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The high heels and tight fits of today's shoes are terrible for women's feet The Plain Dealer: Women’s shoes—whether high heels or ballet flats—can be detrimental to their feet, tendons and lower backs. “Eventually, if you wear shoes that don't conform to the shape of the foot, they will deform…

Should we legislate our weight? Staffing Talk: Jessica Berg, professor of law and bioethics, discusses what can—and should—be done by government and employers to educate or legislate about weight issues.  “Employers are clearly concerned about rising healthcare costs since they are ‘footing the…

Ohio to upgrade standardized testing WKSU: Research by Richard Boyatzis, professor of organizational behavior, and Tony Jack, assistant professor of cognitive science, focuses on how traditional testing isn’t always best for students. “When you go into this sort of analytic mode that you need to…

REINS on regulators National Review Online: School of Law professor Jonathan Adler penned an article discussing his take on the Regulations from the Executive In Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act, “which would prevent federal agencies from adopting major regulatory initiatives without congressional…

Treating prehypertension with medication may lower stroke risk WebMD Health News: Adding medication to lifestyle changes may prevent stroke in people with mildly elevated blood pressure, or prehypertension, research finds. “If lifestyle changes do not fix your prehypertension, then [medication] can…

World War II aviator and nurse Dorothy Ebersbach gives CWRU $2 million for flight nurse program The Plain Dealer: The Dorothy Ebersbach Academic Center for Flight Nursing will be established at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, thanks to a $2 million gift from Ebersbach, a World War II…

Seasonal employment makes winter difficult Fremont News-Messenger: Seasonal workers have always faced tough times, and the state is shifting toward more “marginal jobs” that are not full-time, year-round, said Claudia Coulton, co-director of the Center for Urban Poverty. These jobs “pretty much…

Overweight pregnancy can have long-term health consequences for children 19 Action News: Too much weight before and during pregnancy can have serious health consequences not only for the mother but also the child for many years. “Pregnancy provides a clear window into a woman's future health,”…

Case Western Reserve nursing school receives $2 million gift Crain’s Cleveland Business: Alumna Dorothy Ebersbach pledged $2 million to the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing’s flight nursing program. Those in this specialty “work at 15,000 to 30,000 feet above the traditional clinical…

Strange but true: Twitter vs. Facebook: Which has more capacity? NewsOK: All communications systems have limits as to how much they can hold, including social networks. Twitter can be overloaded, said doctoral student Tom Callahan, which happened when Apple CEO Steve Jobs died and the tweet rate…