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Salon.com October 26, 1999 Jon Bowen |
Disease parties Some parents in Britain are deliberately exposing their children to kids with contagious illnesses. |
Popular Mechanics August 2008 Glenn Harlan Reynolds |
As Diseases Make Comeback, Why Aren't All Kids Vaccinated? The measles, whooping cough and even polio have returned. Why? Because of a new breed of vaccine deniers who are ignoring campaigns for awareness, and ultimately might live shorter lives. |
The Motley Fool October 26, 2011 Chris Baines |
Why Getting A Flu Shot Is Critical Vaccines save the lives of millions. By getting a flu shot, you're also aiding future vaccine research conducted by major pharmaceutical companies. |
BusinessWeek March 7, 2005 Catherine Arnst |
A Most Victorious Vaccine A review of Jeffrey Kluger's book Splendid Solution: Jonas Salk and the Conquest of Polio, which chronicles polio epidemics in the first half of the 20th century, and scientific efforts by Salk and his colleagues to create a vaccine quickly. |
BusinessWeek July 30, 2007 Christopher Farrell |
When Your Parents Move In Many members of the "sandwich generation," who now find themselves responsible for the welfare of both their parents and children. One good option may be for your elderly parents to come to live in the family home, but it takes careful planning. |
BusinessWeek February 3, 2011 Charlie Rose |
Charlie Rose Talks to Bill Gates On the day he released his $34 billion foundation's annual report, Gates talks about his planet-wide battle against disease. |
Salon.com March 1, 2002 Jennifer Foote Sweeney |
A cruel choice A woman decides to have a child knowing that she's about to descend into dementia. That's morally indefensible... |
Scientific American February 2006 |
To Banish a Cancer Two vaccines that are nearing approval by the Food and Drug Administration in the U.S. have demonstrated in clinical trials that they can prevent infection from the two types of the human papillomavirus (HPV) that account for up to 70 percent of cervical cancers. |
ifeminists November 10, 2004 |
Letter: Grandparent Visitation Statutes Parents who oppose the grandparent visitation statues do not oppose grandparent visitation. They are simply against the "forced visitation" laws that are devastating to children and parents. |
Salon.com October 30, 2002 Nell Bernstein |
The drug war's littlest victims Measures to put drug abusers in rehab instead of jail could rescue their kids from the cycle of addiction, foster care and crime. |
Salon.com February 25, 2002 Janelle Brown |
What family values? The director of the Child Witness to Violence Project argues that President Bush isn't doing enough for kids who see too much... |
ifeminists March 2, 2005 Jennifer Roback Morse |
The True Cost of False Witness False or frivolous charges of child abuse play havoc with the family court system, and in the lives of many innocent people. At the very least, society needs to impose some penalty for inflicting those kinds of costs on others. |
Entrepreneur August 2007 Sara Wilson |
Coming of Age We're not talking kid stuff -- the booming children's market is serious business, and franchisees are reaping the rewards. The growth spurt in child-related franchises is centered in three categories: sports, education and parties. |
Salon.com July 18, 2001 Lawrence H. Diller |
Defusing the explosive child Prescribing drugs, not discipline, will only escalate conflict, lead to more difficult kids and weaken our already-lax culture of parenting. |
Chemistry World September 16, 2015 Patrick Walter |
A shot in the arm It's heartening news that an Ebola vaccine has delivered outstanding results and that a malaria one shows early promise. |
Salon.com October 4, 2000 Jennifer Foote Sweeney |
Pluck and circumstance Judith Wallerstein makes a case for marriage, and on rare occasions, a healthy divorce... |
Salon.com April 23, 2001 Jennifer Foote Sweeney |
What if our goals are meager and strange? Perfection is the new minimum in child rearing and I am the lowest common denominator... |
Salon.com July 10, 2001 Jason D. Hill |
Save lives! Defy nature! Parents who kill their kids prove that we shouldn't have an automatic right to reproduce... |
ifeminists September 15, 2004 Wendy McElroy |
Mandatory Mental Health Screening Threatens Privacy, Parental Rights The screenings may be used to force parents to put their children on psychiatric medication. Some parents who have refused to do so under current policies have been threatened or charged with "child abuse" for no other reason than their refusal. |
ifeminists January 20, 2004 George Rolph |
The Scars Inside Most peoples experiences of domestic abuse are not the extreme examples often portrayed in the press. The experiences most of us go through are the drip, drip, drip kind that wear away at our self-esteem, our confidence, our ability to fight back. |
Salon.com August 30, 2000 Debra Ollivier |
Whose crisis is this, anyway? Teens are getting the blame for their parents' failures. |
AskMen.com Michael Estrin |
Paying Child Support 101 Though the laws vary from state to state and each case is different, it's important to know a few things about the general process so you can protect yourself. |
ifeminists January 20, 2004 Wendy McElroy |
A Man's (and Woman's) Home Is a Castle The story of Anthony Bars -- the 4-year-old boy who was starved and beaten to death in Indiana by foster parents with a criminal record of child abuse -- continues. |
Smithsonian February 2006 Tom Shachtman |
Medical Sleuth To prosecutors in 1999, it was child abuse - an Amish baby covered in bruises, but Dr. D. Holmes Morton had other ideas. Today, his award-winning genetics research and pediatric clinic serve Southeastern Pennsylvania's Amish families -- and the world. |
ifeminists September 15, 2004 K. C. Wilson |
The Subversion of Child Support Child support in the U.S. would do better to assume no greater ambition than cover normal child costs. It would serve children better, which it is what it's supposed to do, not adult needs nor other social or economic agendas. |
Registered Rep. June 17, 2013 Kevin McKinley |
The Power of Persuasion These small acts for clients' children and grandchildren can make a big difference. |
Registered Rep. April 22, 2015 Kevin McKinley |
Small Deposits Now, Big Money Later Using the right vehicle and starting as soon as possible, parents, grandparents and other concerned family members can provide a lifetime of financial security for the children they love. |
ifeminists July 7, 2004 Wendy McElroy |
Utah's Parent Czar Carried by a surge of support for parental rights, over 30 bills to reform Utah's child welfare system have been introduced. Fifteen bills were finally approved, but the most ambitious measures were either defeated or stripped of controversial provisions. |
Salon.com September 6, 2001 Damien Cave |
If a child is a killer, are the parents to blame? Psychologist and author James Garbarino says the responsibility for teen violence must be shared... |
Salon.com March 25, 2002 Amy Benfer |
The lost language of fat Hectored by experts and afraid of hurting their kids' self-esteem, parents of overweight children remain silent -- as the nation faces a youthful obesity crisis... |
Investment Advisor August 2007 Kara P. Stapleton |
Tassel Hassle A hot-button issue this time of year that brings clients to advisors is funding their child's college education. Here's what advisors can do to help. |
ifeminists December 8, 2004 Jennifer Roback Morse |
Fifteen Reasons to Adopt Here are 15 reasons why adoption is preferable to assisted reproductive technology (ART). |
Investment Advisor January 2006 Olivia Mellan |
The Psychology of Advice: The Silent Generations A huge chunk of our nation's wealth is in the hands of baby boomers' parents. Whether you represent older parents or a grownchild, better intergenerational communication is as important to you as it is to your financial advisory clients. |
BusinessWeek May 31, 2004 Toddi Gutner |
Disabled -- But Financially Secure Supplemental care trusts provide for an offspring without forfeiting public aid. A look at Merrill Lynch's Special Needs Financial Services group. |
PC Magazine June 21, 2006 Alan Cohen |
Do You Know Where Your Kids Are Clicking? Your kids aren't going to stop using MySpace and Facebook, but at least you can give them safety helmets and kneepads... 10 essential tips for parents to keep their kids safe online... Websites with more tips for net-savvy parents.... |
ifeminists August 19, 2003 Jennifer Roback Morse |
Parents or Prisons For some people, prisons are a substitute for parents. This apparent overstatement is shorthand for two more precise points. |
Financial Planning July 1, 2006 Elizabeth O'Brien |
5 Questions: Sharyn Sooho An interview with co-founder of Divorcenet.com and a family law attorney for more than 30 years about how financial planners can help divorced parents deal with the challenges of paying for college. |
BusinessWeek January 9, 2006 Catherine Arnst |
Helping Your Kid Slim Down How parents can change behavior that can foster obesity - and its long-term damage. |
BusinessWeek August 25, 2010 |
Timeline: Chris Christie Events in New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's life and career. |
BusinessWeek November 18, 2010 Jason Gale |
Bill Gates' Latest Challenge: Polio Bill Gates is brokering deals with drugmakers to make cheaper vaccines available. |
Registered Rep. April 10, 2012 Kevin McKinley |
Helping Clients Cut Off the Kids If you have clients stretched between supporting their older youngsters and saving for retirement, you can delicately help the parents nudge, shove, and kick the offspring out of the proverbial nest. |
CFO February 1, 2007 Chuck Jaffe |
The Other Facts of Life One of the simplest ways to introduce the subject of fiscal responsibility is to demonstrate the power of savings to younger children by setting up a matching account for them. |
Salon.com January 26, 2001 Amy Benfer |
A game called suicide Teacher and author Jane Katch talks about the value -- and necessity -- of violent play... |
HBS Working Knowledge March 1, 2004 Martha Lagace |
Injecting New Life into the Vaccine Industry Vaccines for preventable diseases save millions of lives every year, yet as an industry, the vaccine business suffers a host of ailments, the CEO of Merck & Co. contends. |
ifeminists July 8, 2007 Stephen Baskerville |
Welfare and the "Road to Serfdom" As conservatives congratulate themselves on ten years of welfare reform, they need to start looking at the larger picture and all that was left undone. |
Salon.com October 29, 2002 Scott Adams |
Remembering Paul Wellstone A longtime staffer recalls how the Minnesota senator took principled stands and cast principled votes -- and used them to win. |
Reason February 2009 David Weigel |
Where Did It All Go Wrong? A thrilling and dispiriting year for libertarian politics |
AskMen.com September 9, 2012 Loukas Mexis |
Moving Back In With Parents The economic difficulties that devastated Greek households are forcing more and more 30-year-olds to return to their parent's household with a terrible sense of defeat. |
ifeminists September 9, 2003 George Rolph |
A Total Eclipse of the Son As the light of publicity shines on female victims of domestic violence there will be others standing in the dark shadow cast by that light. Those "others" will be men and boys. |
T.H.E. Journal April 2002 Mark Nixon |
How the Web Keeps Parents 'In the Know' As teachers and parents work together to assist students in their studies, the Web has emerged as a highly effective and informative communication tool to meet the needs of today's busy teachers and parents... |