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Perspective Health and Urban Living
Posted in urban living
Christopher Dye
The majority of people now live in urban areas and will do so for the foreseeable future. As a force in the demographic and health transition, urbanization is associated with falling birth and death rates and with the shift in burden of illness from acute childhood infections to chronic, noncommunicable diseases of adults.
Mayan calendar and 2012 prophecy. The third probable scenario
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Dispelling the Greatest Culinary Urban Myth
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It is perhaps the greatest culinary urban myth of our time. You’ve heard it stated repeatedly on cooking shows. The chef adds a cup of wine to a delicious looking dish simmering away on the stove, leans into the camera for his/her close up, and confidently says, “We’ll give the alcohol a few minutes to cook out.” Or with a dismissive wave of a hand, assures us with, “Don’t worry about the alcohol, it will all cook out in just a few seconds.” Sadly, his or her confidence in the presumed disappearing act of the alcohol is misplaced. Research proves that the alcohol does not all cook out. Read the rest of this entry »
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