LOS ANGELES ― Maybe 2011 is the year a clean start means returning to Grandma’s scrubbing ways and getting down on hands knees with simple baking soda and vinegar. Or maybe it means staring down that supermarket aisle of cleaning products and making better choices about the dizzying selection of powders and liquids that claim not only to clean but also to be healthy for people and the planet. Sust

It drives people nuts.Ringing. Buzzing. Hissing.For people with tinnitus, a phantom sound only they can hear plagues their every waking moment. Imagine a Salvation Army bell ringer camped out in your head every day, all day.Despite afflicting an estimated 50 million people in the United States, often as a result of injury or repeated exposure to loud noises, the condition has no cures and few effe

EDMONSTON, Maryland ― On most days, Roy Caspari, a native of Indonesia, works as a massage therapist and landlord in College Park, Maryland. But every Saturday, Caspari drives to Edmonston, Maryland, to learn about urban farming with new friends from Guatemala, Peru, Ethiopia and Honduras.“Everybody (is) from different places, from different countries,” said Caspari. “But because we are here for o

MINNEAPOLIS ― Is the time-honored, much-scribbled-upon kitchen wall calendar an endangered species? Are datebooks as dated as land lines?Many baby boomers still rely primarily on paper for both professional and personal task managing, but you would have to scour an office park for a while to find someone under age 35 who carries a paper planner everywhere ― if they ever did. For them, keeping trac

Losing weight tops many people’s new year’s resolution list. However, one student has pursued a rather dangerous diet ahead of a job interview -- swallowing roundworm eggs. The female student in Xiamen, China, has been eating the eggs to shed some weight, the Daily Mail reported. It is not known whether she has succeeded in her goal. (MCT)The roundworm eggs hatch in the stomach, digesting nutrient