Special Reports
Foreign Policy Association: Great Decisions
Great Decisions is the name of a briefing book and a program that are used to engage citizens in learning about the world.
www.greatdecisions.org
The Power of Half
The Power of Half is the story of how one family grew closer as they decided to stop taking and start giving back.
www.thepowerofhalf.com/home
Important Health News – Check These Out:
Health Care | The White House
Comprehensive health care reform can no longer wait. Rapidly escalating health care costs are crushing family, business, and government budgets.
www.whitehouse.gov
Alcohol in Early Pregnancy May Prompt Fetal Cell Death
Just a few glasses of wine over a short period in early pregnancy may cause fetal problems, suggest researchers from the Medical College of Georgia.
http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/healthday/2008/08/29/...
Anti-Aging Hormones
As with the other anti-aging hormones (dehydroepiandrosterone, or DHEA), I discovered why unnatural hormones are dangerous and how ...
www.bodyandfitness.com/Beauty/Anti-Aging/aging%20homone.htm
Milestone Celebrations: How and Why We Make Special Birthdays or ...
... transformation coming, from a “work-in-progress” young woman into a fully realized, mature woman. And she wanted to honor this transition with a ritual...
www.parenthood.com/article-topics/milestone_celebrations...
Coffee may have perks for longer living - USATODAY.com
"Our results suggest that long-term, regular coffee consumption has several beneficial health effects," says Esther Lopez-Garcia, lead author of the Harvard ...
www.usatoday.com/news/health/2008-06-16-coffee-heart-disease_N.htm
Women's Exercise Levels Determine Heart Risks, Not Weight
Instead, assessing physical activity, the least active women showed the most evidence of heart disease. Weight did not matter. Exercise and activity matters ...
walking.about.com/od/hearthealth/a/csstudy2004.htm
Heart Disease and Heart Attacks: What Women Need to Know ...
Information for women about heart disease and heart attacks from the American Academy of Family ... Talk to your doctor before starting an exercise program...
familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/women/gen-health/hdw.html
Diagnosis and Treatment of Coronary Heart Disease in Women ...
Topic page summarizing evidence report on coronary heart disease in women. In women, the overall accuracy of both exercise myocardial perfusion imaging ...
www.ahrq.gov/clinic/tp/chdwtoptp.htm
APHA: Major Government Report Concludes That Tobacco Marketing and ...
The report also concludes that mass media campaigns can reduce smoking... Monograph series examining critical issues in tobacco prevention and control...
www.apha.org/about/news/pressreleases/2008/aug21pressrelease.htm