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Is There Risk In Frequent Fish Consumption?
Health & Wellness  (tags: fish, consumption, frequent, Mercury, medicine )

Rosette
- 24 days ago - affleap.com
As fish can contain mercury, you have to wonder of how safe it is to add more fish to your diet. Mercury, a poisonous heavy metal is used in medicine as an important constituent of some drugs and antiseptic agents, and it is a vital component.
Call to Ban All Tobacco Adverts
Health & Wellness  (tags: smoking, cancer, death, disease, health, illness, prevention, protection, cancer, World Health Organization, World Health Organisation, WHO )

Teri
- 96 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on governments to ban all tobacco advertising to help prevent young people taking up the habit. It accused manufacturers of using increasingly sophisticated marketing techniques to ensnare young people...
TAKE ACTION: Urge Japanese Govt. to Place Warning Labels on Poisoned Dolphin Meat
Health & Wellness  (tags: science, prevention, health, humans, safety, society, warning, family, children, government, food, nutrition, risks, study, research, ethics, death, diet, environment )

BiLL
- 95 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
Laboratory tests show that much of this meat is contaminated with dangerously-high levels of mercury, a poison that can cause permanent neurological damage and even death.
Woman Lived 60 Years In Iron Lung Dies
Health & Wellness  (tags: medicine, news )

Sona
- 98 days ago - vtap.com
Woman Lived 60 Years In Iron Lung Dies
Using Microwave to Heat Up Your Food Is Bad for Your Health
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Health & Wellness  (tags: investigation, safety, risks, warning, microwave )

Kim
- 102 days ago - youtube.com
Dr. Group talks about the dangers of microwaves. For more information please visit http://www.ghchealth.com/natural-health
Hackers Try to Cause Seizures on Epilepsy Site
Health & Wellness  (tags: epilepsy, hackers, health, cruelty, computer, migraine, seizures, software, security )

Teri
- 119 days ago - msnbc.msn.com
Computer attacks typically don't inflict physical pain on their victims. In an attack apparently motivated by malice... hackers recently bombarded the Epilepsy Foundation's Web site with hundreds of pictures and links to pages with rapidly flashing images.
Breastfeeding 'Helps to Boost IQ'
Health & Wellness  (tags: babies, children, diet, family, food, humans, nutrition, study, women )

Lira
- 121 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
While breastfeeding seems to improve intelligence, "it remains unclear whether the observed cognitive benefits of breastfeeding are due to some constituents of breast milk or are related to the physical and social interactions inherent in breastfeeding."
Ibuprofen Found to Decrease Alzheimer's Risk
Health & Wellness  (tags: dementia, alzheimer's, ibuprofen, research )

Teri
- 121 days ago - efluxmedia.com
Taking ibuprofen for more than five years may decrease the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, new research reveals.
Sex Dungeon Dad Described as Shrewd Tyrant
Health & Wellness  (tags: )

Gran
- 123 days ago - msnbc.msn.com
Fritzl allegedly concocted credible cover story about captive daughter
 
 
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