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Obama's Teflon Presidency?

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.20.2013 | Politics
Read More: Job Approval, President Obama, Polling, Ronald Reagan, Teflon, Teflon President, Poll, Public Approval, Obama, Republicans, Nothing Sticks, Scandal, CNN Poll, Barack Obama, Poll Numbers, Teflon Presidency, Obama Public Approval, Obama Approval, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Even after multiple scandals all vying for the top headline throughout the week, over the weekend CNN reported poll numbers showing Obama currently enjoys 53 percent of the public's approval for the job he's doing. His numbers actually rose from the last time the poll was taken.

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The Importance of Basic Research

Karen Kashmanian Oates, Ph.D. | Posted 05.07.2013 | Science
Read More: Steve Jobs, Teflon, Michael Jordan, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Mick Jagger, Cern, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Mark Zuckerberg, Mary-Claire King, Weizmann Institute of Science, Dupont, The Bell Labs, Science News
Karen Kashmanian Oates, Ph.D.

The rock star status of today's scientific celebrities encourages aspiring scientists to focus on the retail possibilities that can result in fast fame and wealth. While understandable, this unwittingly neglects a crucial part of the scientific equation.

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Is Romney the Teflon Candidate?

John Blumenthal | Posted 12.25.2012 | Politics
Read More: Auto Industry, Nate Silver, Lilly Ledbetter, Teflon, Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, Ronalld Reagan, Bain, Barack Obama, Obamacare, Osama Bin Laden, Politics News
John Blumenthal

Is it because of the economy? Perhaps, but the economy is improving. Is it Obamacare? Is it the fabricated perception that Barack Obama is a weak president? Have the Republicans successfully convinced Americans that his foreign policy has lowered America's stature around the world?

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Want a Side of Infertility With Those Eggs?

Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff | Posted 11.11.2012 | Healthy Living
Read More: Teflon, Toxic, Kitchen, Chemicals, Wellness, Pfcs, Infertility, Nonstick Cookware, Chemicals in Nonstick Pans, Fertility, Nonstick Pans, Toxic Chemicals, Personal Health, Natural Health, Teflon Health, Teflon Chemical, Healthy Living News
Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff

We all do it. The minute after we decide to move out to a home of our own, we're tapping away at a registry imagining creating the perfect meal in the perfect kitchen outfitted with the perfect pots and pans.

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Reduce Chemicals to Increase Fertility

Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff | Posted 04.28.2012 | Healthy Living
Read More: Chemical Exposure, Bpa, Teflon, Male Infertility, Infertility, Pcbs, Toxic Chemicals, Personal Health, Harmful Chemicals, Reproductive Health, Chemicals and Health, Hazardous Chemicals, Chemicals Health, Healthy Living News
Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff

Because we now know that chemicals in every day products can lead to low sperm counts, there are simple steps that men can take to avoid them.

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Teflon Can Keep You, and Your Kids From Sticking to Their Tasks

Dr. Walter Crinnion | Posted 09.14.2011 | Green
Read More: Goretex, Teflon, Adhd, Children's Health, Perflourinated Chemicals, Impulse Control, Pfcs, Green News
Dr. Walter Crinnion

While things may slide right off of teflon, it sticks quite well to us humans and may very well be a factor in causing some of us to not be able to "stick to it."

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Cracking the Autism Riddle: Toxic Chemicals, A Serious Suspect in the Autism Outbreak

Harvey Karp | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Plastics, Endocrine Disruptors, Teflon, Brain, Children, Autism, Children's Health, Formaldehyde, Healthy Living News
Harvey Karp

We used to think substances like Teflon, plastics, and formaldehyde were harmless, but a rising tide of evidence has turned the spotlight on chemical exposures as a possible poison to our children's developing brains.

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A Little Bit Safer

Carl Pope | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Environment, Teflon, Environmental Protection Agency, Pfoa, Cancer, Epa, Formaldehyde, Green News
Carl Pope

A California judge has ordered the state to explain why PFOAs should not be added to a list of regulated chemicals -- it's in popular consumer and industrial products like Teflon.

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