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The search for shrinking products on the grocery shelf
Friday, July 30, 2010, 4:40 PM
Remember when ice cream used to come in 2L sizes? Now it's more common to find 1.89L packaging. Have you spotted a subtle size change in your favourite grocery product? Send Marketplace your before and after examples.
More about energy drinks and kids
Friday, July 30, 2010, 11:07 AM    13
There was a lot of discussion this week about kids and teens consuming caffeinated energy drinks. Marketplace took a look at this issue in our 2005 report, "Raging Bull".
Sodium shake-up
Thursday, July 29, 2010, 4:43 PM    3
How much sodium do you think is in Boston Pizza's Rustic Italian individual pizza? How about Milestones' Santa Fe Breakfast Burrito with Potatoes or Kelsey's Chicken Wings? If I told you it's recommended that adults daily 'intake' should be about 1,500 mg, where would you think these meals land?
Taking a simpler approach to CPR
Thursday, July 29, 2010, 1:55 PM    1
Forget about mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Two new studies say chest compressions alone are just as good in rescuing victims of sudden cardiac arrest. The studies are published in today's New England Journal of Medicine and are the latest to suggest that traditional CPR should be simplified -- call 9-1-1, do hard and fast chest pumps, and don't worry about the forced breathing.
Counting your caffeine: are you taking in too much?
Monday, July 26, 2010, 12:19 PM    5
Many of us rely on that morning cup of coffee to start our day, and perhaps another cup (or two) throughout the day to keep us going. But is that already too much caffeine? Depending on how you take your coffee -- instant, filter drip or brewed -- you're likely near or over your recommended maximum daily caffeine intake with three cups.
Is Bell's satellite TV really 99.99% reliable?
Tuesday, July 20, 2010, 4:35 PM    21
We got an interesting question from a viewer in Toronto about Bell's new advertising campaign - their billboards claim that Bell satellite TV is 99.99% reliable.
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