From detergents to deodorizers, simple household items are sometimes blamed for making people feel sick. A California scientist decided to analyze dozens of them to see if there really is a problem.
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A unique program using improvisational theater to remind Alzheimer's patients of the roles they used to play in life.
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Ben Breedlove died Christmas Day, but left behind video about his health that's now been viewed more than 1 million times
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Breathing woes, headaches, more reported; Study: Common items contain potentially harmful chemicals; Industry: Offerings safe
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AIDS Healthcare Foundation has been advocating condom use in porn for years
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Dave Lavinsky's company has helped its clients raise more than one billion dollars to help start, grow, and exit their businesses. Here's his advice
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Closing a first round of funding is a major achievement. But you won't see any cash for months.
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Business owners sound off about determining customer value.
Read More »The Most Questionable Product Launches of the Year
The results are in--and they arent pretty.
Read More »The Most Questionable Product Launches of the Year
The results are in--and they arent pretty. Here are eight cautionary tales from some of the worlds biggest brands. Recently I gave a group of my MBA students at New York University’s Stern Graduate School of Business in New York this assignment: Identify the most questionable new products of the year and analyze what made them so ill conceived.
Read More »How to Test Your Marketing: 5 Tips from YouSendIt
YouSendIt shows how testing your marketing, offers, and pricing can radically improve your business results. Five tips on making it work for you. Freemium company YouSendIt is known for its service that sends files too large to move through email.
Read More »6 Perks That Do More Harm Than Good
Before you offer your MVP that VIP parking space, check why rewarding with a perk can often have the opposite effect. I started a new job and was given a reserved parking spot right by the main entrance
Read More »Photo Issue 2011: Ticketmaster’s Nathan Hubbard, Shot By Benjamin Lowy
We went on tour with former singer-songwriter Nathan Hubbard and his showstopper of a plan to rescue Ticketmaster's business --and, for an encore, its dreadful reputation.
Read More »Photo Issue 2011: NeuroFocus CEO A.K. Pradeep Gets In Your Head
NeuroFocus CEO A.K. Pradeep knows how to read your mind --so long as you put on that device first.
Read More »Photo Issue 2011: Bill Moggridge At The Museum, Shot By Joao Canziani
Bill Moggridge at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum , a reworking in progress. Photo by Joao Canziani See more of the best photos of 2011
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