• 9/11 Dust Cloud Highly Toxic0

    This ABC News story details how the toxic mixture of chemicals in the air impacts the health of people who have been exposed to it. ABC News, 9/8/2011

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  • Why too much sun cream can give you fragile bones0

    This is a must-read article about sunscreen and how using a lotion with a high SPF factor can affect your Vitamin D levels and your bones. The Daily Mail, 8/26/2011

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  • CDC: Doctors prescribing fewer antibiotics to kids0

    Health officials are prescribing fewer and fewer antibiotics to children. Since the early 1990s, there’s been a 10% in prescription rates for kids age 14 and younger. Mainly, the CDC is finding larger declines in how often doctors used antibiotics against colds and sore throats. USA Today, 9/2/2011

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  • Cyndi Lauper opening homeless shelter0

    Singer Cyndi Lauper’s shelter for homeless lesbian and gay youths, The True Colors Residence, will open in New York this Friday. The shelter, which is named after Lauper’s 1986 single, will offer help to bisexual and transgender people ages 18-24 who have ended up on the streets because of disapproving families. Lauper explains, “We need

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  • Harmless soil-dwelling bacteria successfully kill cancer0

    Cancer therapy could soon change because of a bacterial strain that specifically targets tumors. A scientist at the Society for General Microbiology’s Autumn Conference at New York University says that this strain of bacteria will start being tested on cancer patients in 2013. Breakthrough Digest Medical News, 9/3/2011

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  • Now, gold cards for everyone0

    Credit card issuers are offering gold and platinum cards to a much wider range of people, so it isn’t the exclusive privilege that it once was. According to Synovate Mail Monitor, “Almost one of every three credit card offers mailed in the second quarter was for some kind of premium card, up from one in

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