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Brush teeth right from the first tooth
Failure to look after teeth right from the time they first appear in babies can lead to problems, even with permanent teeth years later, according to Dietmar Oesterreich of the German Dentists’ Chamber in Berlin.
Leica camera auctioned in Austria for record $2.8 million
VIENNA | Sun May 13, 2012 8:09am EDT VIENNA (Reuters) – A rare 1923 Leica went for 2.16 million euros ($2.8 million) at an auction in Vienna at the weekend, making it the most expensive camera ever sold, the auctioneer said. An anonymous buyer won the bidding battle for the German camera, which still works [...]
Time cover mother defends extended breastfeeding
NEW YORK | Fri May 11, 2012 2:14pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) – An American mother shown breastfeeding her three-year-old son on a controversial cover of Time magazine that has sparked a national debate about attachment parenting defended the practice on Friday, saying it was a personal choice. Jamie Lynne Grumet, a 26-year-old mother from [...]
New Yorkers: No smokes, no fats, no salt? Enough already!
NEW YORK | Fri May 11, 2012 11:26am EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) – New Yorkers may like “Mayor Mike” but are less certain they want him playing the role of “Mayor Mom.” A new poll shows the Big Apple’s denizens are divided over City Hall’s efforts to correct their bad habits, which in recent years [...]
Big-wave surfer enters record books by riding 78-foot "monster"
By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES | Fri May 11, 2012 9:49pm EDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Big-wave surfer Garrett McNamara has been recognized by Guinness World Records for surfing the largest wave ever ridden, a towering 78-foot (24-meter) wall of water he says he caught at Nazare, Portugal, in November while “totally in the moment.” [...]
