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Aug 20, 2008 -
I remember the first time I heard this kind of musical chairs genre mixing. I was at a club in San Francisco and the opening act was a chamber orchestra tribute band for — wait for it — Duran Duran. Somehow, their slow, ponderous songs ("Save a Prayer," anyone?) really worked for string, woodwind and brass instruments.
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Jul 02, 2009 -
A seemingly silly public service announcement helped Debra Bader save her husband's life. The couple was walking in the woods when 53-year-old Christopher Bader suddenly collapsed from cardiac arrest, the same heart problem that recently led to Michael Jackson's death. Thankfully, Bader recalled the American Heart Association's campaign from last year, teaching people that the Bee Gees song "Stayin' Alive" has a perfect tempo to match the recommended pace of chest compressions.
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Oct 21, 2008 -
I love the rare occasion when pop culture overlaps with medical news, especially when it involves a lot of consonants. We all know from exercising while listening to playlists that the beats per minute in songs can help you reach the desired beats per minute of your heart rate. It looks like the same holds true for cardiopulmonary resuscitation, otherwise known as CPR.
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Jan 12, 2009 -
It looks like pregnancy is suiting Melanie Chisholm, as Sporty Spice positively glowed at a Celebration of the Bee Gees in London over the weekend. Heavily pregnant Mel has said she wants to keep the baby's sex a surprise, but she has decided on where to give birth, saying: "I want to give birth in hospital, rather than at home, just in case something goes wrong - especially as it's my first". With a wedding to plan too, Mel's going to have a very busy, and happy, Spring.
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Jan 29, 2009 -
Comic Relief 2009 launched today, with Ruth Jones, Rob Brydon and Joanna Page taking centre stage at the event in Leicester Square. They were sporting the classic red noses, with a slightly new design for 2009, alongside other celebs like The Saturdays, Jo Brand, Claudia Winkleman, Steve Jones and Alesha Dixon. Rob and Ruth have recorded a special version of their classic Gavin and Stacey song moment "Islands In The Stream" to release as the single for this year's Comic Relief night of music and mayhem which will fall on 13 March this year.
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Dec 30, 2008 -
As this year comes to an end, we're looking at the best of everything 2008, and Prevention is doing their own tribute to this eventful year with a list of the top medical breakthroughs. The magazine researched journals and talked to experts about how medical thinking changed in 2008, and particularly how those opinions affect healthy living.
Supercharge your menu: Kathleen Merrigan, PhD, assistant professor of nutrition at Tufts University says, "You'll really do your health good if you splurge on organic as much as possible in the produce aisle."
Make you a hero: The American Heart Association advises, "If you see an adult collapse, call 911, then use both hands to push hard and fast (to the beat of the Bee Gees' Stayin' Alive)."
Treat sinus infections the right way: Only go to the doctor "if you have multiple symptoms or the pain is unbearably intense," says allergist Neil L.
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Dec 11, 2008 -
If simulated drowning isn't enough, you can add music to America's weapons of mass degradation. Amped-up tunes are used as "sonic bludgeons" at US military prisons in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay.
Songs such as Britney Spears's "Baby One More Time" are turned up and set to repeat to create fear, disorientation, and a prolonged capture shock.
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Aug 20, 2008 -
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- Shoshanna and Charlotte Ronson make a splash
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- Harvesting San Francisco's victory garden
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- How people spend money across the world
- Giuliana Rancic gets the millionth cat!
- The FCC has approved the long-awaited Android phone!
- A tragic all metal tribute to the Bee Gees
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