Archive for the 'Health' Category
New Name for High Fructose Corn Syrup: Corn Sugar
September 15th, 2010Via: Food Consumer: On September 14, the Corn Refiner’s Association said in a press release posted on its website that it has asked the Food and Drug Administration to allow manufacturers of high fructose corn syrup, or HFCS, to use the name “corn sugar” instead of high fructose corn syrup.
Putin, Berlusconi ‘Joke’ About Ruling Until They Are 120 Years Old
September 13th, 2010Mmm hmm. Via: AFP: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi cracked jokes about hanging on to power to well past 100, during a relaxed meeting in Russia, TV pictures showed Saturday. Berlusconi, 73, was visiting Putin at his residence at Novo Ogarevo, near Moscow. The NTV station reported that during a forum […]
Oil from BP Spill Pooled on Bottom; Oil Found as Far as 70 Miles from Site; Only Bacteria Seen Alive in Samples
September 13th, 2010Via: ABC News: Oil from the BP spill has not been completely cleared, but miles of it is sitting at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, according to a study currently under way. Professor Samantha Joye of the Department of Marine Sciences at the University of Georgia, who is conducting a study on a […]
Family to Receive Millions of Dollars in Damages Because Child with Mitochondrial Disease Developed Autism After Receiving Multiple Vaccinations
September 13th, 2010Via: CBS News: The first court award in a vaccine-autism claim is a big one. CBS News has learned the family of Hannah Poling will receive more than $1.5 million dollars for her life care; lost earnings; and pain and suffering for the first year alone. In addition to the first year, the family will […]
Use of Psychiatric Medications Soaring In Military
September 9th, 2010Via: Navy Times: Use of psychiatric medications among people ages 18 to 34 — mostly active-duty troops and their spouses — is rising at a significantly higher rate than other age groups in the military health care system, according to data newly released to Military Times. Overall, the number of prescriptions filled for psychiatric medications […]
North Carolina: Sheriffs Want Lists of Patients Using Painkillers
September 9th, 2010Via: News Observer: Sheriffs in North Carolina want access to state computer records identifying anyone with prescriptions for powerful painkillers and other controlled substances. The state sheriff’s association pushed the idea Tuesday, saying the move would help them make drug arrests and curb a growing problem of prescription drug abuse. But patient advocates say opening […]
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Respect the Chicken
September 9th, 2010Via: Lew Rockwell: Today on any given day we have between 75 and 100 chickens, depending on hatch rates. Since that conversation, I’ve come to realize how important the chicken is to our civilization. It may be the most important animal that we have “domesticated.” To those that know chickens I’m sure this will seem […]
B Vitamins Found to Drastically Slow Cognitive Impairment in Elderly
September 9th, 2010Via: Reuters: Daily tablets of large doses of B vitamins can halve the rate of brain shrinkage in elderly people with memory problems and may slow their progression toward dementia, data from a British trial showed on Wednesday, Scientists from Oxford University said their two-year clinical trial was the largest to date into the effect […]
Genetically Modified Salmon
September 7th, 2010Unlikely to escape… Unlikely. Via: Guardian: Last Friday, though, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) took a potentially dangerous step. The agency ruled that salmon whose genes have been altered so that they grow more rapidly than their wild counterparts are safe for human consumption. In so doing, the FDA opened the door for […]
Police Release Scientist in Miami Airport Scare Who Had Previously Been Involved with Smuggling Plague Samples
September 4th, 2010Via: NBC Miami: A world-renowned Texas scientist specializing in infectious diseases who was once charged with smuggling dangerous samples of plague bacteria into the U.S. was questioned by authorities after a suspicious item found in his luggage caused a massive evacuation at Miami International Airport Thursday night. Dr. Thomas C. Butler, 70, was questioned by […]
