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Happy Tot Issues Recall

January 15th, 2010 · No Comments

The protection of the most innocent members of our society from things like dangerous food and poisons is an issue that is very serious and in fact something that we should always be aware of. Happy Tot is not a very happy company right now, given the fact that they had so many of their [...]

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Food allergies do not cause autism

January 5th, 2010 · No Comments

A panel from Harvard, chaired by Timothy Buie MD, including 28 other experts has concluded that there is no proof that special diets help autistic kids. They also state that food allergies, sensitivities etc do not cause autism. An autism support group has called for further research, which will help the gastrointestinal issues of children [...]

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Blindness linked to smoking

January 4th, 2010 · No Comments

A recent study has suggested that it is never too late to quit smoking.
Those who suffer from age-related macular degeneration can slow or stop the process by quitting smoking, even if they are 80 years old.
Macular degeneration(AMD) leads to blindness.
The study included 1958 women with an average age of 78 years. The study showed that [...]

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Drop pounds by eating at Taco Bell

January 2nd, 2010 · No Comments

Taco Bell has come out with an interesting marketing campaign that advertises the Taco Bell diet.
The restaurant has somehow been able to convince consumers that by using the Taco Bell drive through experience customers will be able to shed pounds in no time by eating their food.
The Taco Bell campaign was initially launched in an [...]

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Johnson & Johnson issue voluntary recall of Tylenol product

December 30th, 2009 · No Comments

Users of Tylenol pain reliever for arthritis are warned by the Johnson & Johnson a voluntary recall is currently underway in the United States.
The product comes in bottles of 100 tablets with a red EZ-OPEN CAP. Customers have reported an unusual odor that has caused some people to experience nausea and stomach problems.
The company has [...]

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Taco Bell Diet: Eat that Jared

December 29th, 2009 · No Comments

Eat fast food and lose weight. That would be great wouldn’t it? Well that is what Taco Bell is claiming with their new television commercials. The ads are taking a page out of the Subway advertising playbook that features their poster boy Jared who extols the virtue of choosing healthy alternatives to the normally high [...]

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Tags: Curiosity · Health

Health Warming: Cell Phones May Cause Cancer

December 22nd, 2009 · No Comments

There was once a time when everyone thought cigarettes were harmless? Look how that turned out. Is the same thing happening with cell phones? Some people think yes and others think no. Even scientific studies have come up with different conclusions. A Danish study has concluded there is no connection between cell phone use and [...]

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New tax on the tanning industry

December 22nd, 2009 · No Comments

It looks like the Democrats are at it again, and will be looking to tax the tanning industry should the Senate’s new healthcare bill be signed into law. What was originally going to be a tax on cosmetic surgery
has now turned into a ten percent tax on all indoor tanning services and products, and leaving [...]

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Tags: Business · Health

Unlocking Cancer’s Genetic Code

December 17th, 2009 · No Comments

Scientists at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in Great Britain have for the first time been able to completely map the entire genetic codes for both skin and lung cancers.
This is an astonishing, ground breaking new advance in the fight against cancer that has enormous potential to completely revolutionise care for those suffering with the [...]

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Computerized Tomography scans have been shown to increase the risk of cancer

December 16th, 2009 · No Comments

Computerized Tomography scans have been shown to increase the risk of cancer by several recent studies with the latest study from the National Cancer Institute
which estimates 29,000 additional cancers may develop as a result of the effect of radiation on patients during the 72 million CT scans performed per year in the USA.
The study does [...]

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