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Encyclopedia of Life project to catalogue all known species

Spurred by fears that thousands of animals, plants and microbes will disappear from the planet before scientists can study them properly, a consortium of research institutions and funding foundations on Wednesday started an effort to compile an enormous, computer-based Encyclopedia of Life to catalogue every species known or found.
“For biologists, this is equivalent to […]

Feel the bikini fear and do it anyway

Strut your stuff on the beach without a care in the world with the help of ‘Coach Fabulous’ Alison Porter
You’re so excited, the tickets are booked, you’ve been daydreaming of lazing on the beach all winter, yet suddenly reality bites and the dream turns into a nightmare. It’s just dawned on you that you’re […]

Study: Outdoor smoke gets in your lungs

People may inhale high levels of secondhand smoke even on outside patios and sidewalk cafes, a new study shows.
The U.S. surgeon general has found that indoor secondhand smoke kills nearly 50,000 non-smokers a year. Authors say their paper, in the May issue of the Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, is one […]

Bikini countdown plan

Time can be extremely slippery. When you booked the holiday it was AGES away. How then, all of a sudden, can it be two weeks away? Do not fear, I have trade secrets. Let the countdown begin! Two weeks
Hooray! Holiday is only 14 days away. That must be cause for celebration? It certainly is, […]

Canadian Consumers Cautioned To Inspect Powdered Infant Formula Cans

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Abbott Nutrition are advising the public that an unauthorized distributor has supplied pharmacies and retailers in the Montreal area with 900-gram Similac Advance Step 2 powdered infant formula cans bearing a false, over-stickered lot number and expiration date.
Abbott applies the expiration date and lot number information directly […]