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        Coming to town: Shaman Don Miguel Ruiz, author of the best-seller The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (Amber-Allen Publishing; $12.95) will speak Oct. 28 at the New Thought Unity Center in East Walnut Hills.

        Mr. Ruiz will speak at both church services and will present a workshop at 1:30 p.m.

        Mr. Ruiz's teachings reflect the philosophies of the Toltecs, who believed that all energy is derived from one source and influenced by the same universal laws.

        Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. 961-2527.

Research

        Job health: Air pollutants in the environment and on the job can alter heart rates in young, seemingly healthy hearts, a new study says.

        And those alterations may play a role in the development of cardiovascular disease, says the study in the Aug. 28 issue of Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

        Previous studies have linked exposure to air pollutants to cardiac death in the elderly. The new study is the first to examine air pollution particles in a younger population, and the first to look at air pollution in the work environment.

        The study, conducted by researchers at the Harvard University School of Public Health, followed 40 men, average age 38, who work as boilermakers in Boston. The workers are exposed to air particles similar to those in the general population, but at much higher concentrations.

        Researchers recorded workers' heart rates and air quality as they worked. Data showed that the higher the concentration of pollutants, the less responsive workers' heart rates were. That lack of responsiveness is one of the symptoms associated with coronary artery disease and heart rhythm disorders, according to researchers.

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        For parents: Psychologist Ken Moses will present two workshops for parents and professionals about children with special needs, Oct. 13 at Children's Hospital Medical Center. “The Impact of Childhood Disability: The Family's Struggle” begins at 9 a.m. “The Impact of Childhood Disability: Helping Moms Understand Dads, Helping Dads Understand Moms” begins at 1:30 p.m. Cost: $20 each, or $35 for both. Registration: Family Resource Center at Cincinnati Children's, 636-7606.

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        Double-click: Check out www.babycenter.com for information, advice and communal chats on the joys and chores of parenting from preconception through the toddler years. The site includes a tool to help moms-to-be track their babies' development.

Shelf help

        Women's health: Coping With Endometriosis (Avery/Penguin Putnam; $15.95) looks at the physical and emotional aspects of dealing with endometriosis, with advice on diet, exercise and pain management, stress management and social interaction.

        Contact Peggy O'Farrell by phone: 768-8510; fax, 768-8330; e-mail, pofarrell@enquirer.com.

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