and beyond as the U.S. housing market finally turns the corner, concludes a major new study released today by The Demand Institute. The recovery of the housing market will have far-reaching impacts in the coming years across the United States and international markets as U.S. consumers increase their spending on buying, renovating, furnishing and maintaining their homes.
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Smithsonian Snaphot - Apollo 10 Space Meal, 1969
Published May 21, 2012 - 6:34:42 AM
This Smithsonian Snapshot marks the May 18, 1969, launch of the Apollo 10 mission with an astronaut's space meal from that mission.
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Skin Cancer is Most Common Cancer in US, Yet One of the Most Preventable
Published May 18, 2012 - 10:31:27 AM
As summer quickly approaches, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has joined the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and National Park Service (NPS) to emphasize the dangers of skin cancer and has provided simple steps Americans can take to protect themselves. The National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention designated the Friday before Memorial Day "Don't Fry Day" as a way to highlight sun safety.
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Americans United Hails Court Ruling Against New York Town's Sectarian Prayer Policy
Published May 18, 2012 - 10:30:34 AM
When the Greece, N.Y., Town Board regularly opened its monthly meetings with Christian invocations, it favored one faith over others and violated the U.S. Constitution, a federal appeals court said today.
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Bringing home (less) of the bacon: Women stockbrokers sometimes earn 20 percent less than male counterparts
Published May 18, 2012 - 9:22:08 AM
The recent excesses of Wall Street may be big news but behind the headlines there's another story: When it comes to men and women stockbrokers, someone is taking home a bigger paycheck.
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Obama administration presents national plan to fight Alzheimer's disease
Published May 15, 2012 - 11:30:11 AM
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today released an ambitious national plan to fight Alzheimer's disease. The plan was called for in the National Alzheimer's Project Act (NAPA), which President Obama signed into law in January 2011. The National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease sets forth five goals, including the development of effective prevention and treatment approaches for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias by 2025.
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Department of the Interior-led effort will provide a Military Pass for Free Access to National Parks and Other Public Lands
Published May 15, 2012 - 10:34:36 AM
As part of the Joining Forces initiative to support our nation's service members and their families, several U.S. government agencies announced an annual pass to active duty service members and their dependents, granting free access to more than 2,000 national parks, wildlife refuges, national forests, and other public lands around the nation in the coming years.
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Dermatologists Give Young Adults Something to Tweet About: Tanning Is Out
Published May 14, 2012 - 9:49:54 AM
Despite the fact that young adults are generally in constant communication via social media and texting, a new survey finds many in this age group are not getting the message that there is no such thing as a safe tan.
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Planned Parenthood Asks Women "Have You Had a Checkup?" During National Women's Health Week
Published May 11, 2012 - 10:54:43 AM
In recognition of National Women's Health Week, May 13 – May 19, Planned Parenthood is urging women to prioritize and take charge of their health by scheduling a checkup with their health care provider. Monday, May 14, which marks National Women's Checkup Day, provides the perfect opportunity for women to take time to schedule gynecological and other preventive care visits.
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Mural Found on Walls a First for a Maya Dwelling: Painted Numbers Reflect Calendar Reaching Well Beyond 2012
Published May 11, 2012 - 7:17:19 AM
A vast city built by the ancient Maya and discovered nearly a century ago is finally starting to yield its secrets. Excavating for the first time in the sprawling complex of Xultún in Guatemala's Petén region, archaeologists have uncovered a structure that contains what appears to be a work space for the town's scribe, its walls adorned with unique paintings — one depicting a lineup of men in black uniforms — and hundreds of scrawled numbers. Many are calculations relating to the Maya calendar.
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High-risk behaviors for skin cancer common among young adults
Published May 11, 2012 - 7:08:10 AM
Young adults are increasing their risk for developing skin cancer, according to two studies by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Cancer Institute.
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Cafe conquerors use high-tech gadgets to make public spaces their own ... for hours
Published May 9, 2012 - 10:12:46 AM
Increasingly "plugged-in" customers are grabbing extra seats, counter space and table tops by using cell phones, laptops and cups of steaming hot coffee to shield others from seemingly public spaces, according to two marketing professors who've studied this brewing consumer clash.
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Buddhists and Hindus Are On the Rise Nationally, Baylor University Professor Says
Published May 9, 2012 - 10:10:54 AM
Hindu and Buddhist groups have grown steadily in the United States since changes in immigration laws in 1965 and 1992, with particularly high concentrations in Texas, California, the New York Metropolitan Area, Illinois and Georgia, according to a Baylor University professor who helped compile the newly released 2010 U.S. Religion Census.
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The Humane Society of the United States Launches Puppy Mill Reward Offer During 2012 Puppy Mill Action Week
Published May 9, 2012 - 8:27:24 AM
As Mother's Day approaches, The Humane Society of the United States asks supporters from around the globe to remember the mother dogs suffering in puppy mills, spending their lives in cramped wire cages, often with barely enough food and water to stay alive as they churn out puppies for sale at pet stores and online.
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2012 U.S. Peace Index Highlights America's Most and Least Peaceful States and Cities
Published May 8, 2012 - 8:09:57 AM
The Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) announces the second annual release of the United States Peace Index (USPI). The 2012 USPI provides a comprehensive assessment of U.S. peacefulness at the state and city levels and analysis of the costs associated with violence and the socio-economic measures associated with peace.
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Unnecessary Medical Care That Can Be Hazardous To Your Health and Your Wallet
Published May 8, 2012 - 7:02:02 AM
When should patients say "Whoa!" to their doctors? Consumer Reports has some answers in a new follow-up report to the Choosing Wisely campaign launched in April by the ABIM Foundation. The coalition of nine physician groups compiled lists of "Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question" to represent each doctor group. It's been estimated that up to 30 percent of health care in the U.S. is unnecessary.
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Sunscreen Ingredient May Increase Skin Cancer Risk
Published May 7, 2012 - 2:15:10 PM
As vacationers prepare to spend time outdoors this summer, many of them will pack plenty of sunscreen in hopes it will protect their bodies from overexposure, and possibly from skin cancer. But researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology are discovering that sunscreen may not be so safe after all.
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New Vermont Law Will Ask UVM Institute to Measure "Genuine Progress"
Published May 7, 2012 - 6:40:20 AM
"What you measure is what you get," said Nobel prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz. Soon Vermont may measure its economic well-being somewhat differently.
This week, the Vermont legislature sent a bill to Gov. Peter Shumlin that charges the University of Vermont's Gund Institute for Ecological Economics with developing a new way of measuring the health of the state economy: it's called the Vermont Genuine Progress Indicator.
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Game on! UCLA researchers use online crowd-sourcing to diagnose malaria
Published May 3, 2012 - 8:16:46 AM
Online crowd-sourcing — in which a task is presented to the public, who respond, for free, with various solutions and suggestions — has been used to evaluate potential consumer products, develop software algorithms and solve vexing research-and-development challenges. But diagnosing infectious diseases?
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Born in the U.S.A.: The American origins of Cinco de Mayo
Published May 3, 2012 - 7:10:34 AM
In the process of extracting Latino demographic data from nearly a dozen Spanish-language newspapers published in California since the 1850s, UCLA professor David Hayes-Bautista stumbled upon the answer to a question that for years had puzzled scholars and amateur historians alike: Why is Cinco de Mayo — a holiday commemorating the Mexican victory over the French at the battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862 — so widely celebrated in California and the United States, when it is scarcely observed in Mexico?
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Win Foreigner Stuff with YubaNet
Published May 3, 2012 - 7:07:32 AM
Foreigner is running a fun online contest to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the band's debut classic hit, Feels Like the First Time.
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Regular jogging shows dramatic increase in life expectancy
Published May 3, 2012 - 5:32:12 AM
Undertaking regular jogging increases the life expectancy of men by 6.2 years and women by 5.6 years, reveals the latest data from the Copenhagen City Heart study presented at the EuroPRevent2012 meeting. Reviewing the evidence of whether jogging is healthy or hazardous, Peter Schnohr told delegates that the study's most recent analysis (unpublished) shows that between one and two-and-a-half hours of jogging per week at a "slow or average" pace delivers optimum benefits for longevity. The EuroPRevent2012 meeting, held 3 May to 5 May 2012, in Dublin, Ireland, was organised by the European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (EACPR), a registered branch of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).
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Beer Foam Examined in New Book by UC Davis Brewing Expert
Published May 2, 2012 - 3:10:45 PM
Foam capping a glass of beer is not just a frothy byproduct of the brewing process but a key component of beer quality and consumer satisfaction, writes highly acclaimed brewing scientist Charles Bamforth of the University of California, Davis, in a new book, "Foam."
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The bright side of death: Awareness of mortality can result in positive behaviors
Published May 1, 2012 - 9:26:49 AM
Contemplating death doesn't necessarily lead to morose despondency, fear, aggression or other negative behaviors, as previous research has suggested. Following a review of dozens of studies, University of Missouri researchers found that thoughts of mortality can lead to decreased militaristic attitudes, better health decisions, increased altruism and helpfulness, and reduced divorce rates.
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Teens Using Online and Mobile Tools to Learn About Sexual Health, Avoid Unintended Pregnancy
Published May 1, 2012 - 7:16:04 AM
Nearly 40 percent of teens aged 14 to 17 are using digital technologies to seek out health related information1, including information on sexual health. In response, a growing number of sexual health organizations are creating online and Smartphone-based tools aimed at providing reliable information and helping teens and young people prevent unintended pregnancy.
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Groundbreaking video feed shows rare glimpse into heron nest
Published Apr 30, 2012 - 10:15:02 AM
In a first for technology and for bird watching, thousands of people watched live this weekend as a tiny Great Blue Heron emerged from an egg in between its father's gigantic feet.
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