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Cocoa Officially Lowers Blood Pressure
Health & Wellness  (tags: AlternativeMed, AlternativeMed, health, humans, interesting, research )

Jo
- 546 days ago - naturalnews.com
More happy justification for chocolate lovers: blood pressure (BP) responds favorably to cocoa, but not tea, a new meta-analysis suggests. Authors of the study say that while both products are rich in polyphenols.........
Sunscreen Causes Cancer!
Health & Wellness  (tags: cancer, health, humans, research, risks, safety, warning, interesting )

Jo
- 547 days ago - naturalnews.com
(NaturalNews) Given the fact that just about everything you put on your skin gets absorbed into your bloodstream, it is interesting that there is a complete lack of regulation of cancer-causing ingredients in skin care products.
Mediterranean Diet Also Protects Against Diabetes: Study
Health & Wellness  (tags: Mediterranean diet, olive oil, fish, grains, fruit, nuts, vegetables, red wine, food, nutrition, diet, diabetes, health, research, study )

Laurel
- 547 days ago - news.yahoo.com
PARIS (AFP) - The Mediterranean diet, which is famously beneficial for the cardiovascular system, also helps protect against diabetes, according to a paper published online Thursday by the British Medical Journal.
Global Warming May Drop Great Lakes Water Levels
Environment  (tags: global warming, great lakes, water levels, climatechange, environment, nature )

Kathy
- 548 days ago - detnews.com
an environmental group warns that unless Congress acts to curb global warming, Great Lakes water levels will drop, beaches will close more often because fierce storms will cause sewage overflows, and fish and animal populations will drop --
Letters Needed to Protect Bear Butte
Environment  (tags: wsdp, bear butte, natue, sacred, struggle, letters )

Alicya
- 548 days ago - intercontinentalcry.org
Letters needed to protect Mato Paha (Bear Butte) The Western Shoshone Defense Project (WSDP) has sent out an action alert warning of a renewed danger facing Mato Paha, a sacred place of prayer to over thirty Indigenous
Help Save the Solitary Islands Marine Park - Comments Are Due By 5pm June 2nd 2008
Environment  (tags: endangered, ecosystems, conservation, protection, humans, nature, habitat, environment, government, habitatdestruction, pollution, Sustainabililty, wildlife, science, world )

Elena
- 548 days ago - amcs.org.au
The Solitary Islands Marine Park (SIMP) and Solitary Islands Marine Reserve (SIMR) contain some of New South Wales' most outstanding marine wildlife. Please take a few minutes to write to the Marine Parks Authority and ask them to increase protection ...
Could Methane Trigger a Climate Doomsday Within a Human Lifespan?
Environment  (tags: climate change, global warming )

Pekka
- 548 days ago - blog.wired.com
A new paper published appearing Thursday in the prestigious scientific journal Nature presents the worst-case scenario for runaway climate change that could leave the Earth entirely ice-free within a generation.
Obesity Contributes to Global Warming
Environment  (tags: climate-change, environment, humans, globalwarming, health )

Joilina
- 547 days ago - e-citizen.tv
We are all becoming heavier and it is a global responsibility [...] a slimmer population would lower demand for fuel for transportation and for agriculture...
Asphalt Could Go Green
Environment  (tags: asphalt, green )

Isabel
- 548 days ago - livescience.com
A new way to make greener asphalt for U.S. highways and byways isn't new at all. They've been doing it for decades in Africa and India.
   
 
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