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The birth of punk

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The history of the New York underground punk culture is presented through the recollections of movement's major contributors. The punk culture hit its peak in the early 1970s and was influenced by such bands as the New York Dolls, the Sex Pistols, the Ramones, and Blondie.

Author: McNeil, Legs, McCain, Gillian
Publisher: Conde Nast Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Vanity Fair
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0733-8899
Year: 1996
Social aspects, History, Rock musicians, Excerpt, Punk culture, Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk (Book)

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Heat and birth defects

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Abnormalities of the brain and spinal column may develop in babies of mothers who frequent saunas and hot tubs during their first three months of pregnancy. Research results show that the heat from saunas may cause cell death and inhibit cell propagation in embryos.

Author: Scott, Janny
Publisher: Reader's Digest Magazines Ltd.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest (Canadian)
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0413
Year: 1992
Health aspects, Research, Birth defects, Pregnancy, Complications of, Pregnancy complications, Heat

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Danger in the heat of the day

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Dehydration occurs when the body loses more fluids than it has absorbed. Drinking a minimum of eight to 10 glasses of fluids a day, plus minimizing drinks that promote fluid loss can help to avoid dehydration.

Author: Faulkner, Marlo
Publisher: Reader's Digest Association, Inc.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1992
Risk factors, Dehydration (Physiology)

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