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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Programs that teach parenting skills early on may help prevent obesity in poor U.S. kids, a study published Monday suggests. Researchers found that two programs aimed at preventing behavior problems in low-income, urban preschoolers also seemed to slash their risk of becoming obese later in childhood. In one program, called ParentCorps, 24 percent of children were ...

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This article is by Christine M. Riordan, the dean and a professor of management at the Daniels College of . We rarely discuss dealing with criticism as a necessary part of leadership. Yet the reality is that every leader, whether chief executive, politician, sports coach, or first-time supervisor, will experience criticism. We must understand that ...

Good news could be on the horizon for New Hampshire homeowners with mortgage troubles. Later this week, the state may sign onto a multi-billion dollar settlement with the nation’s five largest banks over past foreclosure abuses. More than 40 states are negotiating with the country’s top banks to reduce principal and in some cases refinance mortgages. Nationwide, the deal could be worth up to $25 ...

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Mogul's former deputy tells how bankers planned real estate transactions to revalue $64m in property at $3.2bn Allen Stanford used fake accounting to prop up his offshore bank in its waning days as withdrawal requests from investors poured in, Stanford's former top deputy has said. Faced with a worrying number of withdrawals in 2008, Stanford came up with a plan to make a $600m capital infusion ...

LONDON, February 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Nearly half (48%) of the adult workers surveyed by Croner are more or much more stressed than 12 months ago.The survey of over 1,200 adult workers carried out by ...