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MAR. 09, 2009

LATEST HEALTH NEWS  Brought to you by Chemist Explains Navel Fluff A chemist in Austria spent years studying the lint that collects in a person?s navel, and says he?s discovered why it happens. MORE Warning: New Camel Brand Courts Kids R.J. Reynolds is currently test marketing Camel Orbs in Columbus, Ohio, Indianapolis, and Portland Oregon. It will start testing the Camel Sticks and Strips in those places next month. MORE Stem Cell Policy Change to Bring Big Bucks to Bay Area Two stem cell research centers in the Bay Area are among the largest in the nation and both stand to gain millions of dollars from the change in policy. MORE Zap and Destroy Not everyone is a candidate for a liver transplant, but now there's an alternative. MORE Women Good at Faking "It" Women are better than men at faking it, but in this case the "it" means their interest in a man. MORE WEATHER TODAY HIGH: 53 LOW: 42   TRAFFIC NEWS HEADLINES Stem Cell Policy Change to Bring Big Bucks to Bay Area Two stem cell research centers in the Bay Area are among the largest in the nation and both stand to gain millions of dollars from the change in policy. MORE Circuit City Pulls the Plug After 60 Years What began 60 years ago as a humble television store in a sleepy Southern capital ended Sunday as Circuit City closed its doors for good. MORE 75-Year-Old Saudi Widow Sentenced to Lashes For "Mingling" A 75-year-old widow in Saudi Arabia has been sentenced to 40 lashes and four months in jail for mingling with two young men who are not close relatives, drawing new criticism for the kingdom's ultraconservative... MORE

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