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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Units: About 411,700 in the United States and 27,000 in Canada (357,000 units were recalled in February 2011 due to strangulation hazard posed by canopy drawstring)

Importer: B.O.B. Trailers Inc., of Boise, Idaho

The stroller canopys embroidered logos backing patch can detach, posing a choking hazard to babies and young children.

Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received six reports of children mouthing the detached patch.

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We all know that a pound of fat is equal to 3500 calories. So what do we do, we start counting calories to make sure that we are not eating too much during the day and go over our allotted calories for the day so that we dont gain weight.

Then when we are looking to lose weight, we still count calorie after calorie trying to keep under our magic number.

But there a few things are wrong with this idea.

• First we often dont measure correctly so we will often take in 1/4 to 1/3 more calories than we think we are.
• We forget to count the calories of a few portions here and there during the day.
• We eat food that we like but have no idea of how many calories are in it.
• We will often give up nutritious food so that we can squeeze in a piece of cake or a bag or fries and still stay within our set calories.

And the list goes on.

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There are primarily three types of eye cancer; they are:

Uveal or intraocular melanoma:

This eye cancer type originates from the melanocytes i.e. the eye cells responsible for producing pigments. According to theories of medical science, the cancer mostly occurs in the melanocytes of the uvea. Due to this, this cancer type is also called uveal melanoma. Around 90% of the cases of uveal melanoma are marked by cancer in the choroid, one of the substructures of uvea. The remaining 10% of uveal melanoma starts from the iris. Spotting this eye cancer type is much easier compared to spotting cancer in the melanocytes of choroid. This is because cancer can be viewed as growing spots when the iris gets affected.

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What can be expected when 15,000 psychologists converge on Washington, DC next week for the annual American Psychological Association Convention? A lot of processing of feelings? Actually, the answer may surprise you.

The American Psychological Association (APA) has held an annual meeting now for 119 years. It is the largest gathering of psychologist in the world. I’ve been going since 1983 (missing a few here and there). The Convention program is the size of a telephone directory from a fairly large city. You can hurt your back picking it up. There is a lot going on focusing on the latest findings and trends in research, clinical practice, education, and policy. Something for everyone for sure. Typically, the APA releases several important press releases each day of the convention that highlight presentations that are likely to be of keen interest to the general public.

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Just picked up a splurge-worthy cheese for your cocktail party, but not sure what drinks to serve with it? Were always wondering, too, so for this edition of Thirsty Thursday, we asked Tara Kirch, marketing manager of Coach Farm, to give us three different pairing suggestions for their fresh goat cheese. Just make sure to eat your fromage in moderation. One ounce of it has 5 grams of fat and 65 calories. So savor sparingly!

The cheese: Coach Farm’s Fresh Goat Cheese

The flavor: The cheese has a firm, dense texture with notes of lemon and grass.

The pairings: Wine: Sauvignon Blanc “I am really into the California Sauvignon Blancs right now, like Ehlers Estate 2009, with fresh goat cheese,” says Kirch. The tw

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