Headlines for: 04-05-1999

BARBIE'S LEGS GIVING FINGERS TO AMPUTEES DURHAM, N.C. (Wireless Flash) -- The Barbie doll is giving a leg- up to some amputees -- literally. A prosthetics specialist at Duke University Medical Center

MAN `LAWN-CHING' 4900-MILE LAWN MOWER TRIP CHICAGO (Wireless Flash) -- Is the grass really greener on the other side? A man in Chicago will soon find out with a 4,900-mile trip aboard a riding lawn mower.

PSYCHOLOGIST: CURSING IS GOOD FOR YOU NEW YORK (Wireless Flash) -- Cursing a blue streak can get you in the pink of health, according to New York-based psychologist Dr. Lillian Glass.

SOAP OPERAS: NARCOTIC ESCAPE FOR TEENS? OSWEGO, N.Y. (Wireless Flash) -- For some teens, soap operas have become the TV equivalent of crack cocaine. That's according to Cristina Pieraccini, a communications

PROTECT YOUR DESK WITH REFRIGERATOR MAGNET `MAGIC SPELL' SEATTLE (Wireless Flash) -- Are you sick of co-workers swiping pens and paper clips from your desk? All you need is a refrigerator magnet and a magic spell to keep the would-be

THE STINKY SECRETS BEHIND YOUR FAVORITE SCENTS PHOENIX (Wireless Flash) -- There's a stinking secret behind some of the most popular perfume scents -- feces. That's according to aromatherapist David Schiller, who says

MENTAL HEALTH TO MEET ROCK AT COBAIN SUICIDE TRIBUTE EVANSTON, Ill. (Wireless Flash) -- This Thursday (Apr. 8) is the 5th anniversary of the day grunge rocker Kurt Cobain was found dead after putting a shotgun to his head.

DAFFY DUCK LEAVES STAMP ON POSTAGE MARK WASHINGTON, D.C. (Wireless Flash) -- Daffy Duck is the latest cartoon character to leave his stamp on the postal world. On April 16, the U.S. Post Office will officially issue the

WASHINGTON, D.C. MOST EXPENSIVE PLACE TO GET TOOTHACHE ROCHESTER, Wis. (Wireless Flash) -- A toothache in Washington, D.C. can also be a pain in the pocketbook. According to Runzheimer International, Washington, D.C.