Archive for July, 2008
Haiti: Mud cakes become staple diet as cost of food soars beyond a family’s reach
With little cash and import prices rocketing half the population faces starvation
By Rory Carroll in Port-au-Prince
The Guardian” — - At first sight the business resembles a thriving pottery. In a dusty courtyard women mould clay and water into hundreds of little platters and lay them out to harden under the Caribbean sun.The craftsmanship is rough [...]
Doctors Warn About Cell Phone and Brain Cancer
A doctor in PA has warned against Cell Phones and Brain Cancer. Click on Link to watch video… Will this slow down your use of your cell phone?
http://gmy.news.yahoo.com/v/8956904
Doctors to be banned from dishing out antibiotics for sore throats and colds
Interestingly, the evidence shows that most people with sinus infections do not need antbiotics, even if symptoms with 7 to 10 days of symptoms. Studies show that for every 15 people who are actually treated with antibiotics, only 1 actually benefits. The other 14 would have gotten better without them. Many of the 14 however will [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Heinz Ketchup and Kellogg’s Cornflakes May Cut Salt Levels
Heinz ketchup, Kellogg’s cornflakes and a host of traditional foods from Cornish pasties to Stilton cheese are under pressure to slash their salt content.
The Food Standards Agency says radical action is needed to cut salt in a vast range of popular foods.
More than 14,000 people are dying each year because we are overdosing on salt, [...]
Mother awarded ($400,00) £800,000 after ’six pints of water a day detox diet’ left her brain damaged
A dieter suffered permanent brain damage after being advised to drink six pints of water a day and cut salt intake to lose weight.
Dawn Page, 52, has been awarded £810,000 in damages from her nutritionist, although the practitioner denies fault.
Mother of two Mrs Page, who weighed 12st, became ill within days of taking up the [...]
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