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• Docs double kids' vitamin D recommendations
The Institute of Medicine, a government advisory group that sets dietary standards, is discussing with federal agencies whether those recommendations should be changed based on emerging research, said spokeswoman Christine Stencel. The recommendations ...
• New Bond girl comes from humble beginnings
That was a luxury by Soviet standards, when many lived in communal flats, sharing the kitchen and bathroom with several families. Today her crumbling five-story apartment building, where carpets, comforters and underpants are hung to dry in the ...
• Bob Dylan, Jennifer Hudson have new CDs
Having fired then-junkie drummer Topper Headon months earlier, the Clash that charged into Shea Stadium in October 1982 to open for the Who wasn’t necessarily firing on all cylinders — not by purist standards. But with Headon’s predecessor ...
• Dairy blames toxic milk on subcontractors
Since the tainting scandal broke last month, strict standards for allowable melamine levels in food have been set and 5,000 government inspectors dispatched to provide 24-hour supervision over the industry. Last week, police arrested a dairy farmer ...
• 5 questions to ask before voting
He founded the “Six-Footers Club” in 1999 to represent the interests of tall passengers, has supported airlines that uphold high customer service standards, and fought against reprehensible airline practices such as overbooking and bumping ...