Food banks across the United States, facing critical shortages, were forced to distribute emergency rations intended for disaster relief.
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Archive for the ‘health’ Category
Food banks face critical shortages
Wednesday, December 5th, 2007Beef recalled
Sunday, November 25th, 200796,000 pounds of beef were recalled.
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Survey: Pot smokers better
Wednesday, November 7th, 2007A Swiss survey found that teenagers that smoke weed function better than teen tobacco-users, are more socially driven and have fewer psychosocial problems than those who do not use either substance. US doctors disagreed.
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Frozen pizzas recalled
Saturday, November 3rd, 2007General Mills recalled five million frozen pepperoni pizzas.
[do not eat]
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Study: Marijuana makes you happy in low doses
Thursday, October 25th, 2007A study found that marijuana in low doses is an anti-depressant, and in high doses is a depressant. The effect of medium doses was unknown.
[he's a lil' guy]
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Scientists: Smoking won’t help you lose weight
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007Scientists reported that smoking cigarettes doesn’t make you skinnier.
[but it still looks cool]
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Study: Sleep deprivation leads to emotional extremes
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007Scientists pointed out that not sleeping makes you crabby.
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Study: People getting fatter
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007People are getting fatter in all parts of the world, with the possible exception of south and east Asia.
[somewhere not in south or east Asia]
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Scientists: Emotional state does not affect liklihood of cancer survival
Monday, October 22nd, 2007Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have found that emotional well-being is not an independent factor affecting the prognosis of patients with head and neck cancers. “While there can be lots of emotional and social benefits of psychotherapy, patients should not seek such experiences solely on the expectation that they are extending their lives,” they said.
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FDA panel votes to ban child cold meds
Saturday, October 20th, 2007The FDA voted to ban cold medicine for small children, because they are potentially extremely harmful and there is no proof that they do any good.
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US Superbug killing more than AIDS
Thursday, October 18th, 2007Scientists reported that more Americans are killed by the superbug than by AIDS.
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Bush vetoes child healthcare expansion
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007Bush vetoed the child healthcare bill and 51% of Americans said they would be willing to pay higher taxes so that all children could have health insurance,with those with lower household incomes showing the most support.
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Don’t eat meat
Sunday, September 30th, 200721.7 million pounds of beef were recalled.
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Archbishop: Condoms infected with HIV
Thursday, September 27th, 2007The head of the Catholic Church in Mozambique said he believes some European-made condoms are infected with HIV deliberately. Maputo Archbishop Francisco Chimoio claimed some anti-retroviral drugs were also infected “in order to finish quickly the African people”.
[dangerous]
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Specialists: Young people think HIV has a cure
Sunday, September 23rd, 2007Scientists found that HIV infection levels are rising among young people because they think HIV has a cure.
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San Francisco to offer care for uninsured adults
Sunday, September 16th, 2007San Francisco decided to offer health care to people that don’t have it.
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Tangerine peel ‘kills cancer’
Sunday, September 16th, 2007Scientists found that tangerines kill cancer cells.
[and they taste good.]
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Scientists: Bipolar diagnosis increased 40-fold
Thursday, September 13th, 2007Researchers found the number of American children and adolescents treated for bipolar disorder increased 40-fold from 1994 to .
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Scientists: Rock stars die young
Thursday, September 13th, 2007Scientists in Liverpool found that rock stars are twice as likely to die prematurely as ordinary people.
[babeface]
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Doctors point out the dangers of smoking
Saturday, September 1st, 2007Doctors pointed out that cigarette smoke can give animals cancer, and an hundred-year-old woman celebrated her birthday by lighting her 170,000th cigarette with her birthday candles.
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