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NEWS ABOUT: smell

smell stories: 16 news summaries

 'Pup Perfumes' 
 Soothe Fido 


Pheromones don't work for everybody, but calm some

Nov 10, 09 2:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Businesses are churning out pet "pheromone perfumes" to give Fido—and Puff—the kinds of smells they require to keep calm and happy. The pheromones can be sprayed, hooked up to a dog collar, and plugged into wall sockets for room coverage to diffuse chemical compounds aimed at soothing... More »

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smell • scents • dog • dog training • pheromone

 Ski Champ Concocts 
 'Smell of Victory' 

Michelle Roark loves the smell of rose oil
in the morning

Oct 15, 09 4:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ski champ and chemical engineer Michelle Roark has put together a line of perfumes she insists can give athletes the winning edge. Roark, the 2009 US freestyle skiing champion, credits her scents like "Confidence"—which includes grapefruit oil and rose oil—with helping her succeed. Other scents include... More »

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smell • skiing • perfume • Olympians • professional athletes • Michelle Roark

Honolulu Mulls Body-Odor Crackdown

City delays vote barring smelly people from riding public transit

Sep 3, 09 11:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Honolulu's city council has delayed voting on a measure to bar stinky people from public transit, reports the Advertiser. The ordinance would crack down on people with “odors that unreasonably disturb others or interfere with their use of the transit system.” Part of the reason for the delay... More »

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smell • Hawaii • Honolulu • public transportation • body odor • public transit • ordinance

FDA: Get Off Smell-Killing Zicam Nasal Spray, Now

Agency received over 130 reports of loss of smell sense

Jun 16, 09 12:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Food and Drug Administration is calling on consumers to stop using Zicam nasal treatments because they can permanently kill the sense of smell, the Wall Street Journal reports. Zicam is an over-the-counter cold and allergy medication sold in several forms; customers should reject internasal products that contain zinc. The... More »

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medicine • FDA • pharmaceutical companies • drug safety • drug companies • smell • allergy • sense of smell • nasal passages • medication • cold • warning • Zicam • Matrixx

 Rotten Lunch: Stinky Fridge
 Sickens 28 in Calif. Office

Office complex evacuated after fridge cleanup backfires

May 13, 09 1:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - An incredibly foul stench from long-forgotten lunches forced hundreds of people out of a California office complex yesterday, the San Jose Mercury News reports. Fire crews and a hazmat team were dispatched to the building and 28 people were treated for vomiting and nausea. San Jose emergency workers traced the... More »

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smell • evacuation • San Jose • nausea • vomiting • refrigerator

Library Rules: No Loud Yells, No Bad Smells

Homeless advocates get into lather over hygiene policies

Apr 13, 09 9:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Even if you haven’t been to a public library in a while you probably know the major rules: no shouting, no running, no food or drink near the books. But a rash of complaints from patrons have driven some Chicago-area libraries to institute a new prohibition: no offensive body... More »

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Chicago • homeless • smell • body odor • library • rule

Companies Spice Up the Smell Of Clean

Moroccan bazaar scent says you tidied up ...
even if you barely did

Feb 3, 09 1:02 PM CST
(Newser) - Makers of household products are constantly working to redefine the smell of clean, the Wall Street Journal reports, even as Americans are spending 40% less time actually tidying up than they did 40 years ago. One of the newest is Procter & Gamble’s Moroccan Bazaar, a ginger-edged scent for... More »

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smell • scent • air freshener • scents • cleaning • fragrance • Procter & Gamble • Marrakesh

Men Smell Like Cheese, Women Like Onion

Find an animal that smells like tomato
and voila—pizza!

Jan 29, 09 11:13 AM CST
(Newser) - Working out at the gym may stimulate your appetite—or maybe it's the enticing scent of the person next to you. Sweaty men smell of cheese, and sweaty women smell like onion or grapefruit, New Scientist reports. Body chemistry accounts for the difference, say Swiss researchers who based their conclusions... More »

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gender • study • Switzerland • cheese • smell • sweat • body odor • onions

Chemists Sniff Out
Household Stinks

Smell squad recreates odors to wipe them out

Sep 6, 08 9:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Chemists are trying to replicate the odors of stale smoke and rotting garbage in a quest to make America a better-smelling place, the Wall Street Journal reports. A specialist squad working for the International Flavors and Fragrances company captures common bad household smells, brings them back to the lab, and... More »

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smell • odor • air freshener • chemistry • cleaning • fragrance

 Casino Ejects Man Over B.O.

Smelly man wants an apology

Jul 31, 08 4:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - A gambler deemed too smelly to play is demanding an apology from New Jersey’s Borgata casino, Fox Philadelphia reports. Michael Wax, 54, had spent 17 hours gambling in the casino when an official approached him and said he had to leave because other patrons were complaining of his body... More »

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hygiene • gambling • casino • smell • body odor

 Goodbye Smell, Hello Misery 

You lose more than the ability to sniff roses without this key sense

Jul 10, 08 9:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - When ranking physical attributes we’d hate to lose, most people put sense of smell at the bottom, on par with losing a big toe. But when Elizabeth Zierah lost hers—and thus her sense of taste—3 years ago after catching a cold, the ensuing string of scentless and... More »

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health • smell • sense of smell • losses • anosmia

 Coffee's Smell Alone
 Can Perk You Up 

Beverage's mere aroma increases wakefulness, study shows

Jun 16, 08 1:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - The aroma of coffee is enough to wake you up, a new study shows. Smelling coffee stimulated the expression of genes known to reverse the damaging effect of stress and sleep deprivation in test animals’ brains, international researchers tell LiveScience. Coffee’s stimulating effects have been known for ages, but... More »

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coffee • caffeine • stimulant • smell • sense of smell • scientific study • scientific research

 Ewww! What Stinks? London  

And it's not the French, despite what the tabs say

Apr 19, 08 1:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - London was engulfed yesterday by a smell so foul that Brits worried some giant sewer had overflowed, ABC News reports. But not to worry—the smell came from Europe, officials insisted. The Daily Mail quuickly blamed the French for "le stink," but it appeared to be caused by... More »

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London • smell • air • air pollution

Stench is in Nose of Beholder

Body odor perceived differently based on genetics, study shows

Sep 16, 07 4:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Good news for men with a nasty smell wafting under their arms: Scientists can prove why it's not so bad to everyone. A report published in Nature says that male sweat can invoke scents from urine to vanilla, thanks to tiny differences in a single receptor gene. How it reacts... More »

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Duke University • science • smell • sweat • scent • odor • body odor

Are We Finally Ready for 'Smellovision'?

One Boston artist smells a comeback for funky technology

Sep 11, 07 12:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - An olfactory entrepreneur is trying to revive "Smellovision"—the Edsel-era technology that pipes appropriate scents to movie audiences. Megan Dickerson has been showing "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" in an open-air theater outside the Boston Children's Museum, complete with the odors of blueberries and banana taffy.... More »

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entertainment • television • smell • Megan Dickerson • Smellovision • scent • odor

(Newser) - Add a little scent to your evening and your sleep, and your memory works better in the morning. A recent study showed that the smell of roses, administered while participants played a computer game, and then while they slept, improved their rate of recall after they woke by 13... More »

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medicine • sleep • memory • brain • senses • smell • rose

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