Archive for the 'Health' Category
China Is Becoming the Biggest Producer of Pharmaceutical Ingredients in the World
November 3rd, 2008Via: New York Times: Concerns about Chinese drugs have become so intense that just three weeks ago, the Health and Human Services secretary, Michael O. Leavitt, announced that the F.D.A. would open an office in Beijing by the end of the year and offices in Shanghai and Guangzhou next year. The agency still plans to […]
A Guide for Americans Seeking Affordable Medical Treatment Abroad
November 3rd, 2008Via: Los Angeles Times: When Andy Dijak injured his right knee playing tennis, he wasn’t surprised that he needed surgery. “It swelled up like a balloon,” said the 50-year-old West Lake resident. The real shocker was the price tag: $12,000 to $15,000 to repair tattered cartilage. Dijak, a creative director for an entertainment company, has […]
UK: Maniac Nanny State Kidnaps Obese Children
October 30th, 2008Via: Telegraph: Obtained under Freedom of Information laws, reports showed one boy aged six in Derby was taken from his home by social workers because he was dangerously obese. Another boy in London, aged 12, was put into care with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 28 – 60 per cent above the 17.5 average […]
Copper Fittings ‘All But Eliminate Superbugs’
October 30th, 2008Via: Telegraph: The study, funded by the copper industry, found copper fittings rapidly killed bugs such as MRSA and C difficile – bugs which claim thousands of lives a year. Trials at Selly Oak hospital, in Birmingham, found copper taps and toilet seats helped significantly reduce the presence of the bug. Copper is a common […]
Fluoride Added to Children’s Milk in Schools Throughout UK City
October 28th, 2008Via: PrisonPlanet: Fluoride is being added to children’s milk in 42 schools throughout the city of Sheffield in the UK, despite the chemical’s proven link to liver and kidney damage, cancer and the lowering of IQ. “A new strategy with the focus of preventing dental problems among children is be introduced in Sheffield,” reports the […]
Mobile Phone Use ‘Raises Children’s Risk of Brain Cancer Fivefold’
September 23rd, 2008Via: Independent: Children and teenagers are five times more likely to get brain cancer if they use mobile phones, startling new research indicates. The study, experts say, raises fears that today’s young people may suffer an “epidemic” of the disease in later life. At least nine out of 10 British 16-year-olds have their own handset, […]
China: Toxic Milk Sickens 53,000
September 22nd, 2008The number is probably understated by an order of magnitude, or two. Via: AFP: China’s tainted milk scandal spiralled into uncharted territory Monday as authorities said nearly 53,000 children had been sickened and more countries moved to ban or recall Chinese dairy imports. In a dramatic update of previous figures, the health ministry said a […]
Merck Cancer Vaccine Made Mandatory for Immigrants Seeking Permanent U.S. Residence
September 17th, 2008Breathtaking. Via: Prison Planet: Immigrants seeking permanent legal residency in the U.S. are now mandated to take an expensive and controversial vaccine that has been linked with thousands of serious complaints and several deaths. The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine — known as Gardasil — is one of five the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services recently […]
Bisphenol A May Impair Learning and Memory
September 5th, 2008One waking nightmare to another… Via: Globe and Mail: Exposure to bisphenol A, the hormonally active chemical used to make the linings of most tin cans and hard plastic bottles, may be able to alter brain function, impairing the ability to learn and remember, according to a new study by researchers from Canada and the […]
Use of Perfumes During Pregnancy Could Cause Male Children to Become Infertile Later in Life, Develop Cancer
September 3rd, 2008Why don’t they mention the dangerous chemicals in question? Via: Guardian: Pregnant women are being urged to stop using perfumes or scented creams after research suggested the products could cause unborn boys to suffer infertility or cancer in later life. Research on rats has found the reproductive system of male foetuses could be damaged by […]
