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...TOLL You're right. I am sick of it. No, we're not in a bubble. Prices have gone up because there has been tremendous constriction in supply along with tremendous immigration and increases in income for baby boomers. We're on track to see the cost of housing as a percentage of income come to the same place as it is in the U.K. and much of Europe, where they pay up to 45% of income for housing...
...says 58 million flu shots will be available to those who need them most. Advice for everyone else: wash your hands frequently; stay away from people who have the flu; and consider taking a prescription antiviral medicine like Tamiflu, Flumadine or Symmetrel, which can reduce your chances of getting sick...
...barking dogs, roaring leaf blowers, honking horns, grumbling washing machines, blaring TVs, squeaking baby toys--they all add up to the sound track of daily life. If it's not enough to drive you insane, says the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, it can still make you sick. Some 30 million Americans are exposed to daily noise levels that will eventually impair their hearing. Moreover, those who were destined to go deaf are doing so decades earlier than expected. Although it takes noises louder than 85 decibels (a typical hair dryer hits 90 db) to cause hearing loss...
Despite the surge in all-Christmas stations, most insiders see no saturation. "It's hard to get sick of songs you only hear for six weeks," says Bill Conway, manager of KOIT, one of the Bay Area's top stations, whose ratings have climbed during its holiday switch. The Ronettes' Sleigh Ride, sure. But has he heard Last Christmasby Wham!? --By Sean Gregory
Last year, Brin Wisdom, 25, and a group of seven college friends in Dallas got sick of trying to outdo one another with presents. So they decided to skip the shopping and donate to a local humane society. Each set up boxes in her workplace to collect food, toys and blankets for needy animals. Instead of their usual gift-exchange party, the friends piled $2,000 worth of donations into several cars and distributed them at the shelter. "The animals were going nuts," Wisdom recalls. "We never anticipated how emotional it would be. It ended up being the most rewarding...