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TSA will be looking at your naked bodies- 10 airports install body scanners
2008-06-06 22:47:00 TSA will now look at our naked bodies for our safety. Benjamin Franklin has this to say about this- “The man who trades freedom for security does not deserve nor will he ever receive either. “ I am interestesd in your feedback! ——– 10 airports install body scanners Devices can peer under passengers’ clothes By Thomas Frank USA TODAY BALTIMORE ? ... More About: Society , Body , Scanners , Airports , Bodies
Study secretly tracks cell phone users
2008-06-05 07:45:00 BY SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science WriterWed Researchers secretly tracked the locations of 100,000 people outside the United States through their cell phone use and concluded that most people rarely stray more than a few miles from home. The first-of-its-kind study by Northeastern University raises privacy and ethical questions for its monitoring methods, which would be illegal in ... More About: Phone , Study , Cell Phone , Cell , Tracks
Walgreen Settles $35 million dollar whistleblower suit
2008-06-04 23:23:00 Walgreen Co. has agreed to pay $35 million to settle claims that from 2001 to 2005, it improperly switched patients to different versions of the prescriptions drugs Ranitidine, Fluoxetine and Eldepryl in order to increase its reimbursement from Medicaid, the U.S. Justice Department announced today. The Walgreens settlement will resolve a whistleblower action filed in 2003 ... More About: Drugs , Diseases , Dollar , Million , Suit
Widespread vitamin D deficiency poses risk-US study
2008-06-03 06:50:00 This is another study which shows the health beneifts of Vitamin D. I personally take 4000 IU daily of Vitamin D and recommend most my patients do the same. Recent posts show that Vitamin D may help curb breast cancer , and Sunshine Prevents Cancer . — By Andrew Stern Monday June 2 CHICAGO, June 2 (Reuters) - Many young children do not ... More About: Society , Health , Children , Drugs , Study
US Childhood Cancers Vary by Sex and Location-
2008-06-02 16:08:00 U.S. Childhood Cancers Vary by Sex, Region Pediatric malignancies are more common in the Northeast, and boys are at higher risk than girls, study finds By Serena Gordon Health Day Reporter MONDAY, June 2 (HealthDay News) — A sweeping government study of childhood cancers has found numerous differences in cancer types depending on a child’s age, sex, race and where ... More About: Society , Children , Drugs
Spelling Bee Kid is No Numbnut-
2008-06-02 01:16:00 This kid thought he was given the word Numbnut which according to UrbanDictionary— A dumbass. A person of questionable intelligence, usually a male for obvious reasons. If reason is not obvious, perhaps you are a numbnut. The numbnut tried to run away, but failed to realize his shoes were tied together. ... More About: Spelling Bee , Spelling
Low Carb Diets Good For Overweight Diabetics-
2008-06-02 00:43:00 This study may help re-popularize the Atkins diet, which can be a good diet for those trying to regulate their blood sugars. However, it is usually difficult to do for more than a few weeks. As a result, the South Beach Diet may be a good alternative since it is high protein for the first ... More About: Society , Diets , Diseases , Good , Low carb
Consumers Union Weighs In On Drug Ads
2008-06-01 19:05:00 Wants ads to include 800 number to report side effects TV ads for prescription drugs are already required to list potential side effects, but Consumers Union says that mandate doesn’t go quite far enough. It wants the ads to also include a toll-free number and a website address where consumers can report serious side effects. CU says ... More About: Drug
Ozone-Depleting Inhalers Being Phased Out
2008-06-01 18:37:00 Surprisingly the alternative to these medications are newly patented devices with the same “generic medicine” inside them. The result is patients will have to pay more money for the basic asthma rescue medicine, albuterol. My personal opinion is that this has more to do with money and little to do with a hole in the ozone ... More About: Global Warming , Drugs , Diseases , Asthma , Allergies
Erectile dysfunction predicts heart problems: study
2008-06-01 01:31:00 Erectile dysfunction predicts heart problems: study By Amy Norton Problems with maintaining an erection may foretell heart trouble ahead for men with type 2 diabetes, two new studies show. A number of past studies have found a connection between erectile dysfunction (ED) and heart disease. But the new findings, published in the Journal of the American College of ... More About: Society , Fitness , Drugs , Study , Heart
Inca Brain Surgeons Did Great 600 years ago
2008-05-15 08:32:00 Scott Norris for National Geographic News May 12, 2008 Inca Surgeons Highly Skilled Inca surgeons in ancient Peru commonly and successfully removed small portions of patients’ skulls to treat head injuries, according to a new study. The surgical procedure?known as trepanation?was most often performed on adult men, likely to treat injuries suffered during combat, researchers say. A similar procedure is performed ... More About: Great , Years , Brain , History of Medicine
Is Oil Really A Fossil Fuel?
2008-05-15 08:01:00 Is oil really running out or do we have unlimited supplies? Is oil a fossil fuel? How many animals and plant matter would it take to make this much oil? This is an interesting article. I am not sure what to make of it myself. I am interested in reader feedback. Is this is really ... More About: Society , Fuel , Fossil Fuel , Fossil
Basics of Parkour
2008-05-14 20:23:00 If anyone is interested in learning Parkour - here is a good video to help get you started. More About: Fitness , Basics
Exercise Reduces Breat Cancer Risk
2008-05-14 19:52:00 This is another great reason to start exercising. Breast cancer will affect 1 in 9 women according to statistics. In addition to reducing breast cancer risk, one’s heart will be healthier and the complications of being overweight, such as diabetes, high blood pressure and sleep apnea will be reduced. There is also evidence that Vitamin ... More About: Society , Women , Fitness , Cancer , Diseases
Parkour Video- Are you up for it?
2008-05-14 00:03:00 Parkour is an amazing sport which challenges one to focus their strength on achieving personal goals. This is a great video of the obstacles on faces as they learn parkour.. More About: Video , Society , Alternative , Parkour , Survival
Cook Dinner With The Sun? Solar Oven-
2008-05-13 19:05:00 It seems like the latest generation has forgotten about the benefits of the sun. Most are afraid of going outside due to skin cancer, and as a result, we have an epidemic of Vitamin D deficiency and the myriad of health problems associated with it. Cook ing one’s food with the sun is also a skill most have ... More About: Society , Dinner , Solar , Oven
Benefits of portable air conditioners-
2008-05-13 18:41:00 Portable air conditioners (mobile air conditioners) have become increasingly popular over the last 10 years. While most people spend their time in only 1 or 2 rooms of a home, the costs associated with cooling the entire house can be prohibitive. Portable air conditioners come in different energy capacities. A 7500 BTU portable air conditioner can comfortably ... More About: Portable , Benefits
Court Hears More Claims of Vaccine-Autism Link
2008-05-13 07:39:00 Court Hears More Claims of Vaccine -Autism Link By GARDINER HARRIS WASHINGTON ? The United States Court of Federal Claims began another hearing on Monday to decide whether a vaccine additive led thousands of children to become autistic. The hearing is the second in a series of three in which the court is considering whether the government should ... More About: Society , Health , Children
China has 7.8 earthquake- Thousands dead
2008-05-13 07:28:00 Tens of thousands dead or missing in China quake by Peter Harmsen China was reeling Tuesday from its worst earthquake in three decades which left tens of thousands of people dead, missing or trapped under crushed houses, schools and factories. Rescuers were struggling to reach towns and villages devastated by Monday’s huge 7.8 magnitude quake in southwestern Sichuan ... More About: Society , Earthquake , Dead
Marijuana May Increase Heart Attack Risk-
2008-05-13 07:13:00 Marijuana may up heart attack, stroke risk: study By Will Dunham Heavy marijuana use can boost blood levels of a particular protein, perhaps raising a person’s risk of a heart attack or stroke, U.S. government researchers said on Tuesday. Dr. Jean Lud Cadet of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, part of the National Institutes of Health, said ... More About: Society , Drugs , Diseases , Alternative , Heart
The Smart Thing About Breastfeeding
2008-05-07 04:45:00 The smart thing about breastfeeding What happened A study released this week provided fresh evidence that breast-feeding can make children smarter. The research by scientists in Canada and Belarus showed that babies whose mothers breast-fed them longer?and never used formula?scored about 5 percent higher on IQ tests several years later and did better ... More About: Society , Breastfeeding , Smart , Survival , Thing
McCain?s Health Care Plan
2008-05-01 05:23:00 McCain’s Health -Care Proposal By Catherine Arnst Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.), the likely Republican Presidential nominee, stayed true to GOP principles Apr. 29 when he unveiled a health-care reform proposal that leans heavily on competition rather than government intervention. He also wants to see the states take a far greater role in fostering that competition and in forming ... More About: Society , Health Care , Survival
Medicare ?drifting towards disaster?: U.S. official
2008-04-30 06:01:00 Medicare “drifting towards disaster”: U.S. official Medicare is lurching toward disaster and it is too late for the Bush Administration and Congress to do anything about it, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt said on Tuesday. He said the next administration will have to act to stop rising costs and get control of the $400 ... More About: Society , Disaster , Drifting , Medicare , Official
Run Your Car On Water- FOX NEWS
2008-04-24 08:09:00 This inventor, shown on Fox News , may be onto someting huge! Can we really run our cars on water ? If so, why haven’t we heard more about this? Running cars with water could be the cure our dependence on foreign oil and it appears that this can be done quite inexpensively. ... More About: Society , Global Warming , Fox News , Water
5% of World Has 25% of all Prisoners
2008-04-24 07:43:00 The United States has less than 5 percent of the world’s population. But it has almost a quarter of the world’s prisoners. Indeed, the United States leads the world in producing prisoners, a reflection of a relatively recent and now entirely distinctive American approach to crime and punishment. Americans are locked up for crimes ? from ... More About: World , Prisoners
Tooth fairy giving hundreds of dollars for teeth now-
2008-04-24 03:28:00 Bull market in gold means big bucks for old dental work By STEVENSON JACOBS, Associated Press Writer Wed Dazzled by the bull market in gold, people are digging through drawers for old dental caps, fillings and bridgework they saved years ago and selling them at prices that would make the tooth fairy blush. Instead of hanging on to ... More About: Society , Diseases , Teeth , Giving , Dollars
Coffee and Tylenol Toxic?
2008-04-22 17:24:00 (NaturalNews) Combining caffeine with the active ingredient in Tylenol (acetaminophen) may be extremely dangerous for the liver, according to new research conducted at the University of Washington and reported in the journal Chemical Research in Toxic ology. Researchers performed the study on E. coli bacteria that had been genetically modified to produce a human liver enzyme that ... More About: Coffee , Survival
Widespread Ghostwriting of Drug Trials Means ?Scientific? Credibility of Ph
2008-04-22 17:19:00 (NaturalNews) The discovery that drug companies have been ghostwriting scientific studies using in-house writers, then paying (bribing) doctors and high-level academics to pretend they were the author of the article is making shockwaves across conventional medicine. This latest revelation of scientific fraud exposes a massive, widespread system of fraud involving not only the drug companies, ... More About: Diseases , Drug , Trials
$10 for a loaf of bread? Hyperinflation?
2008-04-22 08:30:00 Economist Walter Williams Sees Hyperinflation As Early As 2010 Economist Walter (John) Williams issued a special report on the evolving hyperinflation that he sees coming into the U.S. as early as 2010. Such a claim may seem incredible to most of us who have never lived in such an environment and have enjoyed the benefits of ... More About: Society , Bread
Dying 47-Year-Old Professor Gives Exuberant ?Last Lecture?
More articles from this author:2008-04-22 06:24:00 Randy starts talking about 8:30 into the video. This is an amazing video. Dr. Pausch discusses how to live life to its fullest. He is currently dying of pancreatic cancer. You can see his personal website here: http://download.srv.cs.cmu.edu/~pausch/ne ws/index.html More About: Diseases , Dying , Survival , Year 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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