Things categorized as 'Health & Fitness'
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Uh-Oh. Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull Volcano Ready to Disrupt Europe Again
• Just when you thought the Euro was the big story of the day over in Europe, we find out that Iceland's famous volcano is acting up again and disrupting travel. Read More →
The Common Theme of Natural Disasters: Looting
• Tactical Intelligence reports: Hundreds of Chilean survivors are forming organized neighborhood watch groups, arming themselves and barricading streets to protect their homes from looters. The groups have taken over the ...
Warning: Your Cell Phone May Be Hazardous to Your Health
% Wired magazine has a great article on the dangers of cell phone radiation. Mind you, this is close-proximity exposure. Christopher Ketcham went on to say: It's hard to talk ...
Stoned and Broke in Sunny California
3 The first step to legalize marijuana in California could happen Tuesday. Lawmakers will vote on Assembly Bill 390 -- legislation to tax and regulate marijuana. The assembly's Public Safety Committee is ...Another Melamine-Tainted Milk Scandal in China
• New Tang Dynasty Television just reported that: A new milk safety scandal has broken out in China. Authorities in Shanghai have closed a dairy company and arrested three executives, after milk ...
Shameful: More Toddlers, Young Children Given Antipsychotics
• BusinessWeek reported this week that: "The rate of children aged 2 to 5 who are given antipsychotic medications has doubled in recent years, a new study has found. Yet little ...
The UK Reports: More ‘cannabis shops’ than Starbucks in Denver
• I find it amusing how the Brits pick up on the American culture better than the old "tired and true" mainstream media here in the states. The telegraph.co.uk just reported that: Denver ...
Senator Mary Landrieu – If The Price is Right
• In case you miss the context of this cartoon, take a peek at these stories:
Altria Gearing Up to Sell Marijuana?
% DomainNameWire.com just published an intriguing post regarding Altria Group, the parent company of tobacco company Philip Morris USA. Altria Group has filed an arbitration proceeding to get the domain ...
15 Miraculous Tales of Survival
• The Herald Daily put together a great concise list of 15 survival stories that illustrate the resiliency of the human spirit.Antiseptic. Make your own.
% Ohio State University has a handy .pdf from their University Medical Center on how to make your own antiseptic. This antiseptic is called Dakin's Solution. Dakin's solution is used to kill ...
Obesity more deadly than previously thought
• Another story to file under: Duh! Being overweight is more deadly than previous thought as scientists discover increasing bodyweight increases the risk of dying from heart disease almost two-fold. What ...
Australians Rejecting Fluoridation of their Water
% We just recently reported on the whole Fluoridation of our water issue: Fluoridation of our Public Drinking Water Water Treatment Worker Refuses to Fluoridate Town’s Water Now, Cairns.com.au is reporting on ...
Fluoridation of our Public Drinking Water
6 I've had several debates now with people (some being Ph.D's in their field) regarding fluoride in our water. It seems that there is a major gap in knowledge about "Fluoride in ...
Water Treatment Worker Refuses to Fluoridate Town’s Water
2 A great man of integrity: AFTER 15 years loyal service with Fitzroy River Water, Graham Demeny says his career is down the gurgler because of fluoride and an uncompromising council. Graham, who ...Why Harry Reid is Unfit to Represent Us.
• I think he can say it best: And another video here. "[Franklin] Raines, who you're talking about, worked for Fannie Mae, was there for a while. The only connection that people ...
Obamacare Nuked From the Liberal Left
• In a stunning reversal of fortune for President Barack Obama, top progressives are attacking the health-reform plan moving through the Senate as “hollow,” “unsupportable” and a sellout to corporate interests. Republicans, ...
H1N1 News You Probably Haven’t Heard About
2 H1N1 Pandemic Virus Does Not Mutate Into 'Superbug' In Lab Study Are you like us and have a hunch that all of this panic about H1N1 is duplicitous by forces ...
Cash for Clunkers a Metaphor for Obamacare
2 Dealers Still Waiting For Clunker Cash. One dealer stated: "We had a situation where we had a submission, they rejected it for multiple reasons. We didn't see anything wrong with it, ...
UK’s National Health Service On Verge of Bankruptcy
% Surprise surprise! Who would have thought? You may not be aware of the NHS, but it's probably our best example of how Big Government Health Care ...
UK Health System in the Toilet (literally)
% Literally speaking that is. The latest report from the MailOnline states: Thousands of women are having to give birth outside maternity wards because of a lack of midwives and hospital ...
