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Tuesday, January 07, 2003

Extra weight shaves years off lives. Yahoo News - People weighing 30 or more pounds too much could lose up to seven years from their lives. And carrying even 10 to 30 extra pounds could shorten a person's life span by about three years, a study reports today. If You Want to Live Long, Obesity Is a Midlife Crisis Betterhumans Study charts link between obesity, premature death Reuters AlertNet EurekAlert - KNSD - and 42 related » [Google Health News] 9:01:42 PM  Permalink  comment []

Suppose someone was handing out $20 bills and almost nobody wanted one?. Few Takers for CD Settlement Cash: "Who'd refuse free money? Lots of compact disc buyers, apparently, who are staying away in droves rather than receive up to $20 in compensation as part of a price-fixing settlement between 41 states and a handful of record companies." Wired [Follow Me Here...] I mentioned this a couple weeks ago: if you bought a CD, then go sign up. It only takes a minute. 8:55:03 PM  Permalink  comment []

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