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...term research project, begun in 1998, that follows them from shortly before birth to age 11. To determine prenatal exposure to PAHs and other pollutants, mothers of these children wore special backpacks containing air-sampling equipment for 48 hours during their third trimester of pregnancy, capturing both indoor and outdoor air quality. Based on the results, they were divided into high-PAH-exposure and low-exposure groups. The mothers were healthy, nonsmoking black and Dominican-American women, ages 18 to 35, living in northern Manhattan and the South Bronx - not far from Columbia's Mailman School of Public Health, where...
...Saturday, the outdoor sign for the Ritz-Carlton was sheathed with a black cloth. Bypassers piled flowers near a police cordon. Condemnation of the attacks came from across the globe. U.S. President Barack Obama, who lived in Jakarta as a child, labeled the bombings "outrageous attacks," while Kevin Rudd, the Prime Minister of Australia, from where three of the dead victims hailed, said the violence made him "sick to the stomach." But the strongest sentiments may have come from a man who isn't usually known for his displays of emotion. On Saturday, SBY made a brief tour...
...outside? The South is really hot and humid. Nobody in Mississippi goes running in the summer - at least, nobody sane. Bassett points out that Colorado, the state with the lowest obesity rate (18.9%), is relatively affluent and has a temperate climate and plenty of trails that lend themselves to outdoor activities. (See a special report on the science of appetite...
This Fourth of July weekend, millions of Americans will huddle around outdoor pits, ovens and grills to slowly cook themselves meaty, patriotic dishes slathered in sauce. Barbecue is about as red, white and blue as American cuisine gets, and for true carnivores, the only real question is how to save room for seconds...
...Enjoys "adventure traveling" and outdoor sports such as windsurfing...