Spring into Summer

10 Worst Cities
for Spring Allergies

Where does your city rank?








Ticks Dig the Heat
Global warming may increase the severity of Lyme disease this summer.




Shield Your Skin
There will be about 47,700 new cases of melanoma in this country this year, according to the cancer society, and 7,700 people are expected to die of the disease.

Lather up!


Protect your pooch from the heat!



Do it!
Host a Southern Picnic

Nights Bites
Bedbugs have increased 71 percent in the past five years. Here’s how to prevent them from crawling into your bed.

Ugh, I’m itchy just thinking about this!


Quick tip: Spring clean—vacuum your home, wash all your clothes and linens, and wipe down the baseboards, walls, curtains, and books.



Men are Pigs
(whoops, I mean, Men and Pigs)
Richard da Costa took time out from the corporate world to spend four days living with pigs.








Will Stevia Stoke Your Hunger?
Critics wonder if newly FDA-approved Stevia will encourage sweet intake, like other artificial sweeteners.




Recession Pros and Cons


The good news: The rising price of cigarettes keeps teens smoke free

The bad news: When the economy plummets, child abuse spikes








Are You an Organ Donor?
It’s quick and easy, here’s how to become a donor in your state.

Is that a hive in my mouth?
Some people with seasonal allergies also have food allergies associated with pollen.






Women Pay the Price for Health Insurance
Younger and older men don't go to the doctor as often as women, and it shows in our bills.










Live to be 100!
In four hot spots around the globe, people live to 100 in great numbers.

Here’s why.






Have 6 Times More Sex
A spray can help men with premature ejaculation problems prolong the length of time they have sex.





From "House" to the White House
Actor Kal Penn is leaving the show to become part of Office of Public Liaison.

World’s Saddest, Smallest, and Scariest

World’s Saddest School Policy
No more high-fives, no more hugs




World’s Smallest Frog
As the smallest known frog species in the world's second largest mountain range, this new amphibian is easy to miss


World’s Most-Armed Beetles







World’s Scariest Mom
If you think a day with your mom is tough, think again











To do:
See Half-Priced Movies
Join the 5-buck club

Make Your Cat Smile, or at least do that content eye-blinking thing

Living Cheaply_Monday, March 23

Can’t Afford to go the Doc?
You’re not alone. A new survey finds 24% of respondents skip medical care when they're sick or injured.




Shampoo Less, Save More
Americans lather up an average of 4.59 times a week, twice as much as Italians and Spaniards. It may be time to go sans suds.












World’s Cheapest Car Launched…in India
A slightly bigger European version, the Nano Europa is due to follow in 2011.









When It's All Going Down the Tube, What Stuff Sticks Around to the End?
Our last things are who we are.





What would be the last possession you'd be willing to part with if you were to fall on hard times?

Fri., March 13

Smoker’s savior?
(Virginia) slim chance






Doodle for your Noodle
Looks like your mindless doodling may serve a purpose

How do you doodle?





Zoo-goers Beware
Chimps are sick of people staring at them






How safe is your baby shampoo?
The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics found that more than half of baby toiletries contained carcinogens

Slides of March







Health quiz of the week

Think Thrifty_March 6

Halve Your Grocery Bill
Eat well while you're pinching your pennies




Starving Artist Christiane Jory is onto something—hand her a Hamilton and she can eat healthy for a week. Check out her 99-Cent Only Stores Cookbook


Heal Faster--Lick Your Wounds
Study shows that human saliva hastens healing.









Tapping Into Clean Water
It’s estimated that half of the world's poor suffer from waterborne diseases. A shocking 6,000 people die daily from consuming
unsafe water.
The Tap Project allows patrons at participating restaurants to donate $1 to Unicef each time they order free tap water with their meals rather than costly bottled alternatives.

Brita has nothing on LifeStraw
Designed to be worn around the neck, this life-saving accessory scores big time points for functionality, transforming any old muddy puddle into a refreshing sip of water. Best of all, it requires no training to use and lasts for roughly a year (if used by a single person) without any maintenance what so ever.




Is the Economy Keeping You Up at Night?
The "average night's sleep" is now down to six hours and 40 minutes.
Here are some tips on how to get back to bed.








DIY Commode Cleaner
Make your own toilet bowl cleaner with baking soda





Take the New York Times health quiz