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PNS Weekend Update - May 18, 20130
Featured on our weekend update: Congress presses ahead with its probe into the targeting of conservative groups at the IRS, new research finds a link between infant stress and behavioral problems in later life; and a weekend of wilderness attention for the Great Plains.
Public News Service - Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - When it comes to the potential risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome from a mother sharing her bed with her baby, there is a push to change the message from "just don't do it" to "here is how it's done most safely." The shift is needed because co-sleeping will never be eliminated ...Read More
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – What is known as America's largest one-day food drive is set for Saturday. And to take part is easy, says Paul Glavin, vice president of the Nashville branch of the National Association of Letter Carriers. "Anybody that wants to participate in it,” he explains, R...Read More
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The number of people caring for their parents, other family members and friends is growing in Tennessee, and advocates are working to connect those caregivers with needed services and resources. The often unexpected duties can bring extra stress - emotionally, financially and oth...Read More
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - En Tennessee, el número de personas que cuidan a familiares y amigos es cada vez mayor, y eso ha impulsado a que defensores de cuidado familiar trabajen para conectar a los cuidadores con los servicios y recursos necesarios. Y es que a medida que la población de Tenness...Read More
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - At drugstores across Tennessee, over-the-counter purchases of the morning-after pill are now available to anyone age 15 and older, this after the Food and Drug Administration ruled that Plan B One Step can be sold on shelves like condoms, instead of having it behind the pharmacy c...Read More
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - With technology meaning an ever-connected world, the options for investing these days are nearly unlimited, but a growing trend in the nation is to consider portfolios that have a positive social impact locally. John Bloom, senior director of organizational culture, RSF Social Fin...Read More
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A confirmation vote on Thomas Perez, President Obama's nominee for Labor Secretary, now is set for next week. As an assistant attorney general in the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice, Perez is noted for his work to make sure people with disabilities have equal a...Read More
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - After having dropped for years, the rate of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) in the U.S. has stayed somewhat level for some time, so experts are again reminding parents and providers about the importance of safe sleep habits. According to child-care educator Cory Woosley, to ...Read More