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| LIF | Household Financial Contributions by Adult Live-in Children Are Influenced by Family Structure
Single parents are more likely than parents in nuclear families to receive financial help from their grown, live-in children, according to research to be presented at the 104th annual meeting of the American Sociological Association. (Embargo expired on 10-Aug-2009 at 17:30 ET.)
American Sociological Association’s 104th Annual Meeting | 10-Aug-2009
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| LIF | Novice Parents Overlook Many Child-injury Risks
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Psychology researchers report that new parents identified less than half of the safety hazards in a simulated home environment, and most perceived that their children were less vulnerable to injuries than other children.
Accidental Analysis and Prevention | 04-Aug-2009
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| BIZ | Study Shows How High Homeownership Costs Harm Bankrupt Families
Few Americans who struggle with high housing costs will be able to save their homes by filing for bankruptcy because of limitations in federal bankruptcy law, new research by University of Iowa law professor and bankruptcy researcher Katie Porter suggests. Porter said the fate of many homeowners is "grim" because most don't earn enough income to make the monthly payment on their mortgages. | 22-May-2009
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| BIZ | Three Factors Influence Choice of Real Estate Agents
A Baylor University business study of recent home buyers and sellers found that most consumers rely on three basic factors when deciding on an individual real estate agent for buying or selling a home. | 22-May-2009
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| MED | Spring Cleaning: Out with the Allergens and Mold
Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics (AANMA) offers tips and a free guide to ridding your home of respiratory irritants, spring cleaning: out with the allergens and mold. | 22-May-2009
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| LIF | Keep Teens Safe in the Home with These Tips from An Expert
Much has been written about ways to keep toddlers and young children safe from accidental injuries in the home, but University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) psychologist David Schwebel, Ph.D., director of the UAB Youth Safety Lab, says that teen safety should not be overlooked. | 22-May-2009
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| LIF | Study Examines Downsizing, Seniors Who Are Imprisoned by Their Possessions
People lose the ability to manage their lifelong collection of possessions and this becomes an obstacle to moving to a safer neighborhood, nearer to family members or into assisted living. Why is it so hard to get rid of stuff? | 22-May-2009
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| LIF | Roger Staiger of Johns Hopkins Available for Real Estate Stories
Roger Staiger, an adjunct professor of real estate at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, is available to help reporters working on stories about foreclosures and mortgage woes, interest rates and refinancing. He can also offer commentary on related government policies.
Expert available | 22-May-2009
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| LIF | Expert Available to Discuss Impact of Economy on Homeowner Associations
Many of the nation's homeowner and condominium associations will be the next casualties of the recession due to ongoing mortgage foreclosures and falling real estate values, according to a University of Illinois at Chicago scholar of private government.
Expert available | 22-May-2009
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| LIF | Home Safety Checklist for the Elderly
Home is meant to be a haven of safety and comfort, but for adults 65 and older, hazards in a home pose a serious threat to their health and independence. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that half of all falls in older adults happen at home and every 35 minutes, someone in this population group dies as a result of their injuries.
Expert available | 22-May-2009
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