photo credit: prudencebrown121 The state of Michigan has been seeing a decline in small business owners offering insurance plans to their employees. In 2008 in dropped after dropping the year before as well. It is said that Michigan’s small businesses are dropping insurance plans due to the high costs and economic downturn we are experiencing. […]
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Popular Science: When Michael Callahan was 17, he lost his short-term memory when he hit his head in a skateboarding accident. “The neural pathways were all wrong,” he recalls. Within weeks, he was back to normal, but the incident left him thinking, how could he help people who had permanently lost abilities that most of
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photo credit: Joshua Davis (jdavis.info) Whoever still has a job out there, is working probably harder then they ever have before in their work life, they also are most likely more stressed out and on the verge of a breakdown now more than they ever have been. Why? Because the economy and work life is
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Allergies and health problems are not all that uncommon for children, yet the lack of awareness in places such as the classroom or daycare can become a problem. For a child with an extreme peanut allergy, the slightest mistake by introducing peanuts into their enviroment can be life threatening. Robin Davison’s son has a serious
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The Capital: Melissa Owens is a fast-talking, high-energy mom on a mission – and she’s constantly cooking up new ideas. The Annapolis resident runs Deliciously Nutritious, which offers classes and summer camps aimed at teaching children about healthy eating. Kids don’t just sit by and watch Owens work through recipes, either. They get hands-on experience,
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24/7 Press Release: Unveiling its Spring 2009 collection, Stick Me Designs further established its reputation for breakout style and innovative functionality with its latest selection of attractive glucose meter testing bags. In addition to introducing four fresh patterns to its best-selling Deluxe carrying cases, the Spring ’09 collection launches an entirely new line of messenger
Loveland Reporter-Herald: Clyde Canino, owner of Canino’s Italian Restaurant in Fort Collins, keeps some gluten-free pasta in his kitchen, ready to serve up to any customers who cannot eat gluten, a protein in wheat, rye and barley. Canino’s is part of a growing trend of restaurants, bakeries and stores offering gluten-free options for those with
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Springwise: Anyone who’s ever tried to lose weight or improve their fitness knows that it can sometimes be tough to get motivated. For those who need a little extra help getting going, a new service called WeightNags will nag customers mercilessly until they get off the couch and get some exercise. WeightNags, which was just
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Raleigh News: Some home based businesses in the Triangle are actually growing in this economy and moms groups may be the secret. Forget the golf course for business deals, these days the hottest way to network and improve your bottom line is to join a moms club. “It’s a great group of women,” said Heather
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Thomas Kollars, a professor at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, has invented a device called the ProVector that will kill the mosquitoes that carry dengue, as well as malaria. It has the potential to save hundreds of thousands of lives. “I’m here for a reason,” Kollars says. “I’m here to make this
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