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Resume Rep: FastWeb Helps Scholarship Seekers

Aug 01, 2008 03:00AM

FastWeb.com, the Internet’s leading scholarship search service, helps students make the decisions that shape their lives: choosing a college, funding tuition, and finding jobs and career-launching internships.

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21st Century Tutor: Study Foresees Rise in Virtual Schooling

Aug 01, 2008 03:00AM

Educators predict that by 2019, half of courses in grades 9 to 12 will be delivered online to homeschools and virtual classrooms.

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Safe Play Makeup for Kids: Non-toxic Dress-up Fun

Aug 01, 2008 03:00AM

Whether they’re wannabe glamour babes, action heroes or jungle cats, sooner or later, most kids ask to play with makeup. Keep dainty divas and intrepid explorers safe by just saying no to the following.

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ADHD Alternative: Homeopathy Fights Hyperactivity

Aug 01, 2008 03:00AM

A study of children with ADHD suggests that homeopathy works as well as Ritalin--perhaps better.

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Birthing Crisis: First Controversies in Childbirth Conference

Aug 01, 2008 03:00AM

“The world of childbirth in the United States is in turmoil, and viable solutions must be found,” says Alan J. Huber, founder and director of the first “Controversies in Childbirth Conference.”

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Starving For Perfection: Hope and Healing for Eating Disorders

Jul 01, 2008 03:00AM ● By Phyllis Ring

The average women’s magazine cover promises a diet plan that can’t fail—and pictures a dessert that will never be part of it. Advertising images portray models whose body types belong to a scant five percent of the population—or, thanks to the unmentioned miracle of airbrushing, to no one at all.

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Boomerang Solution: Best Colleges Prep Grads for Real Life

Jul 01, 2008 03:00AM

Meaningful opportunities to prepare for life after graduation are rare among our nation’s leading colleges and universities. Now, a handful of schools are moving to change this troubling trend.

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Park-like Place: Monopoly Goes Green in Latest Makeover

Jun 01, 2008 03:00AM

In Hasbro’s first-ever worldwide version of its famous Monopoly board game, the Water Works have been flushed and the Electric Company has been disconnected.

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What to Inspect When Expecting: A Handy Health Checklist for Pregnancy

May 01, 2008 03:00AM ● By Amy Linn

Pregnancy is not only the most critical time for establishing a new baby’s well-being, it’s also the time when mom is especially vulnerable to a stew of harmful chemicals. The good news is that mom can take care of herself and her coming little one simply by practicing a few of these 10 steps.

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A Good Start for Baby: Help Your Offspring Develop a Taste for Nutrition

May 01, 2008 03:00AM

A study shows that if new moms want their babies to grow up loving fruits and vegetables, they should eat plenty of these good food choices themselves during pregnancy and breastfeeding.

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