A study conducted at the University of Alabama, Birmingham, found that statin drugs ( cholesterol-lowering drugs like Zocor ) have an adverse effect on skeletal muscles....cause muscle cramping, fatigue, " potential myopathy" ( weakness ). They also stated that statins may" alter the ability of skeletal muscle to repair and regenerate".
The Center for Disease Control is adding children aged 5 to 18 to the list of those who should take yearly flu shots. Those 50 and older as well as younger adults with chronic illness such as diabetes, asthma and AIDS, health workers, pregnant women and those who work with infants were already advised to get the shots. Children aged 6 months to 8 years are advised to get two shots spaced a month apart. A nasal spray is an alternative for those aged 2 to 49.
Swedish researchers ( University of Gothenburg ), in the British Medical Journal, advise that feeding fish to babies before they are 9 months ( as little as one portion ), may cut their risk of developing eczema....a chronic condition affecting 10 to 15 % of children that can cause " the skin to become itchy, red, dry and cracked ".
U.S. Scientists have told a Congressional subcommittee, of a potential link between mobile phones and brain cancer. David Carpenter, Director of the Institute of Health and Environment at the University of Albany, said the link maybe similiar to that between lung cancer and smoking. Also Robert Heberman, Director of the University of Pittsburg Cancer Institute--one of the top US cancer research centers, said that " studies claiming that there is no link between cell phones and brain tumors are outdated ". They both told the committee that the brain cancer risk from cell phone use is far greater for children than for adults.....radiation from a cell phone penetrates far deeper into the brain of a five year old than that of an adult.
Several Scandinavian studies ( where cell phones were first developed ),show that radiation emitted by cell phones have deffinite biological consequences. Swedish cancer specialist Lennart Hardell, in a 2008 study, found frequent cell phone users are twice as likely to develop " a benign tumor on the auditory nerves of the ear most used with the handset compared to the other ear ". A study in Israel " determined that heavy cell phone users had a 50% incereased likelihood in developing salivary gland tumor " and a pare published recently by the Royal Society in London found that " adolescents who start using cell phones before age of 20 were five times more likely to develop brain cancer at the age of 29 than those who didn't use a cell phone "
" It's only on the side of the head where you use the cell phone ,"said Carpenter.
Finally, drinking chamomile tea ( also known as manzanilla ), daily with meals " may help prevent the complications of diabetes, such as loss of vision, nerve damage and kidney damage ", researchers in Japan and the Uniteed Kingdom are reporting. The findings could lead to the developmentof a new chamomile- based drug for type 2 diabetes, which is spreading worldwide. Rats fed chamomile extract for 21 days, showed a significant decrease in blood glucose.
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The campaign is revealing the real Stephen Harper and his band of shallow, prejudicial and fundamentalist Crappers. First there was the " dysfunctional parliament " excuse to get around his own law on fixed election date, then to begin the campaign they, with their "pooping puffin "ad, signalled that they will wage a personality war on Dion and there is Tony Clement, the Health Minister who chose to go to Denver during the listeriosis crisis and leave the Minister of Agriculture, who proceeded to show his callousness, by joking about " cold cuts " and wishing for the death of his Liberal critic. This was followed by references to aboriginal drunkenness and limiting access to local candidates. What is Harper afraid of ? That these buffoons would let their true nature and their feelings about women, guns, immigration, gays, abortion, school prayer, religion, the environment etc,be known ? On Sept 13, I stated that the strategy of McCain was to " distract and attack, emphasise personality and not issues and keep Obama off-balance and off-message ". This has worked well , and thus, it has continued. Hello Karl Marx, my name is George Bush and I need your help to save the economy. I was a friend of Adam Smith and his laissez faire/ invisible hand, free market theory, but it has allowed greed to run rampant , and the " free riders " have mismanaged and destroyed the market place. Harper's visit to Newfoundland was a disaster. He was unable to get past Premier Williams refusal to support him and so he came up with the lame excuse that Williams did not get along with the previous federal gov'ts.......failing to point out that they were not Conservatives, but Liberals and thus were not expected to get his support .Harper's message and his personality have failed to make a dent in seat-rich Ontario and in Quebec he is losing ground to the Bloc. John ( Truth Teller ) McCain, the noble, honorable reformer has revealed himself as just another unctuous politician, Realising that he cannot win on the issues, he has scurried over to the lies, distortions and misrepresentation of Swift Boat tactic.... whether it is " lipstick on a pig ", comprehensive sex education, tax cuts, energy or health care. It is one year earlier than the law Harper had fought for, but under the guise of ending " a dysfuntional parliament ",he has gambled and called an election. John Turner and Paul Martin also held fall elections, when they were not necessary, and both suffered losses. The same fate awaits Harper. McCain flip flops on anything that used to define him, when it jeopardizes his ambitions. From maverick to Bush hugger, from special interest attacker to give me some money, from media friend to media is the enemy, from Swift Boat critic to come run my nasty campaign, from opposer of Martin Luther King's holiday to win support from Arizona to apologiser of convenience, from confederate flag to etc. Stephen Harper tried to con the three other parties, but it has not worked. He tried to fool the public into thinking that he was doing all he can to make parliament work, but this has failed.He ,now has to back down or call an election. What a tawdry affair, this has become. A 17 year old is pregnant and rather than thinking of the consequences for her, she is exploited by religious and political expediency, robbed of the best years of her life, forced to grow up and raise a child, rather than preparing for graduation and the prom, probably giving up on her dreams of following her mother as a beauty queen and going to college, Bristol Palin ,is the latest sacrificial lamb on the altar of bigotry, narrow-mindedness and ambition. |
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