BEWARE OF HUMAN ERRORS AND INFECTIONS: Headed for the hospital? Here's how to make sure your visit is a safe one The Charlotte Observer
Human error -- whether it stems from overworked and exhausted medical interns or other causes -- is a leading source of medical errors that kill as many as 98,000 Americans a year, according to the Institute of Medicine (IOM). The problem is particularly acute in hospitals.
Do it Yule-self Metromix.com
Sure, store-bought gifts show you care. But DIY gifts show you cared enough to pause the TiVo for a few hours and make something one-of-a-kind.
Lead in children's jewelry cited AP via Yahoo! News
Children's jewelry containing lead should be banned in the U.S., the staff of the Consumer Product Safety Commission said Tuesday.
The Impersonal Touch Washington Post
Dear Miss Manners: Christmas cards -- why bother? I am getting more and more disenchanted, as they seem to have lost their meaning. I am tempted to boycott, but it would defeat the point I'm making.
A rose by any name, etc. but how about a baby named Wichita? Inside Bay Area
I WAS interviewing someone the other day on the phone, clarifying my first name by spelling it, when he immediately reacted.
'Diamond' a hard homecoming for Djimon Hounsou Philly.com
Judging from the carnage dramatized in Blood Diamond, Djimon Hounsou is one of the lucky few. The movie, which opens Friday, dramatizes Sierra Leone's 1999 civil war as seen through the eyes of a cynical gem smuggler (Leonardo DiCaprio) enlisted by a villager (Hounsou) desperate to find his kidnapped 12-year-old son, who is being trained by rebels to become a machine-gun-wielding child soldier.
Christmas for Sale Conroe Bulletin
If Cyber Monday passed you by and you didn't even realize it, don't worry -- you're not the only one who never heard of it.
Panel: Kids jewelry shouldn't have lead Long Beach Press-Telegram
Consumer Product Safety Commission urges ban in United States. WASHINGTON - Children's jewelry containing lead should be banned in the U.S., the staff of the Consumer Product Safety Commission said Tuesday.
CareerBuilder.com and ShopLocal Survey Reveals How Many Bosses and Workers Will Give Holiday Gifts at the Office, How PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
Fifty-six percent of managers will be spreading holiday cheer around the office this year by giving presents to their employees, according to a recent survey by CareerBuilder.com and ShopLocal .
Tennis trial may air dirty laundry The Palm Beach Post
An already contentious trial, charging Venus, Serena and Richard Williams with reneging on what was supposed to be a lucrative battle-of-the-es tennis match, could get even uglier.
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