Beauty
$30.2 Billion: Diverse Medical and Health Care Systems, Herbal Supplements, Meditation, Chiropractic, and Yoga
Americans spent $14.7 billion out-of-pocket on visits to complementary practitioners such as chiropractors, acupuncturists or massage therapists. That is almost 30 percent of what they spent out-of-pocket on services by conventional physicians. They spent more on visits to complementary practitioners than on natural product supplements or self-care purchases, and the mean annual out-of-pocket expenditure for practitioner visits was $433. more »
Why Individuals Tend to Be Paired with Partners Who Have Similar Physical, Behavioral and Psychological Characteristics
Partners who become romantically involved soon after meeting tend to be more similar in physical attractiveness than partners who get together after knowing each other for a while. The level of match on attractiveness was not associated with relationship satisfaction for either men or women in a study. Both friends-first and stranger-first relationships seem approximately equally happy years later. more »
An Art Installation: Concepts of "Paradise," Sublime Landscape, and the Greater Northwest
The artist collaborative Fallen Fruit explored Oregon's paradisiacal backyard through the lens of Portland Art Museum's permanent collection. Based in Los Angeles, artists David Allen Burns and Austin Young create site-specific projects using fruit to examine concepts of place, history, and issues of representation often addressing questions of public space. more »
Duke-EWG Study Finds Toxic Nail Polish Chemical In Women’s Bodies
"It is alarming to think my ruby red nail polish could come with a side of toxic ingredients that could ultimately end up in my body. We cannot control far too many exposures to harmful chemicals in our world today, but each of us can become informed and spread the word, support legislation that protects our health, and make smarter choices whenever possible. By voting with our dollars we can shift the marketplace towards safer, healthier products ... beginning with my own bottle of bright, glossy nail polish." more »