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‘Pain in my heart’
This is Zimbabwe - Sokwanele blog | July 25th 2008
This film about HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe was featured on the front page of The Zimbabwe Times website today. It was uploaded to YouTube in September last year. Share This read more
Beauty Truth = Modern Jackass
Mythbuster Beauty | July 25th 2008 by Jen Hill
Modern Jackass? According to Nancy Updike, a contributing editor for the NPR radio program “This American Life,” to be a Modern Jackass is to ”talk expertly about something we don’t actually know anything about.” read more
How your behaviour can change your children’s DNA
Blogging the Singularity | July 21st 2008 by Chris Williamson
Last week academics at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, published research showing that overweight mothers produce offspring who become even heavier, resulting in the spread of obesity across the generations. “There is a worldwide obes read more
Παγκόσμιος χάρτης επιδημιών
Giama's weblog | July 20th 2008 by Giama
Με μια ιδιαιτέρως δημιουργική χρήση του διαδικτύου επιστήμονες προσπαθούν να εντοπίσουν επιδημίες πριν αυτές εξαπλωθούν σε μεγάλο βαθ read more
Pandemic - Flash Game - Download
Cyberspace of Deimos Tel`Arin - PC Gamer, Philosopher, Sales… | July 17th 2008 by Deimos Tel`Arin
Overview Have an urge to wipe out the entire human race? Play the role of an evolving strain of virus and see if you are able to accomplish that feat within 200 days in this flash game. Download Pandemic Download the ZIP archive here: http://ahkong read more
Fighting “common nonsense”
peripheries | July 8th 2008 by Roger
“A tiny group of Republican senators continues to block a vote on an important bill to increase American spending on AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis around the world” i.e. PEPFAR. Republicans opposing the re-authorisation of PEPFAR have done so on read more
Radio Show Update
The-F-Word | July 3rd 2008 by Rachel
After I was offered my current reporting position, I met with one of the top editors who asked me if I had any difficulties with public speaking. My response was that I’ve made a fool out myself so many times now, I just don’t care. And read more
Epidemic Destroys American Workers One Job At A Time
Voice of the American Shift Worker | July 3rd 2008 by mikey777
“Think your fo call AOL. How can today your need be serve most bestly?” “Please for you to tell me question more infonation clearly again”. I swear I get the same person every time I call the AOL tech. service line, and thi read more
Tomato Wanted Poster
Tales From the Raven | July 2nd 2008
I hope you can read the text on this–it was posted outside our local favorite, Moe’s. I seem to see a shadowy tomato thief reflected in the glass. Let’s hope they catch the culprit soon and bring him/her to tomato justice! read more
Exactly.
The-F-Word | June 30th 2008 by Rachel
There are those who come to this site and don’t seem to quite *get* why it is an eating disorders awareness and education site rails against issues of weight-based discrimination and promotes fat rights. A story on Canada.com articulates one o read more
H.I.V. Diagnosis Rates Continue to Rise Among Young Men, African-…
The Sope-Bocks | June 28th 2008
By NY Times / David TullerDiagnoses of H.I.V. and AIDS in men who have sex with men rose significantly between 2001 and 2006 while declining in other demographic groups, the federal Centers for Disease Control reported Thursday. The increase in diagn read more
Human Rights Quote (68): Aids Disaster
PAP Blog | June 27th 2008 by filip spagnoli
HIV/Aids is the disaster that keeps on killing. Day after day, families are destroyed, economies wiped out and communities crushed. DAVID ANDREWS, chairman of the Irish Red Cross, launching a report to recommend that the international community decla read more
A Memo to Boston Governor Deval Patrick
Susan Murphy Milano's Journal | June 7th 2008 by Susan Murphy Milano
The Governor of Boston Deval Patrick has proclaimed domestic violence an epidemic. I mean no disrespect to his honor. I applaud his attempts at heightening awareness. He is designating $1.3 million dollars for a study .The problem is, solutions will read more
Human Bird Flu Case Confirmed In Bangladesh
Disaster Preparedness Blog | May 29th 2008 by Keith Erwood
WHO confirms first human case of Avian Influenza reported in Bangladesh today.The case was a 16 month old boy, who was infected in January and has made a full recovery. It was determined the boy became infected when he was exposed to live and slaught read more
Another Strain of Bird Flu H7 May Increase Risk of Pandemic
Disaster Preparedness Blog | May 27th 2008 by Keith Erwood
Another strain of Bird Flu, sub-type H7 seems to have adapted to more easily spread among humans and other animals.Scientists said that a few strains of the H7 type virus have caused minor, untransmissible infections in people in North America betwee read more
Evolution of flu strains points to higher risk of pandemic: study
Health and Survival Blog | May 27th 2008 by eHealthSupplies.com
Make sure you and your family are protected in case there is a flu pandemic! What is in your home survival kit? I recommend the Wein VIRAMASK self adhesive mask.. — Evolution of flu strains points to higher risk of pandemic: study Mon May read more
The Epidemic of Missing Fathers
Marriage and Beyond | May 23rd 2008 by Jennifer Aspacio
I know a handful of families suffering this fate. For most of them, this is not caused by early demise of the head of the family, but more of a choice that was made one time or the other by the fathers themselves. The hubby himself has lived majori read more
Government Admits Obesity Prevention Scandal - Washington DC, Sep…
Future Feeds | May 23rd 2008 by Ian Hristo
Government officials in the White House today admitted their involvement in the “POOB” scam. The POOB (Portion-Obesity) scandal, named after the uncovering Surgeon General’s ” POOB memo” that was published in the New York Times three mont read more
Ads to ride off into the sunset
The Terminal | May 19th 2008 by Andre Natta
André Natta/bhamterminal.com This could be the last time you see this image — if you missed Saturday’s Birmingham News, you missed this story on the removal of these ads by the BJCTA, at the mayor’s request, because it was presenti read more
Epidemic T-Shirt by Linty Tees
T-Shirt Reviews at Buy-Tees.net | May 18th 2008 by Paul Baines
I love doodles, I’m not a great doodler myself, I suppose I like to refine the image and boil it down to its bare necessities, to be honest I don’t boil as much as I should with my iconography, but I do with the succinctness of the idea. read more
May is Asthma Awarness Month! Share this with those in need.
EarthForce Health and Wellness | May 16th 2008 by Jeff St Germain
In 1998, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that asthma increased 75% from 1980-1994 and in 2007, the EPA reported that an average of one out of every 13 school-age children suffers from asthma.* In fact, “asthma has become the read more
Top Chef: Eat some humble pie
The-F-Word | May 15th 2008 by Rachel
I’m a culinary dullard. Seriously, I can’t even boil an egg properly. But my husband and I are total Top Chef addicts. Last night’s episode combined challenge with altruism: Serve up a healthy, gourmet boxed lunch to Chicago’s finest poli read more
Flu Epidemic? Stay at home ...
Bio-Fuel! | May 5th 2008 by Thomas Joseph
... but not for the reasons you might be thinking about.To prepare, hospitals should designate a triage team with the Godlike task of deciding who will and who won't get lifesaving care, the task force wrote. Those out of luck are the people at high read more
Measles Outbreak, On the Verge of An Epidemic
Disaster Preparedness Blog | May 2nd 2008 by Keith Erwood
We recently made a brief mention about a small number of measle cases in the United States Here and Here.Now health officials are worrying about the rise in the number of cases as well as a decline in the number of children being vaccinated in severa read more
The Battle’s Over !
Our Evolution | April 30th 2008 by Alexander M Zoltai
In a previous post, I pointed to the growing epidemic nature of Hepatitis C. I’ve posted here many times concerning my responses to the side effects of what I’ve called the “abusive” drugs I took for the treatment… Yes, read more
Vaccines: Current Protocol Truly Worth It?
Autism Watch: 2007 | April 22nd 2008 by Donna
I’ve got some strong feelings on vaccines — I’m one of “those” people, you know, the people who don’t want anti-freeze components, formaldehyde (yes, the stuff used to preserve dead bodies) and thimerasol (a form o read more
Start Viral Marketing Campaigns Using E-books
Online Affiliate Resources | April 21st 2008 by Marvin Williams
Viral Marketing sounds like something bad but it is actually something very good. It is, also, a powerful way to generate traffic to your website. Think about how a virus spreads from on person to another. One person gets sick and just by sneezing th read more
‘Top Secret Fat Loss Secret’ Could Help Reduce Midlife Belly…
Workoutebooks | April 14th 2008 by Paul
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Traumatic Brain Injury: A Silent Epidemic
Brain Blogger | April 8th 2008
Approximately every 15 seconds, someone in America suffers a traumatic brain injury (TBI). There are about 1,500,000 new brain injuries each year. Most of these are mild concussions — which can have lasting cognitive effects — but many ar read more
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