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Your Face Cream Reveals Your Feminine Identity

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

The idea for this article was contributed by Dr.J, one of our readers at I Love to Cheat Diet blog.

It seems that a woman’s choice of face cream can tell you how she copes with stress, deals with conflict, and evaluates herself.

Whew! I had no idea.

My face breaks out when I use face cream so I can only imagine what that says about me.

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He Deserved To Die?

Friday, August 24th, 2007

This morning, I read in The Pittsburgh Press that Jerry Lewis made the following remark to Entertainment Tonight about his supposedly “good friend,” Merv Griffin:

“I was very angry when I heard he died. He didn’t have to die. He knew he had prostate cancer and he did nothing about it. He deserved to die.”

I hope he was misquoted. But if he wasn’t…

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The Fat In Your Face Ages At Different Rates

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007

Thinking about getting a facelift?

If you think your entire face is getting old, think again.

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More Mattel Toy Recalls-Magnet & Lead Paint Hazards

Tuesday, August 14th, 2007

If you have children, you’ll want to know about the latest Mattel toy recalls. These toys have magnets that can detach and be swallowed or they have a lead paint hazard.

The recalls include:

1. Mattel Playsets with Magnet Hazard Recall (including Polly Pocket!, Batman Magna, Doggie Daycare and Shonen Jump’s One Piece playsets containing small powerful magnets)

2. Barbie Doll and Tanner Magnet Hazard Recall

3. Pixar Cars Sarge Lead Paint Hazard Recall

For details, go to

We Like To Help Toy Recall Information

You can sign up for the We Like To Help Children’s Product Recall list while you’re there — which may be a good idea because Mattel is warning that there may be more recalls soon.

That way, you can have the latest news and updates emailed directly to you.

Click Here Now To Sign Up For The We Like To Help Children’s Product Recall List.

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Body Fat: Love At First Bite

Monday, August 13th, 2007

It’s been recognized for years that many people choose spouses or domestic partners like themselves - similar social class, similar education level, similar relative height, same race or ethnicity and so on.

Now scientists at the Rowett Research Institute and University of Aberdeen have discovered that we also choose partners who share a similar body fatness with us.

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Fisher-Price Toy Recall—Join Children’s Product Recall List

Saturday, August 4th, 2007

You’ve probably heard that Fisher-Price announced a voluntary recall of almost 1 million children’s toys due to a lead paint poisoning hazard.

Parents should immediately take any recalled toy away from their children and call Fisher-Price for more information.

To see pictures of the recalled toys or for more information, visit http://www.service.mattel.com/ or call the Fisher-Price recall hot line at 800-916-4498.

Fisher-Price is owned by Mattel Inc.

More Recalls You Need To Know About

Did you know that you can join the We Like To Help Children’s Product Recall email list to get breaking news and updates on children’s product recalls?

Don’t think you need to join?

Well, if you have children, did you hear about the 2 additional recalls yesterday on products that pose a choking hazard to children?

You would have if you were on the We Like To Help Children’s Product Recall List.

Click Here Now To Sign Up For The We Like To Help Children’s Product Recall List.

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Cosmetic Injection May Lead To Disfigurement

Tuesday, July 17th, 2007

If you’re thinking of having injections around your eyes to smooth wrinkles, you should know about the possible problems with disfigurement.

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A Diet Drug For Fido

Wednesday, June 20th, 2007

U.S. adults have been getting steadily fatter over the last few decades. We’ve even managed to let our kids join the obesity trend.

But when I heard that Pfizer, Inc., introduced an injectable diet drug for dogs last month, I saw red.

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Consumer Alert: Ground Beef Recall

Sunday, June 10th, 2007

After an inital recall of 75,000 pounds of ground beef, United Food Group is recalling another 370,000 pounds due to “unspecified concerns” from the California State Department of Health Services.

The meat may be contaminated with E. coli - with at least 14 reported illnesses in the western U.S. from April 25th to May 18th.

No deaths have been reported. It appears that all patients have recovered.

The meat is both fresh and frozen. It has sell by dates from April 6th to April 20th and freeze by dates from April 23rd to May 7th.

The recalled products were sold under the brand names Basha’s, Inter-American Products, Inc., Miller Meat Company, Moran’s All Natural, Stater Bros., and possibly Trader Joe’s Butcher Shop.

The affected states are Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

I believe the grocery outlets where these products were sold include:

Albertson’s
Basha’s
Fry’s
Grocery Outlet
“R” Ranch Markets
Save-A-Lot
Save-Mart
Scolari’s Wholesale Markets
Smart and Final
Smith’s
Stater Bros.
Superior Warehouse

I don’t know if this is a complete list. The information appears to be changing.

If you have one of these recalled products, either throw it away or return it to the store where you bought it for a refund.

If you have questions about the recall, call United Food Group’s hot line at 1-800-325-4164.

I called the number and was referred to:

http://www.unitedfoodgrouprecall.com

I suggest you check the website for the latest information. Some of the telephone hot line information appeared to be outdated when I called.

With the changes going on in this recall, the information I’ve provided here may become outdated, too.

So again, if you live in any of the 11 states listed, please check the recall information at:

http://www.unitedfoodgrouprecall.com

I’d doublecheck the information by calling the hot line as well at

1-800-325-4164.

If you really want to be safe: if you live in one of those 11 states and you have ground beef, just throw it away. That’s what I’d do. Why take a chance on eating food that may become part of another expanded recall?

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Critters Invaded My Office

Sunday, April 22nd, 2007

If you’re a regular reader, you probably noticed that my blog entries disappeared after Wednesday last week.

Well, as the title says, critters invaded my office.

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