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Take a Load Off: Bouncy Bungee Backpack

Mar 01, 2007 06:18PM

Inventor Larry Rome has created an ergonomic backpack that helps save bones and muscles from the negative effects of toting around heavy loads.

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Paralysis by Analysis: U.S. Hit by Epidemic of Medical Diagnoses

Mar 01, 2007 06:15PM

In the essay, “What’s Making Us Sick is an Epidemic of Diagnoses,” Dr. H. Gilbert Welch concludes that “the biggest health threat…is our health-care system.”

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Healthier Pots & Pans: Recommended Stoveware Options

Mar 01, 2007 06:00PM

The next generation of stoveware will happily wean us from the recent misguided era of no-stick coatings that contain carcinogens.

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Grocery Produce Alert: Tips for Avoiding Contaminated Foods

Mar 01, 2007 05:30PM

When organic fruits and veggies aren’t available, we can turn to the next “best bet.”

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Healthy Pick: Cloudy Apple Juice’s Clear Benefits

Mar 01, 2007 05:26PM

According to studies, when it comes to disease-fighting antioxidants, cloudy apple juice appears to be the clear winner.

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Skin Wins: Toxin Cut from Nail Polish

Mar 01, 2007 05:22PM

Orly International, OPI Products and Sally Hansen have eliminated the toxic chemical dibutyl phthalate (DBP) from their nail polish and nail treatment products.

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Sharper Image: Mind-Body Fitness Improves Our Point of View

Mar 01, 2007 05:16PM

Working out regularly and still not satisfied with your appearance? The culprit could be your exercise routine.

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Low-Fat Foods Can Lead to Obesity: Avoid These Tricky Tastes

Feb 01, 2007 10:56PM

“Stick with the regular version of foods, but eat a little bit less,” counsels Brian Wansink, Ph.D., author of Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think.

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Chew Well to Lose Weight: Reasons to Chomp a Little Longer

Feb 01, 2007 10:45PM

The first scientific study on “satiety” shows that chewing each bite 25 times causes women to eat up to 210 fewer calories a day and they wind up weighing less.

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GE Foods Update: Think You Aren't Eating Them? Think Again.

Feb 01, 2007 10:30PM

A Pew Initiative of Food and Biotechnology survey reveals that 75 percent of Americans believe that they’ve never eaten a genetically engineered food.

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