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Are You an Organ Donor? This Video May Change Your Mind

Every day, about 79 people in the United States receive organ transplants and another 18 die for lack of an available organ. Did you know that one organ donor can save up to eight lives? Right now,…

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Red Cross Responding in Boston, Texas, Midwest: How You Can Help

The American Red Cross is on the job all across the United States this week, providing shelter, food, water, and comfort to people affected by the Boston marathon bombing, the Texas explosion, and Mid…

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Do You Have an Organic Bias?

Years ago I was at a trade show talking to a representative from a hydroponic produce enterprise about his tomatoes. When I inquired whether or not his tomatoes were farmed organically, he became a li…

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Is Patenting Human Genes Ethical?

Can you patent a human gene? That's the question being asked in the Supreme Court as Myriad Genetics defends its right to patent the genes that it isolates. Myriad Genetics states that patenting genes…

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Beyonce Says: ‘Miss a Meal’

Beyonce is asking you to skip a meal, but it's not the latest fad or celebrity weight-loss scheme. It's a plea to help feed the hungry in America. Tina Knowles and daughters Beyonce and Solange are…

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Volunteers Rebuild Ocean Reefs in ‘Sweet Home Alabama’

I've probably heard the Lynyrd Skynyrd song "Sweet Home Alabama" a zilspilllion times in my life – high school dances, wedding receptions, and on the radio. But hearing it last weekend along the sh…

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Help America’s Elderly by Supporting the “Caregiver Corps” Petition

Isolated elders, out of work Millennials and a rapidly aging population with a host of different care needs are three of America’s most pressing social issues. While lawmakers banter back and forth…

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Sea Lions Can Dance, Study Shows (video)

A California sea lion is groovin' to the beat, bobbing her head in time with the music. It's the first empirical evidence of an animal incapable of vocal mimicry that can keep the beat, according to n…

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The Risks and Benefits of Backyard Chickens

This guy goes to a psychiatrist and says, 'Doc, my brother's crazy, he thinks he's a chicken.' And the doctor says, 'Well why don't you turn him in?' and the guy says, 'I would, but I need the eggs.' …

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Is Social Media Safe for Kids?

Before we began “Perfectly Imperfect Parents“, I emailed my mommy friends and posted a question on Facebook, Twitter and Intentblog: What parenting topics are most important to you today? What shou…

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