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The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
There is a universal wisdom to healthy eating. Pile on the fruits, vegetables and whole grains and skip the meat and saturated fat. Consume everything in moderation, especially alcohol. But certain cultures around the world offer further insight with traditional diets that are not just healthy, they also protect our bodies against scourges like cancer, depression, diabetes and heart disease. Researchers...
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Pink Is The New Blog (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Infomercial king and pitchman guru Billy Mays was honored at his funeral in McKees Rocks, PA yesterday just 5 days after he passed away in his Tampa, FL home last weekend. As you may recall, the autopsy report stated that Mays passed away due to an ailment of heart disease … he was 50 [...]
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roby.john2 | 12 hours ago
Deep dark skin might look great but the dangers behind it can be daunting. It’s scientifically proven that exposure to sun’s UV rays can cause skin cancer. People have relied on sunscreens as a primary form of protection from sun’s harmful ultraviolet rays. Sunscreens are effective, but the best option to fully protect your skin is to associate them with sun protective clothing. Sun
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Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Record label mogul Allen Klein, who handled the affairs of both the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, died in New York on Saturday after a battle with Alzheimer's disease, a spokesman said. He was 77.
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H5N1 (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Via Shanghai Daily: City stops on-board flu checks. The Shanghai Health Bureau yesterday eased some swine flu detection and prevention measures in the city. It stopped on-board aircraft passenger temperature checks and ceased confinement of people in close contact with...
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The Hollywood Gossip (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
A doctor tied to Michael Jackson, Dr. Allan Metzger, was reprimanded by a Medical Board in September 2000 for "fraudulent medical practice based on prescriptions written for an international entertainer, using a false/fictitious name." Dr. Metzger confirmed to TMZ that this entertainer is Janet Jackson. The doctor has also treated Michael Jackson, gone on tour with the star on his HIStory...
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All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 57 minutes ago
Former music manager Allen Klein, a no-holds-barred businessman who bulldozed his way into and out of deals with the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, has died. A publicist for Klein's company, ABKCO Music and Records, says Klein died today at his New York City home of Alzheimer's disease. He was 77...
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Bleed Cubbie Blue (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
More photos » by Paul Beaty - AP Koyie Hill tags Jeff Suppan out during Friday's game. Great throw by Kosuke Fukudome got him. Browse more photos » "For the past two weeks you have been reading about a bad break I got. Yet today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth. I have been in ballparks for 17 years and have never received anything but kindness and encouragement...
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Avian Flu Diary (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
# 3437 Today there appears an article in the Saturday Star that all but dismisses the Swine Flu Pandemic as a `non-event’ ; at least according to a South African Health Department Official. Swine flu: Department not worried July 04 2009 at 03:42PM By Candice Bailey and Thabiso Thakali South Africa can expect a spike in the number of reported swine flu cases in the next few months - but health...
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Fight HIV in DC (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Mr. and Ms. Capital Pride Leather and Guest Cohost Regina Jozet Adams invite you to join them for Jello Wrestling at the EFN Lounge Tuesday, July 14th. Proceeds from the night will support Brother Help Thyself and our HIV Working Group Toolkit! & Fukit! safer sex campaign. Sign up to wrestle by 9:30 PM. The contest starts at 10:00 PM. $2 cover, $1 jello-shots, and $2 kick the keg drafts. Join us!...
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Authorities in Lakeland say they have located a 78-year-old Alzheimer's patient who walked away from his home and did not return.
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The Blog That Ate Manhattan (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
This British comedy sketch about an Emergency Room in a Homeopathic Hospital is damed funny. (Make sure to read the signs on the corridor walls.) But change the patient from a trauma to a cancer patient, and it's a tragedy . The patient still steadfastly refused all surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation. Against all evidence that the course she had chosen thus far had not resulted in the elimination...
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H5N1 (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Via Bird Flu Information Corner, an Antara report: Indonesia ::: Total confirmed novel H1N1 flu reaches 20 cases. Excerpt:Twelve new positive novel H1N1 cases in Indonesia have been confirmed. This has added the total number of laboratory confirmed to 20...
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Rants From The Rookery (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Yesterday there were more than 7,400 confirmed cases of swine flu in the UK. If the number of cases continues to grow at the current pace, the UK could have 100,000 new cases every day by the end of August. So far, most swine flu patients have suffered only mild symptoms. However, they are still be urged to stay away from GP surgeries or hospitals if they suspect they have the flu. [snip] Under the...
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kitchen table math, the sequel (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Liz Ditz left the link for this story: Most college special education masters programs do not include comprehensive instruction in reading for dyslexics. Yet, dyslexics or children with reading disorders make up 70-80% of the special education students. Is there any wonder why special education reading scores are so low? At best, most potential teachers will get just an overview in reading. Few colleges,...
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roby.john2 | 12 hours ago
Deep dark skin might look great but the dangers behind it can be daunting. It’s scientifically proven that exposure to sun’s UV rays can cause skin cancer. People have relied on sunscreens as a primary form of protection from sun’s harmful ultraviolet rays. Sunscreens are effective, but the best option to fully protect your skin is to associate them with sun protective clothing. Sun protective clothing
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kenph | yesterday
Did you know that 60% of heart attack victims Do Not have clinical high blood pressure levels? Yet, the fact that 40% of heart attack victims Do have high blood pressure still shows a clear link between sudden heart attacks and HBP . . . Having HBP ...
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fedorazine | yesterday
Though the term mind-body connection is one that seems a bit new-agey or even esoteric to some, the concept is a simple one. The things that we feel emotionally affect out bodies as does the experience in our physical body affect the way we feel emotionally or mentally. But how exactly do they affect one another and what is the mechanism for their relationship? Recent research has found that each and
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