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Big is not always better or more nutritious
Americans have long had a love affair with size. In the supermarket, we reach instinctively for plump, perfectly formed produce. Now science suggests it's time to downsize the fruits and vegetables we select for the table while expanding our view of...Tags: Texas, Massachusetts, Health and Safety at School, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Alaska
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Pediatrician's tips help kids stay safe, happy this summer
Daily Press"Summer seems to be the perfect time to plan all those activities and family outings that have been 'on the to do list,' " according to Newport News pediatrician Joe Baust. "For example, my wife tries to have more consistent art time with our boys and,...Tags: Pediatrics, Tennis, Health Treatments, Diet, Medical Specialization
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An homage to Hell's Kitchen
Special to amNewYorkAs new corporate neighbors move in and tenements give way to tony residential towers, Susan Banas has seen many of her Hell's Kitchen haunts disappear. While many are welcoming the changes, others, like Banas, mourn the loss of neighborhood gems -- many...Tags: Employers, Music Theater, Hell's Kitchen, Broadway, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Keeping Critters At Bay Can Be A Struggle In The Spring
Courant Staff WriterIt's that time of year when the wildlife complaints proliferate. A squirrel gets into an attic. A raccoon comes down the chimney and into the house. A skunk takes up residence under a deck or shed. A bear is raiding the bird feeder. A woodpecker is...Tags: Middletown, Population, Building Material, Wildlife, Nature
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Outspoken scientist dismissed from panel on chemical safety
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterUnder pressure from the chemical industry, the Environmental Protection Agency has dismissed an outspoken scientist who chaired a federal panel responsible for helping the agency determine the dangers of a flame retardant widely used in electronic...Tags: Electronics, Building Material, Maine, Consumer Electronics Industry, Animals
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Don't like DEET repellents? Now you have other choices
Special to The TimesTHE Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in spring expanded its list of approved insect repellents, giving travelers more choices in the battle against disease-carrying mosquitoes. Besides repellents with a DEET base, the CDC has approved those...Tags: Diseases, Health Organizations, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Inorganic Chemicals, California
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Mosquito-repelling products may keep West Nile virus at bay
Special to The TimesEntomologists hesitate to predict how bad mosquitoes and other pests will be this season for travelers headed to national parks, the coasts or other areas where bugs can be plentiful. That's because the proliferation of the pesky pests depends on rainfall...Tags: Diseases, Health Organizations, Research, Florida, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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To a skeeter, you're a banquet
Times Staff WriterThey're the rudest of uninvited visitors, and they're out for blood. Mosquitoes show up at the most annoying times — on an exposed wrist as you hurriedly tie a fly on a line or the back of a leg as you set up camp at dusk. Their persistence leaves...Tags: San Bernardino (San Bernardino, California), Medicine, Health and Safety at School, Retroviruses, Zoology
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EPA Relied on Industry for Plywood Plant Pollution Rule
Times Staff WritersPushing aside new scientific studies of possible health risks, the Environmental Protection Agency approved an air pollution regulation this year that could save the wood products industry hundreds of millions of dollars. In doing so, the agency relied...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Cancer, George H.W. Bush, Maine, Health Organizations
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