Archive for the 'Health' Category
The Australian Town That Kicked The Bottle
October 2nd, 2009If there’s no fluoride, pesticides, chlorine or _____ (fill in the blank) in the tap water, great. Via: Independent: Plastic bottles were ceremoniously removed from shelves in the sleepy Australian town of Bundanoon at the weekend as a ban on commercially-bottled water – believed to be a world first – came into force. The ban, […]
Just Get Your Damn Vaccine
October 1st, 2009Military to Get Mandatory Swine Flu Shots Within Days
September 30th, 2009Via: AP: A top U.S. military commander says troops will begin getting required swine flu shots in the next week to 10 days. Active duty forces deploying to war zones and other critical areas are at the front of the vaccine line. Air Force Gen. Gene Renuart also told The Associated Press that as many […]
Britain: Girl Dies After Receiving Cervical Cancer Vaccine
September 29th, 2009UPDATE: Ambulance Called for Second Girl Who Received Cervarix at Same School as Natalie Morton: Unfortunately, the source is the Daily Mail. Via: Daily Mail: Another schoolgirl at Blue Coat Church of England School needed an ambulance after having the cervical cancer jab, it emerged last night. The 15-year-old pupil became cold, weak and dizzy […]
New York Health Workers: Get Vaccinated or Get Fired
September 29th, 2009There are many people reading this who work in health care. How hard would it be to “obtain” a sample of the actual H1N1 vaccine and have it analyzed? What I mean is: A sample from the stuff that is actually distributed to clinicians and meant for use on the public. Assuming that a sample […]
Washington State Lifts Limit on Mercury Preservative in Swine-Flu Shots
September 28th, 2009Via: Seattle Times: In preparation for swine-flu vaccinations next month, Washington’s Health Department on Thursday temporarily suspended a rule that limits the amount of a mercury preservative in vaccines given to pregnant women and children under the age of 3. The preservative, thimerosal, has never been linked to any health problems, said Secretary of Health […]
Get Your Flu Shot at Safeway and Save 10% on Your Next Grocery Purchase
September 27th, 2009Via: Safeway: Ingredients for Life: We are in full swing with our fall routine – school, homework, dance class for the girls, and with back to school comes more germs for all of us. It seems crazy to have to start thinking about the flu shot so early but experts agree that you’re better off […]
Change: Buy Obamacare or Face Jail or a $25,000 Fine
September 26th, 2009Via: Politico: Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) received a handwritten note Thursday from Joint Committee on Taxation Chief of Staff Tom Barthold confirming the penalty for failing to pay the up to $1,900 fee for not buying health insurance. Violators could be charged with a misdemeanor and could face up to a year in jail or […]
Male Breast Cancer Patients Blame Water at Marine Base
September 25th, 2009Via: CNN: The sick men are Marines, or sons of Marines. All 20 of them were based at or lived at Camp Lejeune, the U.S. Marine Corps’ training base in North Carolina, between the 1960s and the 1980s. They all have had breast cancer — a disease that strikes fewer than 2,000 men in the […]
Seasonal Flu Shot May INCREASE H1N1 Risk
September 25th, 2009Via: CBC News: Preliminary research suggests the seasonal flu shot may put people at greater risk for getting swine flu, CBC News has learned. “This is some evidence that has been floated. It hasn’t been validated yet, it’s very preliminary,” cautioned Dr. Don Low, microbiologist-in-chief at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto. “This is obviously important […]
