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Kimberly-Clark Corp., which makes Kleenex tissues and Huggies diapers, said on Thursday that it plans to spin off its health care business into a separate publicly traded company. Kimberly-Clark’s stock jumped 5 percent in after-hours trading following the announcement Thursday. …

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If you're looking for a Kleenex on the Rice University campus in the near future, you'll be out of luck. Students at the highly rated university in Houston have convinced campus officials to quit buying Kleenex products in favor of products that include recycled material and exclude material from trees cut from North America's largest ancient forest — the Boreal forest that stretches from Alaska through Canada. "It was an initiative that students involved in various environmental groups started," Kyle Saari, a sophomore earth science major at Rice, said today. "We simply showed our purchasing (department) that there are cheaper...

TUESDAY, AUGUST 22ND, TONIGHT::: TUNE IN TO YOUR LOCAL PBS STATION: Debate Gallagher v. Crist at 8:00 pm est. Floridians and Americans who like to watch super important debates! Tonight you are in for a real treat. PBS Stations all over Florida are covering the debate between GOP Candidate Tom Gallagher for Governor and GOP Candidate for Governor Charlie Crist. This thread is critical for a discussion of tonight's debate. WHAT DID YOU THINK OVERALL? 1. What was your reaction to the debate? 2. Who made a slip? 3. Who didn't answer a question? 4. Who won? This should be...

Toronto-- Don’t reach for a Kleenex next time you feel a sneeze coming on or try to stifle your sniffles with a Kleenex tissue, because you’re helping to kill off an ancient forest. That’s the latest Greenpeace message for tissue-dependent consumers. Your runny nose could also be doing in the caribou, an endangered species. Accusing Kleenex manufacturer Kimberly-Clark of clearcutting ancient forests, including Canada’s Boreal forest, Greenpeace activists turned up in full regalia at the company’s Canadian headquarters in Mississauga on Tuesday. Playing the role of police at a crime scene, Greenpeace’s "Forest Crimes Unit" cordoned off areas of company...

Old-fashioned hand-washing still is an effective way to avoid spreading colds and flu. Washington -- A tissue designed to kill at least some cold and flu viruses is on its way to stores. Kimberly-Clark is poised to begin marketing its Kleenex Anti-Viral tissue by early October, which also marks the start of cold and flu season. "Through research, we learned that it's increasingly important to consumers to protect their families against common cold and flu viruses," said Robert P. van der Merwe, group president for Kimberly-Clark's North Atlantic Family Care division. While the tissues won't help individuals who already have...

The Aberdeen Police Department and Aberdeen Fire and Rescue were called to the Brown County Courthouse Tuesday for a complaint of a suspicious substance. Aberdeen Fire and Rescue shift commander Roger Bortnem said an employee reported the substance at approximately 3 p.m. The hazardous materials team was released to investigate. The substance turned out to be lint from Kleenex. "It was an innocent mistake," Bortnem said. "Rather safe than sorry." No further details were available.

Kleenex launches tissue that fights cold bug By Bryan Huang KLEENEX has a new facial tissue that is designed to kill 99.9 per cent of cold and flu viruses. In a news release on the Kimberly-Clark website, the company announced that the Kleenex Anti-Viral tissue will begin shipping in late August and be available throughout the US by early October 2004. Advertisement The tissue relies on a three-ply design that has a moisture-activated middle layer, which is treated with an anti-viral formula. When moisture from a cough or sneeze hits that layer, the tissue begins its work, killing the viruses...

Drinkers are paying for the opportunity to cry into their beer at a new weeping bar in China. Tissues, menthol drops and onions are provided at the bar in Nanjing for customers who need help with bursting into tears. Bar staff also play sad music and there are dolls available for customers to throw around or beat to vent their anger after a broken relationship. Customers pay €5 an hour, on top of their drinks bill, for the privilege of weeping and wailing, a local newspaper reported. The bleating bar has been a success and is attracting crowds of gloomy...