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Canada Flax Not Shipping to EU, Key Port to Close
Health & Wellness  (tags: flax, export, genetically modified, GMOs, health, research, safety, risks, science, society, warning, food, government, ethics, humans, interesting, agriculture, farmers )

Elena
- 6 hours ago - ca.reuters.com
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Canada has not shipped any of its new flax crop to its top market, the European Union, because of concerns about genetically modified (GMO) material, the Flax Council of Canada said on Wednesday.
Monsanto Nominated for Angry Mermaid Award
Health & Wellness  (tags: Monsanto, climate change, agriculture, risks, safety, science, health, environment, ethics, food, government, humans )

Elena
- 6 hours ago - organicconsumers.org
One of the eight is Monsanto, nominated for lobbying for RoundupReady soy to be considered a "climate-friendly" crop that is eligible for carbon credits and subsidies under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), and for pushing for the meaningless
Observations: Pot Shows Promise for Reducing Multiple Sclerosis Patients' Symptoms
Health & Wellness  (tags: cannabis, marijuana, pot, drugs, health, medicine, study, treatment, research, AlternativeMed )

Angela
- 15 hours ago - scientificamerican.com
Doses of cannabis might help multiple sclerosis (MS) patients subdue their body spasms and move about more easily, according to a new review of recent studies.
Need a Pick-Me-Up? Try a Nap : Health : The Buffalo News
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, naps )

Bernadett
- 15 hours ago - buffalonews.com
taking nap may help you
Swine Flu Has Killed 10,000 Americans Since April | Reuters
Health & Wellness  (tags: )

June
- 8 hours ago - reuters.com
Swine flu has killed nearly 10,000 Americans, including 1,100 children and 7,500 younger adults, and infected one in six people in the United States since arriving last April, health officials said on Thursday.
Bone Marrow Transplant 'Gets Rid of' Sickle Cell Anemia
Health & Wellness  (tags: bone marrow transplant, sickle cell disease )

Kristi
- 14 hours ago - latimes.com
Researchers have for the first time performed a successful bone marrow transplant to cure sickle cell disease in adults, a feat that could expand the procedure to more of the 70,000 Americans with the disease -- and possibly some other diseases as well.
North Korea Reveals Swine Flu Outbreak
Health & Wellness  (tags: HINI, Swine Flu, North Korea )

Kristi
- 14 hours ago - latimes.com
The acknowledgment of the H1N1 outbreak is an unusual move. South Korea studies ways to help the North. Foreign aid officials say dozens have died. But so far, North Korea has acknowledged only nine deaths.
Irregular Arm Swing May Point to Parkinson's Disease
Health & Wellness  (tags: )

June
- 13 hours ago - physorg.com
Irregular arm swings while walking could be an early sign of Parkinson's disease, according to neurologists who believe early detection may help physicians apply treatments to slow further brain cell damage until strategies to slow disease
How to Know If You Are In a Controlling and/or Abusive Relationship | EHow.Com
Health & Wellness  (tags: toddlers, parents, mental health, children, relationship, domestic violence )

Betty
- 17 hours ago - ehow.com
Some types of abuse such as emotional and verbal can be subtle. A controller ultimately wants everything his or her way.
URGENT ACTIVIST APPEAL! Please Help Save a Child Today!
Health & Wellness  (tags: FGM, girls, children, women, abuse, mutilation, human rights, torture, death, ethics, humans, risks, safety )

Lauren
- 17 hours ago - care2.com
Please sign, copy and paste the letter below and email to the listed addresses. Please share far and wide. Also if you can think of other agencies or people who might be able to give assistance with this URGENT CAMPAIGN, please list them here.
 
 
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