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Baby Boomers Go Under the Knife

A recent study released by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) indicates that 13.1 million cosmetic procedures were performed in 2010, up 5% from previous years.  Facelifts rose among 9% in 2010 with nearly 113,000 procedures performed.  As the … Continue reading

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Facebook Brand Pages Lag Behind in ‘Likes’

Facebook brand pages have been ‘liked’ by only 9% of Internet users — trailing the number of ‘likes’ for all other Facebook elements — according to the latest JustAsk! survey from audience research and targeting company Crowd Science (http://crowdscience.com). But … Continue reading

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Climate Policy Initiative Finds that Global Climate Finance Totals at Least USD 97 Billion a Year

To support discussions on the adequacy and effectiveness of international climate finance, Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) has published the first comprehensive review of the climate finance landscape. Compiling data from a wide range of sources, CPI’s report shows how much … Continue reading

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Hundreds of Soldiers & Vets Dying From Antipsychotic–Seroquel

As a neurologist who has discovered and described medical diseases, I (FAB) read the May 24, 2008, Charleston (WV) Gazette article “Vets taking Post Traumatic Stress Disorder drugs die in sleep,” and opened and financed my own investigation into these … Continue reading

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More U.S. Companies Reporting on Their Corporate Responsibility Activities: KPMG Research

Even amid the pressures of a tough economy – and maybe because of it, increasingly more U.S. companies are formally reporting their Corporate Responsibility (CR) activities to stakeholders, though European nations continue to dominate and lead this trend, according to … Continue reading

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New Indicators Show Consumers in a Pessimistic Holding Pattern

Americans continue to be pessimistic about home prices, the economy, and personal finances, according to results from Fannie Mae’s October National Housing Survey.  Findings show that consumers have experienced stagnant incomes over the past year and do not expect their … Continue reading

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