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Abuse of Antibiotics at Factory Farms Threatens the Effectiveness of Drugs Used to Treat Disease in Humans
Health & Wellness  (tags: animals, livestock, cows, beef, cattle, poultry, chicken, pigs, antibiotic, resistant, bacteria, water, soil, food, danger, health, disease, warning, safety, humans, protection, illness, prevention )

Tom
- 200 days ago - sierraclub.org
Industrial-style livestock operations increases the use of antibiotics in animals. Thousands of animals are crammed into the unhygienic, crowded quarters of a typical factory operation, and antibiotics are dispensed constantly through the animals' feed.
Ryan O'Neal,Alana Stewart Open Up About Farrah Fawcett
Health & Wellness  (tags: farrah fawcett, ryan o'neal, alana stewart, disease, family, health, illness, interesting, medicine, treatment, society, women, news, research, science, study, cancer )

PinkMindy
- 221 days ago - tv.msn.com
"Farrah is in stable condition. she is resting. She is eating. Her spirits are up and she is still praying for a cure," Alana said in a statement, pointing out that Farrah's condition has not changed, and that she continues to get treatment.
Bottled Water Latest Target Of Eco-Mentalists
Health & Wellness  (tags: abuse, AlternativeMed, diet, environment, ethics, family, government, health, humans, interesting, news, nutrition, prevention, protection, research, risks, safety, society, warning )

Todd
- 663 days ago - infowars.com
The latest target of eco-mentalists and their control freak ideologue, Marxist Mayor of London Ken Livingstone, is bottled water, as a drive to shame consumers into drinking fluoridated tap water to limit their "carbon footprint" gets underway.
College Student Fights His Own Cancer
Health & Wellness  (tags: cancer, college student, medicine )

Amanda
- 665 days ago - charlotte.com
College Student from Durham, NC is a 20 year old Junior at Duke University and he is treating his own Chordoma.... a 1-in-a-million disease.
Utah Parents Charged With Murder for Co-Sleeping With Their Infant
Health & Wellness  (tags: children, death, abuse, Infant, positional asphyxia )

Christine
- 665 days ago - parentsbehavingbadly.com
Trevor Collet Merrill and Echo J. Nielsen, both 24, are charged with third-degree felony child-abuse homicide and class B misdemeanor reckless endangerment in the death of their three-month-old son Kayson Bradley Merrill.
The Orange, Purple and Green Cauliflowers That Scientists Claim Could Be Healthier for You
Health & Wellness  (tags: )

June
- 669 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
Cauliflower cheese will never be the same again. Scientists have developed amazing variants of vegetable where the traditional white florets have been changed to a garish orange, purple and green. The "rainbow cauliflowers" are
Gene May Be Why Antidepressants Fail for Some
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, humans, protection, risks, safety, society, study, treatment )

Austin
- 685 days ago - msnbc.msn.com
LONDON - Changes in a gene that protects the brain from foreign substances may affect whether commonly used antidepressants work -- and a simple test could help doctors prescribe the right drug, researchers said on Wednesday.
Biology of Prostate Specific Antigen -Prostate Cancer
Health & Wellness  (tags: prostate cancer, men, cancer, research, illness, health, medicine, death )

Burton
- 723 days ago - prostate-specific-antigen.blogspot.com
A PSA blood test is the most effective test currently available for the early detection of prostate cancer. Higher than normal levels of PSA are associated with both localized and metastatic prostate cancer (CaP).
Birth Control Pills for 11-Year-Old Girls...
Health & Wellness  (tags: children, americans, babies, drugs, health, risks )

Lars
- 788 days ago - foxnews.com
At the King Middle School in Portland, Maine, medical workers are allowed to give the girls as young as 11 birth control pills without their parents knowing about it...
Italy Bans 'No Anorexia' Poster
Health & Wellness  (tags: anorexia, risks, humans, health )

Klarabell
- 788 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
Italy's advertising watchdog has banned an ad campaign for a fashion label showing a naked anorexic woman, saying it breached its code of conduct.© BBC image Anorexic French actress Isabelle Caro appeared in the campaign© AP
 
 
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