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Feed the Meter and Put Your Feet Up
Written by jride   
09/11/2008
By Twilight Greenaway More parks, fewer cars. The Zen-like philosophy behind September 19th's Park(ing) Day — the annual event that attracts artists, urban planners and open space advocates interested in setting up ad hoc miniature parks in metered parking spaces on urban streets — appears to have hit a tipping point. What began as a quirky San Francisco-based project by experimental art collective Rebar in 2005 will encompass 50 American cities and several international ones in...
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Women More Prone to Nightmares
Written by jride   
09/11/2008
Women experience significantly more nightmares than men and have more emotional dreams, research suggests.

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Drugs Affect More Drinking Water
Written by jride   
09/11/2008
Testing prompted by an Associated Press story that revealed trace amounts of pharmaceuticals in drinking water supplies has shown that more Americans are affected by the problem than previously thought — at least 46 million.

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Avoid Chinese-Made Baby Formula: FDA
Written by jride   
09/11/2008
Baby formula from China is illegal in the United States and should not be used, U.S. regulators warned on Thursday after Chinese officials blamed tainted formula for the death of an infant.

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???Super lice??? Leave Parents Scratching Their Heads
Written by jride   
09/10/2008
Three weeks into Maddie Ratcliff???s first year of school, the South Carolina kindergartner is already the subject of an unwelcome science experiment: What???s the best way to get rid of head lice?

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‘Super lice’ Leave Parents Scratching Their Heads
Written by jride   
09/10/2008
Three weeks into Maddie Ratcliff’s first year of school, the South Carolina kindergartner is already the subject of an unwelcome science experiment: What’s the best way to get rid of head lice?

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Meat: Making Global Warming Worse
Written by jride   
09/10/2008
Need another reason to feel guilty about feeding your children that Happy Meal — aside from the fat, the calories and that voice in your head asking why you can't be bothered to actually cook a well-balanced meal now and then? That addiction to pork and beef isn't just clogging your arteries; it's flame-broiling the earth, too.

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Kitchen Shortcuts
Written by JessicaHarlan   
09/09/2008
When Dolly Pardon laments about working 9 to 5, I want to slug her. With a full-time freelance career, a toddler daughter, volunteer work and myriad chores associated with keeping my house and car in relatively working order, I feel like I am working nonstop. Which doesn't give me much time to get dinner on the table each day. Over time, I've come to rely on a number of shortcuts, easy meal solutions, and pre-prepped ingredients to ensure that making dinner doesn't take all...
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Lung Cancer in Nonsmokers -- Who's Most At Risk
Written by jride   
09/09/2008
Lung cancer may seem synonymous with lung cancer, but it isn't. Those who have never picked up a cigarette can still develop the disease and, in fact, 10% to 15% of cases are blamed on factors other than smoking. Now we have a clearer picture of the disease in nonsmokers.

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Kids Truly Are Little Germ Factories, Study Proves
Written by jride   
09/09/2008
Lots of youngsters on your street? Watch out: Flu may strike your community sooner and harder than it hits the hip singles neighborhood down the road.

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