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POPSDo You Find This Ad Offensive? There's a big story on the intersection of social media and health today. Unlike some of its competitors, Johnson & Johnson has been experimenting with advertising directly to consumers with Facebook applications and YouTube videos. But a video ad promoting Motrin for moms who carry their babies in slings sparked an uproar from connected consumers. I'm curious to know what you think --- is this video really offensive? It's clipped above.
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POPSA country's productivity increase as its gender gap narrows 3. The greater standing women have, the more everyone benefits: Industrialized countries can still grow their economies substantially by elevating women. Closing the employment gender gap "would have huge economic implications for the developed economies, boosting US GDP by as much as 9%, Eurozone GDP by as much as 13% and Japanese GDP by as much as 16%," according to the report
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POPSReferenda: Good News for Women, Bad for Gays Good on them. However, several states cast votes that they'll eventually regret. In California, Prop. 8 wins . Marriage equality is dead in California -- the same is true of measures in Arizona and Florida. In Arkansas, gays are banned from adopting or becoming foster parents . That's a shame -- literally. These are attitudes we'll all look back at with shame.
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POPSSIDS Awareness Helps Infant Death Drop "Women should talk with their doctor about ways to get ready for a healthy pregnancy," he said. "They should see their health care provider as soon as they think they are pregnant; have check ups often; and avoid tobacco smoke. Those are the best ways to care for both the health of the mother and the health of the baby." Read More "ONLY in the LowCountry" at lowcountrytoday.com
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POPSThin Safety? OK, they have a major problem with motor deaths. That's a given. But basing this on small chest size? Are they too small to reach the handle bars? I don't get it.
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POPS1.7 million displaced return to southern Sudan based on interviews with 875,000 internally displaced people during their return journey, 75 per cent used buses or trucks to get home, 17 per cent walked, five per cent travelled by boat and three per cent travelled by plane. Detailed information about those seeking to re-establish themselves in the region should help aid workers and government authorities plan assistance programmes, covering food, shelter, health care and other vital needs, according to the IOM. “Tracking spontaneous returns, particularly at the village level, provides important information on the reintegration needs of vulnerable individuals and families,” its Sudan mission chief, Mario Tavolaj, said in a statement. “It also represents an important tool for planning medium to long-term recovery in southern Sudan.”