An opinion piece on reports that Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren may separate, arguing that saturation media coverage is itself part of the damage to the family and that fame and wealth left Woods poorly placed to resist temptation.
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Teleconference to answer media questions about phthalates (PR)
A press advisory: the American Chemistry Council's Phthalate Esters Panel will hold a teleconference on December 17, 2009 to review recent CDC biomonitoring data and take reporters' questions, ahead of EPA's chemical action plan for phthalates.
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Overlooked 150 Year Old Household Cleaner a Remedy for Swine Flu?
Dr. Mercola reprints a 1924 Arm & Hammer booklet in which Dr. Volney Cheney reported that people thoroughly alkalinized with bicarbonate of soda rarely caught the 1918-19 flu, along with the company's 1925 dosing schedule for colds and influenza.
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The Sex Scandal No One Wants To Talk About
Martha Rosenberg writes that Andrew Crawford's conviction for 11 murders and nine rapes brings little relief to Chicago's New City and Englewood, where police charged several other men with killing women in the same blocks during the 1990s.
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Hoosier lottery winning numbers for Saturday, Dec 12
Lists the Hoosier Lotto numbers drawn on 12 December 2009, with no winner of the $2.5 million jackpot, alongside other Indiana game results, instructions for playing and the odds for each prize tier.
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Genius Invents Mind-blowing Technology Sure to Revolutionize the Way You Live
A posting of Pranav Mistry's demonstration of tools that let the physical world interact with data, including his SixthSense device and a paper laptop.
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Could Tiger Woods carry an infidelity gene?
The writer speculates openly, stressing there is no report that Tiger Woods carries any such gene. He cites Hasse Walum's 2008 PNAS work: men with two copies of the vasopressin receptor variant known as the 334 allele were twice as likely to report marital problems including infidelity.
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Tiger Woods infidelity
Tiger Woods apologized on his website on Dec. 11 for the hurt his infidelity caused his wife and children, and said he would take an indefinite break from professional golf. Sponsors have cut ties, and a New York Times columnist argued the apology did not go far enough.
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WHO Denies Link Between Swine Flu Vaccine and Illnesses, Deaths
WHO's Marie-Paule Kieny said completed investigations ruled out the pandemic vaccine as the cause in 41 deaths under review, attributing two Chinese deaths to underlying conditions. Dr. Mercola counters with GlaxoSmithKline's Canadian recall of Arepanrix and U.S. side-effect reports.
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What are some of the Bill of Rights amendments?
A civics explainer: ten amendments were added to the Constitution to guarantee freedoms including religion, assembly, speech, the press, the right to keep and bear arms, and protections for people accused of crimes. The original paper copy is held at the National Archives.
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Chanukah, Hanukkah blessings and Hanukkah foods
A description of Chanukah, the eight-day Jewish festival marking the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem, with the candle-lighting blessings given in Hebrew, transliteration and English translation.
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Does Tiger have a sex addition?
Sexual Recovery Institute director Robert Weiss told CBS's Early Show that the double life reported of Tiger Woods is a clear sign of an addictive process, and that sex and drug addictions often go together. The American Psychiatric Association does not recognize the diagnosis; the WHO does.
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Did a Flu Drug Manufacturer Withhold Evidence From Drug Trials?
Doctors say Roche has withheld Tamiflu trial data, leaving scientists unable to judge the stockpiled drug. A review of what is publicly available found no evidence it prevents complications such as pneumonia in otherwise healthy people; it may shorten illness by about a day.
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What's the difference between a winter storm watch and a warning?
Winter storms can bring flooding, closed roads, downed power lines and hypothermia. The piece gathers FEMA's list of winter storm terms and preparedness pages from FEMA, CDC, HHS and EPA, plus guides on frostbite, hypothermia and being trapped in a vehicle.
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What's on Americans' Minds?
A USA.gov summary listing the site's most-visited pages, most-clicked links to other government sites, and top search terms for October 2009.
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Why Women Hate "Smart" Restrooms
A column on motion-sensor fixtures that misfire: library toilets flushing before, during and after use, hand driers roaring at passers-by, faucets that ignore waving hands, and new medical offices whose lights switch on only once it is dark outside.
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Lowering salt in your diet - FDA
About 75 percent of Americans' salt comes from processed foods and restaurant cooking, not the shaker. The FDA explains that salt raises blood pressure in many people and that the 2005 Dietary Guidelines cap sodium at 2,300 mg a day, or 1,500 mg for groups including older adults.
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Tiger Woods mother-in-law released from hospital
Paramedics took Tiger Woods' mother-in-law, Holmberg, from his Orange County home to Health Central Hospital early Tuesday for stomach pain, CNN reported. She was released hours later in good condition. She is a regional governor in Sweden and the mother of Woods' wife, Elin Nordegren.
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