Moisturizers Linked To Skin Cancer? |
(WebMD) Four commonly used moisturizers promoted skin cancers in mouse studies.Mice are not men. But the unexpected finding suggests that these -- and perhaps other products -- may not be as safe as t...
Posted by A on Sat, 23 Aug 2008 02:13:00 PST |
Exercise Your Brain, or Else Youll ... |
NYT article: Exercise Your Brain, or Else You'll ...
When David Bunnell, a magazine publisher who lives in Berkeley, Calif., went to a FedEx store to send a package a few years ago, he suddenly drew ...
Posted by A on Sun, 04 May 2008 03:40:00 PST |
Canada Likely to Label Plastic Ingredient Toxic |
The Canadian government is said to be ready to declare as toxic a chemical widely used in plastics for baby bottles, beverage and food containers as well as linings in food cans. A person with knowled...
Posted by A on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:55:00 PST |
Willpower |
NYTimes: Tighten Your Belt, Strengthen Your Mind
DECLINING house prices, rising job layoffs, skyrocketing oil costs and a major credit crunch have brought consumer confidence to its lowest point in f...
Posted by A on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:15:00 PST |
How To Buy Happiness |
How To Buy Happiness(Elizabeth Corcoran, forbes.com)
Bad news for the luxury goods market: Spending money on tchochkes doesn’t make you happier, but giving money away just might. That conclusio...
Posted by A on Sat, 29 Mar 2008 01:53:00 PST |
Top Drugs Strange Side Effects |
Top Drugs’ Strange Side Effects
(Allison Van Dusen, 03.03.08, 10:00 AM ET , forbes.com)Ever experience a sudden, strong desire to gamble, or a funny feeling that you’ve been driving ...
Posted by A on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 07:58:00 PST |
"Stupidity is an elemental force for which no earthquake is a match" Karl Kraus |
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Posted by A on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:30:00 PST |
Humor Hampered By Aging Brain |
Older Adults Have A Harder Time Getting Jokes, Study SuggestsAug. 3, 2007 (WebMD) Age-related brain changes may make it harder for older adults to understand humor, a new study shows.That's not ...
Posted by A on Sun, 05 Aug 2007 06:35:00 PST |
When 3 Really Is a Crowd |
by Elizabeth Marquardt.
Sometimes when the earth shudders it doesn't make a sound. That's what happened in Harrisburg, Pa., recently. On April 30, a state Superior Court panel ruled that a child can ...
Posted by A on Mon, 16 Jul 2007 02:34:00 PST |
Guidelines for Using a Cellphone Abroad |
As a T-Mobile subscriber, Ken Grunski, a businessman in San Diego, knew that his cellphone would work during a trip to Tanzania. What he did not expect was the bill: $800 for 10 days' use. "I didn't t...
Posted by A on Sun, 18 Mar 2007 10:30:00 PST |
