Basic Human Rights a Priority Over Immigration Status of Children and Their Parents The American Humane Association believes that all children need protection, and that when it comes to child welfare, all children are deserving of services, regardless of their immigration status, nationality, ethnicity or country of origin, or the documentation status of their parents. [ Read More ]
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When it comes to tanning, dermatologists have long suspected that most people need an attitude adjustment. Now, results of a new survey by the American Academy of Dermatology (Academy) confirmed that the majority of people still idolize the bronzed look of a tan despite wanting to protect themselves from skin cancer. The “Suntelligence: How Sun [ Read More ]
The Alzheimer’s Association has given people dealing with the disease a new voice with an online poetry project. The Alzheimer’s Association, Massachusetts/New Hampshire Chapter hosts www.MindsetPoetry.org, a collection of poetry about Alzheimer’s. Contributors range in age from teens to those in their 70s, from children to grandchildren, spouses and siblings. “People affected by this disease [ Read More ]
MBGH’s employee focus group research will help employers design benefit programs to encourage participation and improve health Today the Midwest Business Group on Health (MBGH) released the results of its 2010 Employee Focus Group Research, conducted to identify the triggers and barriers for engaging employees in health benefits and improving and managing their health. Presented [ Read More ]
Aims to Create Method for Simulating and Improving Health-Related Decision Making IBM launched a multi-year research effort to connect and analyze enormous collections of data from a wide variety of sources in order to enable individuals, governments and businesses to better understand which actions to take to improve human health. The project will initially focus [ Read More ]
The prosthetic hand that pioneered the bionic industry gets an upgrade Touch Bionics announced the launch of the i-LIMB Pulse, an all-new version of the revolutionary i-LIMB Hand, the world’s first commercially available bionic hand. The i-LIMB Pulse is a significant advance for the i-LIMB product line, with a host of enhancements, including pulsing grip [ Read More ]