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PubMed

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This is the humongous database of all scientific trials, collected by the National Institutes of Healths’ National Library of Medicine. This is my first stop on finding any medical study for a story. Fortunately, more and more full studies (vs. just the abstract) are coming available for free, which is a great boon to health writers like me.

Updated Jun 8, 2006

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BBC News radio

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It comes on at 6:30 pm on our local NPR station. I feel more connected to the rest of the world after listening to it, and it reminds me of my time in London.

Updated Jun 8, 2006

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krishna das - Pilgrim Heart

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Kirtan music calms me down when deadlines press in, editors annoy, and/or the loneliness of working at home alone gets to me. Krishna Das is the best of the western kirtan singers.

Updated Jun 8, 2006

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Wall Street Journal’s Personal Journal section

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I confess that I never read the “Money & Investing” section, but PJ and “Marketplace” help me keep up. Tara Parker-Pope’s health reporting, among that of other WSJ reporters, has more energy and relevance than a lot of what the New York Times seems to be doing, health-wise. Sadly, so much about health these days is related to money (drugs, health care), so maybe that’s why they seem more current.

Updated Jun 8, 2006

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The Elements of Style

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Tried and true, though I haven’t seen the new illustrated version, which I hear is lovely. (via Amazon)

Updated Jun 8, 2006

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Designing Web Usability by Jakob Nielsen

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These are bibles for anyone who wants to understand best practice for creating a Website consumers actually want to use. Neilsen’s brand-new one, Prioritizing Web Usability, was written with Hoa Loranger.

Updated Jun 8, 2006

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mediabistro.com

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The newsletter, I ALWAYS read this everyday.

Updated Jun 13, 2006

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Whole Foods 365 Italian Sodas

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These fizzy sweet drinks do remind me of Italy, come in a prettily-shaped bottle in pretty colors, and are the perfect pick-me-up during those mid-afternoon lulls when I can’t write one more word and a nap beckons.

Updated Jun 8, 2006

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Be Present : Agility Pant

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These pants are flattering, not clingy so you can wear them before & after class too, and they dry quickly after a vinyasa class (via Londo Mondo)

Updated Jun 8, 2006

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