One of the only US officials to publicly take a stand regarding the nuclear power plant crisis in Japan is the Surgeon General, Regina Benjamin. While visiting the San Francisco Bay Area and touring a hospital there she told NBC reporter Damian Trujillo that essentially it would be a good idea to stock up on [...]
On Thursday, January 20, Surgeon General Regina Benjamin issued a report advocating breast-feeding. Breast-feeding provides more than just nutrients to babies. Mother’s breastmilk helps develop immunities in babies, protecting them from illnesses such as diarrhea, ear infection, and pneumonia. As breast-feeding is often a laborious and uncomfortable task, the report states that only 1 in [...]
There were four different nursing homes in the Bronx that were hit with rather hefty fines after it was discovered that the facilities offered only sub-standard care, with one home allowing a man with epilepsy to simply wonder around off the grounds. The Bronx Center for Rehabilitation was fined a total of $36,450 for a [...]
Haiti Cholera Epidemic Worsens – The hundreds of shallow graves in Haiti are filling up with recent victims from the Cholera epidemic which is currently raging over there. Numerous hospitals in Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, are filling up and become makeshift emergency clinics for those who are in dyer need of medical attention. The [...]
Trader Joe’s Recall 2010: Cilantro Recalls – Trader Joe’s has announced that they are recalling several cilantro products that have been tainted with bacteria. The famous grocery store chain which was founded in Los Angeles (California) in 1958 by Joe Coulombe, an entrepreneur of 80 years, who has now retired, published a press release that [...]
“Good Morning America” featured a segment today with a photographer Sally Davies, who claims that the burger and fries from a happy meal had rotted, but had not decomposed after six months of idle sitting. The report led to a lot of speculation online about what could potentially be contained in the food to make [...]
Karen Owen Powerpoint Presentation Thesis: A Troubling LIST – The PowerPoint presentation that was written by a Duke student and leaked online could be the new form of exhibitionism. It was a mock thesis that was created by Karen Owen that quickly went viral online, spreading to a number of different website. The thesis ranked [...]
Eating Disorders And Self-Injury Linked – Many individuals who struggle with an eating disorder also struggle with injuring themselves, according to a new study. Most of the self-injurious acts are not lethal, and include actions like cutting or burning one’s self. It also found that in most cases, clinics did not screen for these behaviors [...]
Weight-loss Drug Meridia Pulled Fom Market – Abbot Laboratories has withdrawn their weight loss drug Meridia from the market.Recent research suggests that the drug could increase the risk of heart attacks and stroke in people that have cardiovascular problems. They were complying with a request that was made by the FDA, that found a number [...]
NYC Food Stamp Users : Soda Ban – Michael Bloomberg has made a number of changes to the New York City food stamp program after both city and state health organizations asked to no longer allow food stamps for the purchase of soda and other sweetened drinks. A recent study found that a good portion [...]
Roberto Alomar HIV Positive Says Wife Maria Del Pilar Rivera Alomar – Roberto Alomar had a very controversial MLB career that included spitting in the face of an umpire and it appears that the drama is not yet over.Now, his wife claims that Roberto Alomar has HIV and that he had unprotected sex with her, [...]
