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...injuries, for acute abdominal pain, or to diagnose an existing cancer. If your doctor schedules you for a scan, call ahead to see if you can bring a flash drive. That way you can take an electronic copy of your CT scan to go, and may be able to avoid another scan later, should you move or change doctors. (A hard copy of the scan is bulkier, but may also be an option.) If your child needs a CT scan, ask the technologist to put the machine on pediatric-appropriate settings. For more information on kids and CT scan safety...
...blast, which killed two people and injured 21 others, came from a backpack bomb. Philippine police believe it was orchestrated by an associate of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, a Filipino separatist group. "There was a lapse in intelligence gathering," says an angry Mahasol. "It should be maximized to avoid another incident like this...
Thankfully, I have had only near accidents. A few times, I was texting in stop-and-go traffic and had to slam my brakes to avoid rear-ending the person in front...
...while some gardeners might be trying to save a few bucks or avoid commercially farmed produce, many horticulturists believe the gardening boom is more about lifestyle than economics. And unlike the concept of government-sponsored, "top-down" Victory Gardens, Edible Estates is a grassroots effort. Ridgley, for one, says his garden is as much about community and beauty as it is about food. "This is an art exhibit that just happens to be in my front yard," he says...
...heads when he agreed with McCain. Or he at least said he was "willing to consider" the idea, as he told TIME on Wednesday, but only "if it could be proven to me that drilling off Florida's coast would be far enough, safe enough and clean enough" to avoid disastrous oil spills, especially during the region's hurricanes. "As long as I'm Governor, no Floridian will ever be able to see an oil rig off the coast...