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Curve ID jeans are for women of all sizes, but campaign only uses slim models; What message does that send?
Read More »Video: Foods that help you sleep
A recent study suggested serious risks from sleeping pills. Rebecca Jarvis and James Brown speak with dietician Frances Largeman-Roth about foods that can help you fall asleep.
Read More »Video: HealthPop: Sega, soda and safe sex
Playing "active" video games won't help kids stay fit; diet soda and the risks associated with it; condom use is complicated - much harder than believed before; CBSNews.com's Nick Dietz has more.
Read More »Scientists explain marijuana short-term memory loss
Researchers shift their focus to brain cells said to play a key role in memory formation.
Read More »With At Bat 12, MLB Pitches New Features And New Pricing
For the hard-wired and digitally wired baseball fan, the season doesn't start when pitchers and catchers report to spring training. It starts when At Bat reports to the iTunes store. The wildly popular app, made by MLB Advanced Media (BAM for short), puts live game video, live stats, and the latest news and scores at your fingertips on a smart phone or tablet
Read More »5 Innovative Uses Of Timeline For Facebook Pages
More than a pretty new layout, here are the ways Timeline is helping everyone from Coldplay to Sierra Club and The New York Times to Doctors Without Borders rethink their public personas. Facebook rolled out its Timeline format for brands this week. It's still early, but we've already seen how the new format opens up fresh opportunities for businesses.
Read More »When Loyalty Programs Are A Waste Of Money
In times like these, cost cutting and streamlining are compelling business strategies. Business executives sometimes have second thoughts about their loyalty programs and ask our consultants whether it’s really worth the cost.
Read More »Speech-jamming device will render you speechless
New Japanese SpeechJammer gun disrupts brain's cognitive process, painlessly stopping the subject from speaking
Read More »Cervical cancer study shows Pap tests boost survival chances
Women diagnosed through Pap test had 92 percent cure rate, while women diagnosed through symptoms had 66 percent cure rate
Read More »New technology could change how traumatic brain injuries are diagnosed
Compared to current technology, new scan is like "comparing your fuzzy screen black-and-white TV with a high-definition TV," says military doctor
Read More »Women: 5 Ways to Supersize Your Business
Women are starting businesses at a record rate, but the number that break a million in revenues is flat. What's up with that? The start-up rate of women-owned businesses is soaring while the number in the big leagues—well above $1 million in revenue—is stagnating, according to The American Express OPEN State of Women-Owned Businesses Report .
Read More »Why Comcast Will Crush Netflix
I’m sitting in my rental car outside of eBay headquarters on a rainy day in San Francisco. I’m about to step into my second day delivering an Outthinker workshop to group of technology execs from various companies. Television news here centers on the rapidly reorganizing technology landscape: the Yelp IPO, Yahoo suing Facebook during its pre-IPO quiet period
Read More »Condoms with QR codes enable smartphone check-ins
Planned Parenthood launches new website called "Where Did You Wear It," encouraging online check-ins after safe sex
Read More »Facebook Ads: Don’t Believe the Hype
Why you should think twice about an advertising scheme coming from a company that's about to IPO. A funny thing happened to Facebook on the way to its IPO: It decided that mobile ads are a must. During its first marketing conference , Facebook announced new ways for companies to get in front of consumers, including ads on the social network's mobile apps
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