Deodorant

Children can suffer toxic reactions from the gaseous propellants used in common aerosol spray cans, medical researchers report in a new study. "Aerosol cans should not be easily accessible to children, and consumers need to be aware of the potential dangers," the researchers said in an article published in today's Journal of the American Medical Assn.

The Food and Drug Administration announced April 8 that it will be taking a look at the safety of a widely used antibacterial chemical, triclosan. Triclosan — as well as its cousin triclocarban — is found in liquid hand soaps, deodorant bar soaps, face washes, deodorants, toothpastes and mouthwashes, and as well as in germ-fighting cutting boards and socks. In January, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) wrote letters to the FDA and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, urging them to review new evidence about the potential harms of triclosan.

I am getting so fed up with the dirty presidential campaign, I have decided to vote for the candidate whose party oozes the least amount of slime. If the election were held today, I would have to vote the way I never, in my wildest imagination, would have done: cast my vote for Bill Clinton. The GOP, in my mind, is self-destructing with Dr. Kevorkian nowhere in sight. My party, much more so than the Democrats, is dragging politics so low, it has to reach extremely high to touch bottom.

The scent of the game should have been detected a mile away, especially when a team official walked out of the Lakers' locker room and said it smelled like "dead fish" 90 minutes before tipoff. That problem was quickly remedied by a deodorizing spray, but there was no on-court solution for the Lakers in one of their worst efforts of the season, an 86-76 loss Sunday afternoon to the Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena.

Golf World senior writer Tim Rosaforte, who worked with NBC on the U.S. Open, told Bob Costas that Jason Gore wanted him to know that he weighed only 230 pounds. "Yeah, and tell Jason Gore I'm 6 foot 3," Costas said. But how's his short game? Costas, on Peter Jacobsen: "A year ago he won the Senior Open at my home course, Bellerive in St. Louis, a course I recently mastered to the tune of 103."

In the aftermath of the events of Sept. 11, America has been attacked from every conceivable angle--not by bioterrorists but by its own news organizations. Under the guise of "America's need to know," the media have saturation-bombed our minds with images of "what if," as in, "What if the terrorists attack the water supply?" or "What if the terrorists target the nuclear power plants?" Is this reporting or terrorism in the name of ratings? In the days following Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, taking the long view of history, the consensus is that we were truly fortunate that the Japanese high command did not know how much devastation it had caused.

Relaxation is just a runway away . . . . Yet rather than bask in vacation fantasies of windsurfing and pineapple-filled pina coladas, your thoughts turn to . . . The coffee maker . Did you remember to turn it off or will it melt and torch the house? If the house does burn down, did you mail the fire insurance premium? And while you're thinking of mail, what are the chances the post office will really stop delivery? Or will burglars notice a brimming mailbox, break in and help themselves to a cup of coffee?

Whether perusing the beauty and personal care products at Target or Whole Foods or shopping online at Sephora, consumers are increasingly encountering the phrase "paraben-free. " What exactly does paraben-free mean, and why might it matter? We take a closer look — including sussing out pretty makeup products that are paraben-free. What are parabens? Parabens are the most widely used preservatives in cosmetics and personal care products such as soap, moisturizers, shaving cream and underarm deodorant, according to the Food and Drug Administration.

Bob Dylan is singing "The Times They Are A-Changin' " in a television ad for healthcare giant Kaiser Permanente these days, and who could argue? With Led Zeppelin pitching Cadillacs, the Rolling Stones strutting in an Ameriquest Mortgage ad and Paul McCartney warbling for Fidelity Investments, it's clear that the old counterculture heroes of classic rock are now firmly entrenched as the house band of corporate America. That only makes the case of John Densmore all the more intriguing.

Prosecutors in the Randy Steven Kraft murder trial say a paper with 61 entries, found in his car trunk when he was arrested May 14, 1983, is a death list--Kraft's own score card of how many young men he had killed dating back to late 1971. Kraft's attorneys deny it is a death list, and call it meaningless information that will only inflame his jury. Kraft himself, in a 1983 interview, called the list nothing more than references to friends of his and his roommate at the time.

In this luxury era, consumers will put TVs in cars, carry Louis Vuitton diaper bags and shell out $200 for a pair of jeans -- anything that identifies them as a shot-caller or overall VIP. It's gotten so that we don't even blink anymore when we hear what someone was willing to pay for the latest, must-have bling-bling item. But luxury has now made its way to the most unlikely of places: your armpits. High-end beauty and fragrance brands have recently begun launching luxury deodorants.

Golf World senior writer Tim Rosaforte, who worked with NBC on the U.S. Open, told Bob Costas that Jason Gore wanted him to know that he weighed only 230 pounds. "Yeah, and tell Jason Gore I'm 6 foot 3," Costas said. But how's his short game? Costas, on Peter Jacobsen: "A year ago he won the Senior Open at my home course, Bellerive in St. Louis, a course I recently mastered to the tune of 103."

My mom has patently refused to let me write about her. She once made me sit down for a painful three-hour conversation about how I humiliated her by mentioning in print how I had to see her in a backless dress at her second wedding. The backless dress, I naively figured, had accomplished that already. So I knew better than to pitch the studios a sitcom about my own family.

A study prompted by an urban myth circulated on the Internet shows there is no evidence that antiperspirants or deodorants cause breast cancer. The study, in this week's Journal of the National Cancer Institute, examined the personal hygiene habits of 813 women with breast cancer and 793 women without the disease and found no link between cancer and body odor control cosmetics.

I have not used deodorant for a week. I've pushed aside mouthwash, foot sprays and body talcs, too. My signature cologne sits untouched on my dresser. Though I have showered each day and brushed my teeth, no odor-containing or odor-altering product has touched my skin. I'm living the hygienic equivalent of going commando. Except for my little green pill. My little green pill is supposed to reduce body odors from the inside. It's a swallowable Mennen Speed Stick, a digestible can of Lysol.

In the aftermath of the events of Sept. 11, America has been attacked from every conceivable angle--not by bioterrorists but by its own news organizations. Under the guise of "America's need to know," the media have saturation-bombed our minds with images of "what if," as in, "What if the terrorists attack the water supply?" or "What if the terrorists target the nuclear power plants?" Is this reporting or terrorism in the name of ratings? In the days following Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, taking the long view of history, the consensus is that we were truly fortunate that the Japanese high command did not know how much devastation it had caused.

Like most guys, Eric Lugo wants to look handsome. But he doesn't want to be caught applying makeup. So the 26-year-old uses skin-care products with names like Kiehl's Facial Fuel and Lab Series' Power Brightening Serum. "I want to keep myself up and maintain my looks, but I'd never use anything that looks like it's made for my girlfriend," the Los Angeles banker said. "This stuff looks like it's for guys, not girlie at all, so I feel OK using it. " Retailers are seeing a booming market in cosmetics and skin care for men. But they face one big challenge - most guys are squeamish about products that seem too feminine.

Along "restaurant row" on Hawthorne Boulevard in Torrance, an insidious agent has crept in undetected by health authorities. Deodorizers have been installed in restrooms! Deodorizers that are so strong that the air hits you in the face like a wall when you enter the restroom. For those of us who are hypersensitive, this perfume gives us an instant sore throat or headache. When I complained about my allergy to these deodorizers, several managers said to me: "Well, nobody else has complained!"

Let other entrepreneurs fiddle with flower shops. Arnold Zlotnick devotes his energies to the armpits of the nation: the sewage plant, the landfill and the smokestack. His company is on a mission to deodorize. And apparently, no stench is too strong to tackle. "You try to get to the source, the source, the source," said Zlotnick, president of Surco Products Inc. Surco has established about 350 chemical compounds to counteract different stinks, and last year's sales were about $9 million.