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Even though the housing market has seen great improvement since the financial crisis, some new home builders in the U.S. are conflicted after a recent drop in home starts, according to Equipment World. For the second consecutive month, January saw a decrease in home construction rates of about 3.8% to a seasonally adjusted rate of 1.143 million annually. That's only 1.8% above the January rates of 2015 as shown by data from the Commerce Department. Single-family starts fell 3.9% to a rate of 731,000, which was still up 3.5% from the previous year. Apartment starts, on the other hand, were down 3.8% from a year ago, falling 2.5% in January to 354,000. A reliable measure of the trends in the home building industry are building permits, which also fell in January. Permits fell ...

You would be hard pressed to find someone who doesn't take some sort of regular medication nowadays, and that number continues to grow. While this has created much demand for employees in the pharmaceutical field, the Pharmacy Times reports that the influx of students attending pharmacy schools hoping for job security may actually over-saturate the industry. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the projected drop in employment from 2014 to 2024 could be up to 3%. Vacancy rates for pharmacist positions peaked in the early 2000s at about 8%. Four years later, that figure dropped to 4%. By 2013, vacancy rates in hospitals and health facilities hit an all-time low of 2.1%. Even with the steady drop in job vacancies, enrollment at pharmacy schools continued to rise. Just fr...

While many children diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often see a decrease in symptoms as they reach their teens, WebMD reports that a recent study has shown that overly critical parenting could inhibit this improvement. During the three-year study, researchers followed 388 children diagnosed with ADHD and their families. The levels of criticism and over protectiveness from the parents were assessed twice over that time. In order to measure the extent of criticism and over-protectiveness, researchers interviewed the parents regarding their relationships with their children. Criticism was measured according to how many harsh or negative statements were made by the parents about their child, rather than the child's behavior. Over-protectiveness was deter...

The world is slowly moving to a time when machines build everything, but that time is not here yet. And one Illinois store owner is attracting more customers than ever by offering hand-crafted, made to order Amish furniture. According to the Daily Herald, Gary O'Reilly, owner of O'Reilly's Furniture in Libertyville, IL, was looking for a creative way to reinvent his business about five years ago. To achieve this, he began buying his furniture from Amish craftsmen in Ohio and Indiana. By doing so, O'Reilly was able to achieve two important things: supporting American-made goods while delivering more customization options to his customers. Since making the switch to Amish craftsmen, O'Reilly's Furniture has become wildly successful. The store's customers can now customize ever...

More black Millennials are starting to consider opening up a small business, and there is currently a big shift in the way that this demographic is viewing alternative financing, according to a survey from financial lender Merchant Cash USA. Media Post reported that Millennials have a strong interest in pursuing careers as entrepreneurs, but black Millennials in particular are beginning to dominate the world of startups. Data from the Pew Research Center suggests that there are just over 75 million Millennials in the U.S. today. While 40% of this group identifies as something other than white, 13% identify as black. This means that there are around nine million Millennials in the U.S. who identify as black, and millions more who identify as another mixed race. Even with immense ta...

Gum disease comes with its own host of consequences, but a recent study has found that it may also lead to some more serious health issues. According to 9News.com, researchers in Sweden have discovered that those with advanced gum disease, or periodontitis, have a much higher risk of experiencing a heart attack. During the study, researchers also learned that poor oral health can increase the risk of heart disease by up to 28%. In Australia, approximately 22% of people have some form of gum disease, making the research particularly prevalent to those Down Under. "The bacteria that are causing advanced gum disease migrate into the blood stream and they circulate, causing a chronic inflammatory response," said Axel Spahr, associate professor at the Sydney Dental Hospital. ...

Earlier this month, the Utah Home Builders Association’s annual awards gala was interrupted by a group of clean air advocates. The demonstrators gathered outside of the event to denounce the organization by accusing them of deterring efforts to fight for cleaner air in Utah. Representatives from Utah Moms for Clear Air, HEAL Utah, and Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment participated in the rally. They waved signs in protest and handed out pamphlets to those who passed by, claiming they were raising awareness of “the association's role in trying to defeat some of the clean air policies the state proposed last year.” “Actions taken by the Utah Home Builders Association have been instrumental in delaying the approval of both the low-nitrogen oxide (NOx) emitter water heaters rule,...