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'The Poisoner's Handbook': CSI's Jazz Age Roots (NPR)

Deborah Blum's history of the birth of forensic science details the work of Charles Norris, New York City's first chief medical examiner, and Alexander Gettler, Norris' head toxicologist. The two advanced many of the technologies that allow scientists to track toxic substances in the body.

Boonton, Kiwanis First Aid Squad holding drive for Haiti medical supplies (Daily Record)

BOONTON — The town health department and Boonton Kiwanis First Aid Squad is working in conjunction with the United Way, American Red Cross and Inspire Haiti to collect medical supplies for earthquake victims through March 26.

Dog bites research: UAB testing software to teach kids, dogs to interact safely (PhysOrg)

Psychologists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) are testing a software program designed to teach children to interact safely with dogs.

Fashion Week Diary: Day 3 (Patrik Ervell, Band of Outsiders, Arise) (Vibe Magazine)

Frankly, by day three everyone gets pretty tired of fashion week. Editors are running on black coffee and cigarettes—just in case you didn’t know, Sarah Vaughn was singing about models’ and editors’ diets when she sang that song—and schedules are more packed than a Prada sample sale.