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WASHINGTON - Middle-aged men who ate seven or more eggs a week had a higher risk of earlier death, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.

Men with diabetes who ate any eggs at all raised their risk of death during a 20-year period studied, according to the study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

The study adds to an ever-growing body of evidence, much of it contradictory, about how safe eggs are to eat. It did not examine what about the eggs might affect the risk of death.

Men without diabetes could eat up to six eggs a week with no extra risk of death, Dr. Luc Djousse and Dr. J. Michael Gaziano of Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School found.

"Whereas egg consumption of up to six eggs a week was not associated with the risk of all-cause mortality, consumption of (seven or more) eggs a week was associated with a 23 percent greater risk of death," they wrote.

"However, among male physicians with diabetes, any egg consumption is associated with a greater risk of all-cause mortality, and there was suggestive evidence for a greater risk of MI (heart attack) and stroke."

They urged more study in the general population.

1. Where is your cell phone?   Table

2. Your significant other? Annie

3. Your hair? Short

4. Your mother? Loving

5. Your father? Smart

6. Your favorite thing? Ocean

7. Your dream last night? Sexy

8. Your favorite drink? Vitamin Water

9. Your dream/goal? Financial Independence

10. The room you're in? Living room

11. Your ex? Allison

12. Your fear? Death

13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Here

14. Where were you last night? Home

15. What you're not? Mean

16. Muffins? Blueberry

17. One of your wish list items? TV

18. Where you grew up? Chicago

19. The last thing you did? Exercise

20. What are you wearing? Shorts

21. Your TV? Sony

22. Your pets? None

23. Your computer? Dell

24. Your life? Good

25. Your mood? Relaxed

26. Missing someone? No

27. Your car? Neon

28. Something you're not wearing? Socks

29. Favorite Store? Amazon

30. Your summer?  Fun

31. Like someone? Yes

32. Your favorite color? Red

33. When is the last time you laughed? Today

34. Last time you cried? Long time

Nike and Apple are making the iPod compatible with gym equipment.

The companies said Tuesday they are working with several gym equipment makers and the health clubs 24-Hour Fitness and Virgin Athletic Health Clubs to allow members to plug their iPod Nano into cardio equipment.

The Nanos would track workouts, set goals and upload the information to a Nike Web site.

The new technology is expected to hit more than 500 gyms worldwide this summer.

Phoenix Suns basketball star Steve Nash could be seen at last week's all-star game wearing trash shoes.  Literally.  The environmentally-conscious Nash was approached by Nike to wear a shoe made entirely of manufactured scraps.

"I think it's a great project.  I think it's great for creating awareness, and whether this shoe goes a long way toward curbing global warming or not, it's the idea, it's a step in the right direction if you will, and I'm excited about that." -- Steve Nash

The shoe, appropriately named the Trash Talk, is modeled after Nash's current shoe, the Nike Zoom BB II, and sells for about US$100.

The shoe's top is constructed from leather and synthetic leather waste from the factory floor. The midsole uses scrap-ground foam from factory production, while the outer sole uses a type of environmentally-friendly rubber that reduces toxins.

The shoes, of course, come packaged in a recyclable cardboard box.

The final verdict is in, and tests confirm that 2006 Tour de France winner Floyd Landis is guilty of doping. Though he vehemently denied it, I had a sneaking suspicion that he had in fact used synthetic testosterone to fuel his comeback win.

If Landis doesn't appeal, he'll be the first person in the 105-year history of the race to lose the title because of a doping offense.

I joined the rest of the world today and bought an iPod.  30GB, video, black, awesome.  I read over countless reviews, did my research, and thought long and hard.  I was tempted to buy the 30 GB Creative Zen for $30 less, but it sounded like it had a few bugs, and that the iPod really was the superior product.  True, the Zen has an FM radio and recorder, but I'd rather have an mp3 player that didn't cause me any problems.  I think I made the right choice.   Now it's time to upload music.

I went shopping for a thong on Friday. That's right, Justin's first thong.  It was an uncomfortable, yet necessary, purchase, since I somehow got talked into doing the World Naked Bike Ride on Saturday night.  Even though it's the "naked bike ride," clothing is optional.  I definitely opted in favor of some coverage.  I figured a thong would give me some coverage while still letting me be quite naked.

Biking through the streets of Chicago in a thong is quite a liberating experience.  At first it was downright uncomfortable and embarrassing, being mostly-naked in front of a group of strangers, but everyone there was a great sport and really got into it.  Everyone got together ahead of time and put on paint and really got into the whole thing.  I guess you have to psych yourself up somehow if you're actually going to go around naked.  Especially on a bike.  Let me just say that biking in a thong isn't the most comfortable thing I've ever done, but after awhile you feel better.

All in all, it was a better experience than I expected.  I went into it grudgingly, but ended up actually enjoying myself.  I'm sure the alcohol helped in that regard, but I met some great people who really got into it, too.  And we raised awareness for oil conservation, which is always a good thing.  Heck, I may even do it next year.

People who unwind with a cup of tea every night may have a lower risk of two common forms of skin cancer, new research suggests.

In a study of nearly 2,200 adults, researchers found that tea drinkers had a lower risk of developing squamous cell or basal cell carcinoma, the two most common forms of skin cancer.

Men and women who had ever been regular tea drinkers -- having one or more cups a day -- were 20 percent to 30 percent less likely to develop the cancers than those who didn't drink tea.

The effect was even stronger among study participants who'd been tea fans for decades, as well as those who regularly had at least two cups a day, according to findings published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.

However, the findings do not mean it's okay to bake in the sun as long as you have a cup of tea afterward. The researchers found no evidence that tea drinking lowered skin cancer risk in people who'd accumulated painful sunburns in the past.

Nor did the study look at the relationship between tea drinking and malignant melanoma, the least common but most deadly form of skin cancer.

A gym in the Netherlands had its first "Naked Sunday" yesterday.  On Sundays, gym members can work out in the buff, provided that they put a towel underneath them while on the equipment.

Personally, I wouldn't want to work out naked.  I wouldn't want to be naked in public, period!

Patrick de Man, owner of Fitworld gym in the town of Heteren, said he got the idea in part from two of his customers who are avid nudists.

"I heard that some other gyms are offering courses on 'pole-dancing' as a sport, so I thought: Why not bring something new to the market?" de Man said.

He said the response had been overwhelming — positive and negative.

The 70,000-member Dutch Federation of Naturists was curious to see if Fitworld's plan would work, spokesman Bernd Huiser said. 

"We recently conducted a large survey among our members, and most prefer to exercise with their clothes on," he said. "The most popular activities (for nudists) are things you do outdoors, like walking on the beach, or swimming in a lake, or maybe gardening."

De Man said the first question Fitworld customers were asking was whether it would be sanitary.

Nude exercisers would be required to put towels down on weight machines and to use disposable seat covers while riding bikes. All machines would be cleaned and disinfected afterward. "We clean them every day anyway," he said.

The first "Naked Sunday" is scheduled for March 4.