Archive for the 'Health' Category
80% of Pre-Packaged Foods in America Are Banned in Other Countries
June 25th, 2013Via: Yahoo: If you or your kids enjoy pre-packaged convenience foods commonly found in grocery stores across the U.S. such as Froot Loops, Swanson dinners, Mountain Dew, and frozen potato and bread products, you may think twice before purchasing them after hearing what they contain: dangerous chemicals that other countries around the globe have deemed […]
Digital Dementia
June 25th, 2013Digital crackpipes for the children! The younger the better. Via: Digital Journal: South Korean doctors have found that increasing use of smartphones among young Koreans has led to a surge in incidence of “digital dementia” characterized by deterioration of cognitive abilities and symptoms found in people who have suffered head injury. In Other News: Some […]
Nuclear Waste May Be Leaking Into Soil from Hanford Site
June 23rd, 2013Via: AP: An underground tank holding some of the worst radioactive waste at the nation’s most contaminated nuclear site might be leaking into the soil. The U.S. Energy Department said workers at Washington state’s Hanford Nuclear Reservation detected higher radioactivity levels under tank AY-102 during a routine inspection Thursday. Spokeswoman Lori Gamache said the department […]
Singapore Smog Disaster
June 21st, 2013Via: Independent: Singapore has been hit by the worst air pollution crisis in its history, while government agencies try to induce rain in an attempt to stop forest fires spreading a smoky haze across three south-east Asian countries. The average Pollution Standard Index (PSI) – the measurement for air pollution – hit 401 at midday […]
Chimeras: Japan Lifting Ban on Growing Human Organs in Animals
June 20th, 2013Via: Asahi Shimbun: The government plans to lift a ban on basic scientific research to grow human internal organs in the bodies of other animals for potential use in transplants, raising concerns about compromising the dignity of human beings. The proposed policy change was presented June 18 during a meeting of an expert panel under […]
70 Percent Of Americans On Prescription Drugs
June 20th, 2013Via: CBS: Researchers find that nearly 70 percent of Americans are on at least one prescription drug, and more than half receive at least two prescriptions. Mayo Clinic researchers report that antibiotics, antidepressants and painkiller opioids are the most common prescriptions given to Americans. Twenty percent of U.S. patients were also found to be on […]
Autism Tied to Air Pollution
June 19th, 2013Via: Bloomberg: Researchers seeking the roots of autism have linked the disorder to chemicals in air pollution and, in a separate study, found that language difficulties of the disorder may be due to a disconnect in brain wiring. Researchers from Harvard University’s School of Public Health found that pregnant women exposed to high levels of […]
Acid Jobs
June 4th, 2013Via: Reuters: “All this anti-fracking language misses the target and I am very concerned it is a diversion,” said Steve Shimek, of environmental group Monterey Coastkeeper. The Monterey shale holds an estimated 15 billion barrels of oil, more than most estimates for Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and twice the reserves of North Dakota’s Bakken […]
Two-Thirds of Uninsured Americans Don’t Know If They Will Buy Insurance Under Obamacare
June 4th, 2013Via: CNBC: There’s no assurance folks will be buying insurance under Obamacare, and that could spell trouble for the Affordable Care Act. Nearly two-thirds of Americans who currently lack health insurance don’t know yet if they will purchase that coverage by the Jan. 1 deadline set by the ACA, a new survey revealed Monday.
British Nutrition Foundation Student Survey
June 4th, 2013Via: BBC: Almost a third of UK primary pupils think cheese is made from plants and a quarter think fish fingers come from chicken or pigs, suggests a survey. Nearly one in 10 secondary pupils thinks tomatoes grow under ground, according to the poll for the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF). Some 27,500 five-to-16-year-olds were questioned […]
