Friday 29 January 2010

Dalai Lama envoys meet with China

Dalai Lama envoys meet with China: "Special envoys for The Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, have arrived in Beijing for a ninth round of talks with the Chinese authorities over the political status of the Himalayan region.Again the Chinese meet to resolve a way to give back to people what was theirs in the beginning, but that means giving up control of the people."

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Scientists in stolen email scandal hid climate data

Scientists in stolen email scandal hid climate data: "The university at the centre of the climate change row over stolen emails broke the law by refusing to hand over its raw data for public scrutiny. The University of East Anglia breached the Freedom of Information Act by refusing to comply with requests for data concerning claims by its scientists that man-made emissions were causing global warming."

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State of the Union: A Humbler, Smaller Approach to Health Ca

State of the Union: A Humbler, Smaller Approach to Health Ca: "This was an article prior to the ' State of The Union Address ' by President Obama yesterday and basically highlights the need for approaching the medicare industry with kid-gloves as further mistakes could be made. It also covers the point about doctors taking fees from drug companies and thus enabling research grants."

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Tuesday 26 January 2010

Monsanto's GMO Corn Linked To Organ Failure, Study Reveals

Monsanto's GMO Corn Linked To Organ Failure, Study Reveals: "In a study released by the International Journal of Biological Sciences, analyzing the effects of genetically modified foods on mammalian health, researchers found that agricultural giant Monsanto's GM corn is linked to organ damage in rats."

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Green Guilt

Green Guilt: "Instead of religious sins plaguing our conscience, we now have the transgressions of leaving the water running, leaving the lights on, failing to recycle, and using plastic grocery bags instead of paper. In addition, the righteous pleasures of being more orthodox than your neighbor (in this case being more green) can still be had—the new heresies"

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U.S. obesity rate appears to be slowing: study

U.S. obesity rate appears to be slowing: study: "Americans are still too fat, but the obesity epidemic in the United States appears to be waning a bit, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday."

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Eye test may detect Alzheimer's one day before death

Eye test may detect Alzheimer's one day before death: "It may be possible to develop an simple eye test to detect Alzheimer's, according to new research carried out on mice by scientists at University College London. With the aid of being able to see through this simple test, one day rather than at post-mortem stage when it is too late that we maybe able to find the cause."

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World of the aged

World of the aged: "Many elderly people are faced with loneliness. In response to this the Anna Conradie Service Centre, situated in South beach, Durban, has risen up to offer social clubs and service centres for the aged.
The centre aims to provide a safe place for the elderly to meet new friends, enjoy a good meal at an affordable rate."

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TetraLogic Pharmaceuticals Initiates Phase 1 Clinical Trial

TetraLogic Pharmaceuticals Initiates Phase 1 Clinical Trial: "TetraLogic Pharmaceuticals announced today that the Company has completed dosing of the first cohort in a Phase 1 clinical trial of its selective SMAC mimetic, TL32711. The Phase 1 trial is an open-label, dose-escalation study evaluating the safety ..."

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Food hormone leptlin as link to Alzheimer's

Food hormone leptlin as link to Alzheimer's: "High levels of a hormone that controls appetite are linked to a reduced risk of developing Alzheimer's, research suggests. This hormone called leptin is produced by fat cells and tells the body that it is full and thus reduces appetite. it has for a long time been touted as a potential way to reduce obesity."

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Therapists Report Increase in Green Disputes even in Food

Therapists Report Increase in Green Disputes even in Food: "As awareness of environmental concerns has grown, therapists are seeing a rise in household bickering, particularly about food. As more and more people argue over spending more money on green products but have not taken into account it has no affect on saving the planet. It is not how much you spend but how much you save to make you greener."

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Rickets makes comeback among computer generation - Telegraph

Rickets makes comeback among computer generation - Telegraph: "TweetMeme finds the hottest stories from twitter for you to retweet so share this story as well as it appears lack of sunlight which provides the vitamin D has a reaction on skin producing this and fear of skin cancer makes us keep our bodies covered up. But it is normal sunlight not basking in red-hot conditions or on a sun-bed that is required."

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