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Slimmer Thighs for Summer

Aaargh!!! Putting on a pair of shorts should not be a frightening experience, and standing in front of a mirror while wearing a swimsuit shouldn’t elicit a distressing Ugh, I cant wear this response.
Great thighs. You want them, but you just cant figure out how to get them.
The way I look at it, you […]

Who will be spying on your medical secrets?

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A new NHS computer will carry all your most intimate medical details. Will it be safe from snoopers? Your doctor doesn’t think so:
Amid the furore over waiting lists, budget cuts and filthy hospital wards, the NHS’s revolutionary 12 billion technology system looked like a guaranteed patient-pleaser.
The new IT system means you will […]

Coffee Drinking Protects Against An Eyelid Spasm That Can Lead To ‘Blindness’

People who drink coffee are less likely to develop an involuntary eye spasm called primary late onset blepharospasm, which makes them blink uncontrollably and can leave them effectively ‘blind’, according to a study published online ahead of print in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry.
The effect was proportional to the amount of coffee […]

Study: Most parents critical of media content

Most U.S. parents don’t believe in blind trust to make sure their kids are using the Internet safely, suggests a large national survey on media use out Tuesday.
About 3 out of 4 check what websites their children have visited, and even more look at how kids are profiled on MySpace and who’s on their […]

Kellogg to Phase Out Some Food Ads to Children

Froot Loops days on Saturday morning television may be numbered.
The http://www.nytimes.com/mem/MWredirect.html?MW=http://custom.marketwatch.com/custom/nyt-com/html-companyprofile.asp&symb=K said yesterday that it would phase out advertising its products to children under age 12 unless the foods meet specific http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/health/diseasesconditionsandhealthtopics/diet/index.html?inline=nyt-classifier guidelines for calories, sugar, fat and sodium.
Kellogg also announced that it would stop using licensed characters or branded toys to promote […]