Archive for the 'Health' Category
Netherlands: Drastic Reduction in Use of Antibiotics on Farms
June 18th, 2014Via: Modern Farmer: Along with every other livestock producer in the Netherlands, Oosterlaken is in the midst of a high-stakes, government-mandated experiment: Can large-scale meat production succeed without routine use of antibiotics? “Growth promoters,” the microdoses of everyday antibiotics given to livestock to fatten them, have been banned in Europe since 2006—but the Netherlands decided […]
U.S. Health Care System Costs the Most, Ranks Lowest in International Survey
June 17th, 2014Via: CBS News: The U.S. spends more money on health care compared with other industrialized countries, but Americans still get the least bang for their buck — and many still don’t have access to care — according to a report just published by the Commonwealth Fund. The report from the private health care research foundation […]
American Scientists Recreate Deadly Spanish Flu Virus
June 12th, 2014Via: Independent: The extinct influenza virus that caused the worst flu pandemic in history has been recreated from fragments of avian flu found in wild ducks in a controversial experiment to show how easy it would be for the deadly flu strain to reemerge today. Scientists said the study involved infecting laboratory ferrets with close […]
Thousands of Children in Irish Care Homes Were Used in Secret Vaccine Trials in the 1930s; Mass Graves Investigated
June 10th, 2014Via: Daily Mail: Scientists secretly vaccinated more than 2,000 children in religious-run homes in suspected illegal drug trials, it emerged today. Old medical records show that 2,051 children and babies in Irish care homes were given a one-shot diphtheria vaccine for international drugs giant Burroughs Wellcome between 1930 and 1936. There is no evidence that […]
Dangers of Anesthesia in Kids
June 10th, 2014Via: The Verge: A new study suggests that children who are anesthetized before their first birthday experience problems with short-term memory later in life — and these problems may influence reading comprehension, classroom learning, and a child’s ability to recall details about their life. Study: Effect of General Anesthesia in Infancy on Long-Term Recognition Memory […]
Child’s Life Destroyed by Fluvax, Millions in Damages Paid Out to Parents
June 9th, 2014Holy crap. Via: PerthNow: THE parents of a WA girl who has been awarded millions in damages after a defective flu jab left her severely disabled say they it’s a “massive relief” the legal battle is over. Mick and Kirsten Button’s daughter Saba was just 11 months old when she received the Fluvax shot in […]
Newborns Exposed to Dirt, Dander and Germs May Have Lower Allergy and Asthma Risk
June 7th, 2014Via: MedicalXpress: Infants exposed to rodent and pet dander, roach allergens and a wide variety of household bacteria in the first year of life appear less likely to suffer from allergies, wheezing and asthma, according to results of a study conducted by scientists at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center and other institutions. … A report […]
After Texting Girlfriend Too Much In The Dark, Chinese Man Suffers Detached Retina
June 5th, 2014Via: MedicalDaily: A 26-year-old man from China suffered a detached retina after hours of texting his girlfriend in the dark, using his cell phone messaging app, WeChat. He was required to undergo emergency surgery after his eyesight became plagued with sudden flashes and he discovered his left eye’s retina had become detached. Retinal detachment — […]
Thousands of Palestinians in Jerusalem Without Running Water for Three Months
June 3rd, 2014Via: Middle East Monitor: Israeli water utility company Hagihon has stopped the regular supply of running water to a number of Palestinian neighbourhoods in occupied East Jerusalem, according to a statement issued by Israeli human rights organisation B’Tselem. The affected neighbourhoods are the Shu’fat Refugee Camp, Ras Khamis, Ras Sh’hadeh and Dahiyat As-Salam. They have […]
Feds Say it Could Take 2 Years to Seal Nuke Dump
May 31st, 2014Via: AP: It could take two years or more for the federal government to seal off hundreds of potentially dangerous containers at its troubled underground nuclear waste dump in southeastern New Mexico, the U.S. Department of Energy said in a filing Friday. Responding to an order from the New Mexico Environment Department to detail its […]
