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Puzzling! Swine Flu Virus Detected in Elephant Seals Off West Coast
Environment  (tags: wildlife, world, pollution, protection, healthconditions, humans, oceans, destruction, ecosystems )

O O
- 2 days ago - feedproxy.google.com
Scientists say this is the first time marine mammals have been found to carry the H1N1 flu strain, which originated in pigs. The seals seem to have picked up the virus while at sea, but it's unclear how this happened.
Plants 'Talk' To Each Other Using Nanoscale Sound Waves To Help Them Grow, Study Suggests
Science & Tech  (tags: Plants 'Talk' To Each Other Using Nanosc, Study Suggests )

Agnes
- 2 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
The word in the garden is that basil is good to have around. Plants are known to communicate with each other via shade, aromatic chemicals, and physical touch, promoting processes such as growth and defense against disease, as well as attraction of bees
5 Gluten-Free Diet Myths: What Does The Science Say?
Science & Tech  (tags: 5 Gluten-Free Diet Myths: What Does The )

Agnes
- 1 day ago - huffingtonpost.com
Here's what researchers know for sure: going on a gluten-free diet if you have an intolerance, such as celiac disease, is beneficial. But what about the rest of us? Is going gluten-free healthier for everybody?
Couple Sues Over Adopted Son's Sex-Assignment Surgery
Health & Wellness  (tags: )

T.L.
- 2 days ago - news.yahoo.com
We feel very strongly that these decisions to permanently alter somebody's genitalia and their reproductive ability for no medical reason whatsoever is an abhorrent practice and can't be continued
Hidden Camera Catches Abuse at Ontario Seniors Facility
Health & Wellness  (tags: Hidden camera catches abuse at Ontario s )

Agnes
- 1 day ago - cbc.ca
The Ontario government and police are investigating a long-term care facility after a hidden video camera captured an elderly woman with dementia being abused by her caregivers.
How to Help Oklahoma Tornado Victims
World  (tags: How to help Oklahoma tornado victims )

Agnes
- 1 day ago - usnews.nbcnews.com
The loss of life and stunning devastation in Oklahoma City suburbs after a monster tornado ripped through the area are heart-wrenching. But within hours, relief organizations were getting out the message on how to help.
Ray Manzarek, Keyboardist for the Doors, Has Died at 74 | The Music Mix | EW.Com
Offbeat  (tags: Music, entertainment, The Doors, 60's, Rock, performance, Media, news )

Candy
- 2 days ago - music-mix.ew.com
Ray Manzarek, the founding keyboardist for the Doors, passed away this morning in Germany, according to a statement from his publicist. The cause was bile duct cancer.
Apple Is Paying Almost No Taxes On The $102 Billion It Has Stashed Offshore: Report
Business  (tags: ethics, abuse, corporate, dishonesty, government, money )

Beverly
- 1 day ago - huffingtonpost.com
Just one day before Apple's CEO Tim Cook is expected to argue for corporate tax reform on Capitol Hill, a new report claims that the company is avoiding paying taxes on billions of dollars in profits.
How Recent Solar Flares Are Affecting Humans
World  (tags: humans, nature, sun, healthconditions, change, humans, society, world )

Evelyn
- 7 days ago - carliniinstitute.com
Solar flares can cause us to be nervous, anxiousness, worrisome, jittery, dizzy, shaky, irritable, lethargic, exhausted, have short term memory problems and heart palpitations, feel nauseous, queasy, and to have prolonged head pressure and headaches. Do y
Berlin's Barbie Dreamhouse Is a Pink Feminist Nightmare - The Japan Times
Offbeat  (tags: culture, children, marketing, education, women, Berbie, Mattel, sexist image, dolls, beach beauty, feminist, Berlin, Europe )

Naoko
- 7 days ago - japantimes.co.jp
having weathered half a century of feminist rage, Mattel, Berbie's U.S. manufacturer, notes that it has modernized the doll's image, moving beyond the beach beauty to crate surgeon dolls and even presidential candidate.
 
 
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