Archive for February 10th, 2008
American Families Abandoning National Parks
I am happy to say that as a family, we have visited 3 National Parks in the last 6 months. First, in October, we went to Yosemite National Park, what an amazing place! My children loved it and my wife and I were able to enjoy nature without all the influences of cell phones and [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Anti-Wrinkle Drugs Dangerous?
By LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer
The popular anti-wrinkle drug Botox and a competitor have been linked to dangerous botulism symptoms in some users, cases so bad that a few children given the drugs for muscle spasms have died, the government warned Friday.
The Food and Drug Administration’s warning includes both Botox, a wrinkle-specific version called [...]
Flu Virus Resistant to Tamiflu Drug?
By LAWRENCE K. ALTMAN
A small but significant percentage of the main influenza virus causing illness this winter in Europe, Canada and the United States has a mutation that makes it resistant to the anti-influenza drug Tamiflu, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.
Scientists said they were surprised by the finding because they had believed that mutations [...]
Cell Phone Use And Infertility In Men-
This article should cause all who read it to reconsider the amount of time they use on their cell phone. This article was published on the Scientific American Website.
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By Amy Norton
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Spending hours on a cell phone each day may affect the quality of a man’s sperm, preliminary research [...]
