Chemicals found in a variety of products — such as computers, cosmetics, cars, furniture, detergent and pesticides — would have to undergo basic toxicity testing. Those used in the largest volumes would be subjected to more rigorous testing.

Called Reach, or Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals, the law could cost American industries that export products to ...

Stryper guitarist Oz Fox checks in from the road on the band's Reborn U.S. tour.The heavenly metallers are back and are currently out on the road across the U.S. in support of their most recent release, Reborn. I had the distinct honor of being able to chat with guitarist Oz Fox by phone from his hotel room in Austin, Texas on November 11, 2005 on a day off of touring between Austin and Housto...

Chiqui Cartagena is managing director of multicultural communications at Meredith Integrated Marketing in New York City.  She has served as the senior director of Club Musica Latina for Columbia House, executive editor of the Spanish-language version of TV Guide, and as part of the team that developed and launched the Spanish version of People magazine, People en Espanol. Her book, Latino Boom...

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UK Government Caught at “Child Protection” Conference with Porn Industry

BELFAST, November 16, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A Northern Ireland Assemblyman is condemning a British government MP for attending a “child protection” conference at a Belfast hotel known for i...

Yeah, me too. A British adult Web site, www.Love Honey.co.uk, advertises the perfect accessory for that Apple gadget you got for Christmas last year. It's called iBuzz. And when connected to an iPod, it pulses as each song is played, the vibrations increasing with the volume (a good reason to lay off the Bright Eyes and download some Oakenfold).

The gizmo is enjoying immense popularity a...

Given the stress they have to endure, you often can't help but wonder why some Nigerians prefer to suffer in foreign lands, when they could easily return home, pick up the pieces and relaunch themselves on the path to a decent career. In Bamako, we found that most of the Nigerians managing to stay alive there would certainly be better-off back home.

Yet, many prefer living in a world of ...

Combination Treatment Shown for First Time to Cause Regression of Atherosclerosis

- New Study of NIASPAN(R) (Prolonged-Release Nicotinic Acid) Plus Statin

A new study has shown for the first time that reversal of atherosclerosis - a primary cause of stroke and heart attacks - can be achieved with a combination of NIASPAN (prolonged-release nicotinic acid) and a statin.

Results...

Jurisdiction No. 1: High rate of violent crime; a widely publicized anti-gun measure on the ballot; voters decisively reject a measure to ban the sale of firearms and ammunition.

Jurisdiction No. 2: High rate of violent crime; a widely publicized anti-gun measure on the ballot; voters decisively adopt a measure to ban sales of firearms and ammunition.

Two jurisdictions. Two gun-ban ...

My husband started a fantasy thing involving me being promiscuous and telling him what happened in detail. At first it was too much for me, but after a while it started to turn me on more and more. More recently, he has urged me to "play around" with someone. He wants me to tell him all about everything and also say, "I love you and only you." I said no, but secretly the thought of being with c...

Last year, the National Book Awards made an accidental discovery: The way to get everyone talking about the nominees is to pick books that no one has read. In 2004, the awards got more press than they had in years. Though the year had seen new novels from several of the best American writers - including Philip Roth, Cynthia Ozick, and Marilynne Robinson - the fiction judges picked as finalists ...