The troubles aren’t over for the crippled Japanese nuclear plant in the Fukushima prefecture. Reports say that radiation is still being emitted from the plant but the source of the radiation is still unclear at the moment, states a senior UN atomic agency official. The IAEA, or International Atomic Energy Agency is concerned about the [...]
Parents and officials are at a loss to explain a rash of suicides amongst children of Native American heritage. In particular are those suicides that have occurred on the Sioux and Assiniboine residents which are located in northeastern Montana. The Fort Peck reservation is four counties in size home to about 880 residents. During the [...]
Reuter’s reports that a sample of the tap water from Tokyo, the capital of Japan shows that a tiny level of radioactive iodine has been detected. Last week a monster earthquake of 9.0 magnitude rocked the nation and then a giant tsunami hit destroying most of the agricultural region and damaged several nuclear power plants. [...]
Californians may be able to breathe easier as fears of radioactivity from the stricken nuclear power plants in Japan have not mounted to much according tot he air quality officials in the Golden State. So far, radiation levels have not shown an increase at any of the monitoring stations up and down the West Coast. [...]
The US and especially residents of California will be on the alert as the UN has predicted that the possible movement of the radiative plume that was emitted by the damaged Japanese nuclear power plant may affect the Aleutian Islands on Thursday and then hit Southern California late Friday. Experts emphasize that the plume, although [...]
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 [...]
Religion in America has the broadest influences. Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital in St. Louis will add a new patient: Joseph Maraachli, a one-year old in a vegetative state with a neurological condition from which he will not recover. The toddler was at the London Health Sciences Centre. Doctors there refused to perform a tracheotomy on [...]
In good news for those keeping tabs on the battle against cancers, a new report from the Centers for disease Control and Prevention and the National Cancer Institute showed that more Americans are beating cancer. The report points to the number of cancer survivors in the US increased to 11.7 million in 2007. That is [...]
A recall was issued for Skippy Peanut butter Reduced Fat Creamy Spread and Skippy Reduced Fat Super Chunk Peanut Butter Spread from 16 states as they may have salmonella. The company Unilever United Sttes Inc., revealed on Saturday that some of the jars of the Skippy peanut butter might contain the salmonella that in a [...]
A store in London called Icecreamists that was founded by Matt O’Connor that made headlines recently for selling ice cream made from human breast milk dubbed Baby Gaga is back in the news again after authorities seized the tasty treat from the store. The government says that the reason for the seizure of the popular [...]
Some research suggests that menopausal symptoms like hot flashes and night sweats can actually be a blessing in disguise for women who are going through “the change”. Women who are just starting to go through menopause apparently have a significantly less risk of heart problems than women who have not yet gone through the change. [...]
