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Jim Yong Kim’s Election to World Bank is Bittersweet for Dartmouth

The news that Jim Yong Kim has been officially selected to lead the World Bank is surely bittersweet for those he leaves behind at Dartmouth.  It will be particularly difficult for those affiliated...

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Kerry Kennedy DUI Arrest Likely Caused by Sleep Driving — Just Like Cousin...

Zolpidem (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Kerry Kennedys DUI arrest in a Westchester County, NY highway crash yesterday morning was likely caused by Ambien-induced sleep driving — the same drug responsible...

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Why Rating Your Doctor Is Bad For Your Health

SUFFERING FROM A TOOTHACHE, a South Carolina woman headed to her local emergency room a few months ago. The doctor there responded by administering Dilaudid, a powerful intramuscular narcotic typically...

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FDA Takes Action on Ambien; Concedes Women at Greater Risk

Zolpidem (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The FDA announced this morning that it is recommending the bedtime dose of Zolpidem (brand name Ambien) be lowered due to the risk of next-morning impairment.  In a...

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Keaton Row Will Change the Way You Buy Clothes Online. Fashion Retailers Take...

IF YOU’RE LIKE ME, there’s always someone whose style you admire from a distance.  The mom at drop off that manages to look chic despite sub-zero temperatures and gale force winds.  The woman with the...

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My Kindergartner Can 3D Print. So Can Yours.

Last Saturday afternoon while other neighborhood kids were enjoying the early spring sunshine in the park, my kindergartner Benny was indoors staring intently at an Ipad.  Two hours of screen time...

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How To Get Your Teen To Unplug (And Like It)

No computer? No internet? Awesome! (Photo credit: photosteve101) This is a guest post by Ethan Rosenberg a rising senior at the Abraham Joshua Heschel School in New York City. The constant battle...

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Should Americans Have The Right To Be Forgotten?

Every few months or so I get an email from a grad student mentioned in a 2012 story on Forbes.com.  Each time he makes the same plaintive request: Could you please remove my name from the post?  Does...

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Three Lessons We Can Learn From Returning Vets: A Q&A With Valor Author Mark...

Tomorrow is veterans day.  Which means my kid is off from school.  And there are lots of sales.  And it’s also my anniversary.  But on my mind this year, actually, is veterans.  As a New Yorker living...

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Forbes Wins Key Ruling in Libel Suit by Saudi Prince

[gallery] Forbes has won a key ruling in the UK libel suit filed against the magazine by Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, a member of the Saudi royal family. At issue was the meaning of a series of articles...

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