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Menu warnings at the Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas nearly proved true for a man who had a medical episode that looked like a heart attack. John Blackstone reports on the caught-on-tape incident.
Read More »FCC Blocks LightSquared’s Launch
Billionaire hedge fund manager Philip Falcone's hopes to build a state-of-the-art open wireless broadband network are put on hold because his signal jams GPS devices.
Read More »Video: Looking younger is all in your head: Psychiatrist
Do our brains play a role in looking younger? Psychiatrist Dr. Daniel Armen discusses his new book, "Use Your Brain to Change Your Age," and the connection between healthy thinking and healthy living with the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts
Read More »Video: "Personhood" bill passes Okla. Senate
The Oklahoma state Senate voted to establish that life begins at the moment of conception. The so-called "personhood" bill would give embryos and fetuses all the rights and immunities of people.
Read More »Video: Hot flashes therapy helps breast cancer patients
British researchers say they've found a way to reduce hot flashes in breast cancer patients recovering from chemotherapy. Tina Kraus reports from London
Read More »Putting the Romance in Due Diligence
Taking on an investor is a lot like getting married. Here's how to make the courtship a bit easier. Strong marriages often begin with a period of courtship, when two potential partners discover their good and bad habits, become comfortable with each other’s plans for the future, and of course meet the relatives.
Read More »Math Phobia? Time to Get Over It
These few metrics will give you some added insight into just how much progress your company is making. Entrepreneurs routinely ask me what my one or two go-to financial metrics are, beyond the standard revenue, gross margin, net income and cash ratios.
Read More »How to Change Your Company’s Direction
These days, if you can't lead your company through rapid, continual change, you can't lead. It is easy to change things. It is hard to change people
Read More »4 Leadership Styles to Master
It's not enough to have just one way of leading: Different circumstances require separate management styles. When it comes to leadership it doesn't matter if you manage a company with 500 employees or one where you are the only employee. Either environment will disprove the myth that leaders should stick to just one leadership style that they have perfected.
Read More »Brand vs. Branding: When Less is More
When it comes to branding, the larger danger is spending too much, rather than spending too little. It's a myth that having lots of brands and plenty of branding is good for business. After a certain point, both brands and branding cease to be useful–and, in fact, can be positively toxic.
Read More »Is This the Year for Health Tech?
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Read More »Video: Congress pushing to prevent drug shortages
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., is pushing for a bipartisan legislation that would increase the FDA's power to prevent future drug shortages.
Read More »Malnutrition affects 1 in 4 children worldwide, causes 2 million deaths
New global report finds almost half a billion children at risk for permanent damage from malnutrition over next 15 years
Read More »New car smell is toxic, study says: Which cars are worst?
Study tested 200 new cars and found more than 275 chemicals, some of which are tied to birth defects and health risks
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