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    Jul 12, 2007 4:48 PM 1,109
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    Amelia Earheart: The Real-Life Version Of 'Lost'... Without The Polar Bears

    • It's like Lost, but with a female heroine instead of well, Jack. Or, er, maybe not. Anyway, a group of investigators is set to visit an uninhabited atoll in the South Pacific to answer question of what happened to Amelia Earhart once and for all. [CBSNews]
    • Ugh. Is this what we've turned into? Some women detest their appearances so much that they're resorting to do-it-yourself, at-home "plastic surgery", including the ironing of wrinkles. [DailyMail]
    • Got milk? Get milk! A pint a day can keep the doctor — plus strokes and heart disease — away. [Telegraph]
    • Genetics may not affect breast-cancer survival rates after all: Researchers have found that the survival rates of those with two well-known genes linked to the disease are the same as those without. [WSJ]
    • Hormone replacement therapy can pose serious risks to post-menopausal women, including risk of heart attack or stroke. [CBSNews]
    • One woman in the NY Times' obituaries section today: Kathleen E. Woodiwiss, 68, bestselling romance novelist, and creator of many a "bloodthirsty little wench". [NYTimes]


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