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A Book That’ll Make Eco-Minded Gadget Lovers Really, Really Happy
TreeHugger
At least, I'm really, really happy about it. Check out Green Gadgets for Dummies, a guide for being eco-savvy when it comes to electronic devices. Considering that...
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Recession Adds to Ranks of Americans With Depression
Clinical Trial Results
Unemployed Americans are four times more likely than those with jobs to report symptoms of severe mental illness, such as major depression, according to a new national survey that reveals the mental health toll of the recession.
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Device May End Breast Cancer Biopsies
Bakersfield News, California Breaking News, Weather, and Sports
Estrogen fuels breast cancer yet doctors can't measure how much of the hormone is in a woman's breast without cutting into it. A Canadian invention might change that: A lab-on-a-chip that can do the work quickly with just the poke of a small needle.
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Treadmill Sprinting: “Biggest Loser” Style
That's Fit
By now it's almost a farce. Contestants on "The Biggest Loser" are pushed to run mind-numbing sprints on the treadmill. The contestants hesitate, saying, "I can't do it!" The...
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100th anti-retroviral drug is approved
The Money Times
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says the 100th anti-retroviral drug was recently approved to treat the human immunodeficiency virus
and AIDS.
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Pink MMs to support breast cancer research
Charitable Gift Giving Blog
For the month of October only, MyMM.com is selling these beautiful pink M&Ms where 10% of the purchase price will go to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, with a guaranteed donation of at least $850,000. You can purchase either M&Ms which are pre-printed with ribbon designs and the words “FOR...
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The Halloween Costume Shopping Secret Retailers Don’t Want You to Know
Baby Cheapskate
If you're like me, you've already received a few Halloween costume catalogs in the mail from retailers like BuyCostumes.com or Party City. Take a look at them, and you might notice something...
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Get a Head Start on the Holidays with I’m Dreaming of a Green Christmas
Eco Child's Play
I’m Dreaming of a Green Christmas: Gifts, Decorations, and Recipes that Use Less and Mean More by Anna Getty is a great book to help you get a head start on greening the winter holidays.
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What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently
Advice From a Single Dating Expert
This article - actually, this series of articles – at the Huffington Post – has drawn some predictable criticism from some the commenters. And why?
Because the author, a man who writes books about women and does scientific research on hap...
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New Pharma Guidelines: No Ghostwriting, More Public Info
Health Blog
Clinical trial guidelines from PhRMA, the big drug industry trade group, go into effect tomorrow.
Here are a few interesting details, followed by a big grain of salt:
The guidelines basically...
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WIC program expands to include more food purchases
Teen Tech
The Women Infants Children program has been around since the mid-1970s. Although I was never a client, I have known some working families who were.
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Khloe and Lamar’s Wedding to Air in November
Holly Scoop
Get ready to see Khloe Kardashian take a walk down the aisle! Her wedding to Lakers star Lamar Odom was taped on Sunday for an upcoming episode of Keeping Up With the Kardashian, and has just gotten an official air date.
E! has just announced that footage of the ceremony and reception will air...
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FDA Sends More Bad News to Repros: BioBuzz
Stock Quotes Online Blog
More bad news for Repros Therapeutics(RPRX Quote): The Food and Drug Administration asked the company for more clinical data on its experimental uterine fibroid drug Proellex. At the same time, regulators expressed doubts that Repros will ever be able to determine a dose of the drug that can be effective and...
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Doctors Failed to Follow Up 8% of the Time When Critical Tests Reported Via Electronic Alerts
ThePatientReport
Electronic medical records (EMRs) are the future for providing better, more timely medical care.
It is important that a national system be built, which is efficient, accurate and protects patient privacy.
The Veterans Administration system for comput...
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Health Experts Worried after the exclusion of Menthol Cigarettes in the Ban
Top News
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may have banned fruit flavored cigarettes but some health experts expressed concern over the exclusion of banning mentholated cigarettes. The ban was to keep the teens away from smoking.
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