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History of Psychology: How A Marshmallow Shaped Our Views of Self-Control

History of Psychology: How A Marshmallow Shaped Our Views of Self-Control

Youre brought into a small room, a game room, with a table, chair and three sugary snacks. Youre asked to pick one treat. You choose the marshmallow. Then youre told that you can either have the...

Jeff Welch on HCSC, Bloom, and Defined Contribution

Jeff Welch on HCSC, Bloom, and Defined Contribution

Unfortunately Ive been swamped lately, but I wanted to get out the notes from the last interview I did at the World Health Care Congress (#WHCC12) in DC. I had the chance to sit down with Jeff...

Michael McKean Struck By Car On Upper West Side

Michael McKean Struck By Car On Upper West Side

Beloved actor Michael McKean was struck by a car when he was crossing the street at Broadway and West 86th Street. The Daily News' photographs at the scene show a bloodied McKean on a board...

Nearly 1,000 dogs sick from jerky treats now

Nearly 1,000 dogs sick from jerky treats now

Nearly 1,000 dogs reportedly have been sickened by chicken jerky pet treats from China, according to a new tally of complaints from worried owners submitted to federal veterinary health officials.

Scientists turn skin cells into beating heart muscle

Scientists turn skin cells into beating heart muscle

Scientists have for the first time succeeded in taking skin cells from patients with heart failure and transforming them into healthy, beating heart tissue that could one day be used to treat the...

Prostate Cancer Screenings May Be Bad for You

Prostate Cancer Screenings May Be Bad for You

A government-selected panel of experts gives PSA screenings a D, reports Casey Schwarz, and critics cry foul.

Feds Approve Natural Gas Pipeline From NJ To Meatpacking District

Feds Approve Natural Gas Pipeline From NJ To Meatpacking District

Plans for a 30-inch natural gas pipeline that would run underneath the Hudson from New Jersey into Manhattan's Meatpacking District have been approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. "...

Bee pollen supplements pose deadly allergy hazard

Bee pollen supplements pose deadly allergy hazard

People who take bee pollen supplements need to know that it can cause potentially life-threatening reactions in those with seasonal allergies, doctors warn.

Beastie Boys Fans Want Brooklyn Park Renamed For Adam "MCA" Yauch

Beastie Boys Fans Want Brooklyn Park Renamed For Adam "MCA" Yauch

Right now you can show your support by spreading the word and "liking" the Facebook page . And no disrespect to pharmaceutical pioneer Dr. Edward Robinson Squibb, who the park is currently named...

Program Cuts Use of Restraints in Nursing Homes (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Nursing homes that took part in a multicomponent, guideline-based intervention made less use of physical restraints on their residents, German researchers reported.