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Health Perks for the Unemployed
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, healthcare, protection, humans, Good news )

Cal
- 2 days ago - money.cnn.com
For a limited time, those who are unemployed and without health insurance can take advantage of freebies like flu shots, check ups and prescription drugs.
Should Diabetes Consume Alcohol?
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, diabetes, diabetic, alcohol, diet, healthcare, illness, news )

FatJ
- 1 day ago - diabeticdietfordiabetes.com
Alcohol can make blood glucose too high or too low. Moderate amount of alcohol can cause blood sugar to rise but excess alcohol can actually decrease our blood sugar level even to an unsafe level.
Medical Marijuana Usage From Ancient Egypt to Obama's Medical Marijuana Statements
Health & Wellness  (tags: illness, treatment, study, science, society, health, humans, disease, drugs, ethics, AlternativeMed, AlternativeMed, cancer, research, healthcare, interesting, government )

Faith
- 3 days ago - examiner.com
First recorded use of marijuana for medical purposes was in ancient Egypt. It was used to treat inflammation of the eye and used for some ailments of the uterus. In India medical marijuana was used as far back as 800 B.C. for congestion
Decorating With Herbs for Thanksgiving
Green Lifestyle  (tags: greenliving, food, garden, healthy, home, Sustainabililty, eco-friendly, business )

Faith
- 4 days ago - examiner.com
Herbs are very aromatic. When herbs are hanging on the kitchen walls to dry,the kitchen smells wonderful. Everyone is getting their house ready for Thanksgiving and Christmas.Herbs are a wonderful way to decorate
Ratify the Convention on the Rights of the Child - The Petition Site
World  (tags: children, government, HumanRights, UnitedNations, usa )

Lauren
- 6 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
November 20th, 2009, Somalia announced it would ratify the convention. The USA alone is the only country that has yet to do so. This petition has been redone to reflect new information, since the original in 2007.
As If He Were Human
Society & Culture  (tags: American Indians, Native Americans, children, culture, education, ethics, family, humans, interesting, politics, religion, rights, society )

Chakwaina
- 5 days ago - associatedcontent.com
American Horse's papoose was a chubby, sturdy little beggar, and when one of the ladies spoke to him, he set up a tremendous wail, just as natural and lifelike as if he were human.
Lifestyle Change Can Delay Diabetes
Health & Wellness  (tags: diabetes, diabetic, health, study, treatment, diet, exercise, Type 2 Diabetes, type 2 )

FatJ
- 4 days ago - todaymedic.com
In United States 1 in every 9 are reported to be diabetic and most of them are having type II diabetes, which has a genetic predisposition and develops during adulthood.
1969 Alcatraz Takeover 'Changed the Whole Course of History'
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: alcatraz, Native Americans, take over, government )

Lone
- 7 days ago - cnn.com
San Francisco, California (CNN) -- Alcatraz Island was a chilly, unwelcoming place once reserved for infamous criminals. Not even the federal government appeared to want it after the penitentiary closed in the 1960s.
The Cost of Dying - Watch 60 Minutes This Sunday - VIDEO
Health & Wellness  (tags: healthcare, humans, medicine, disease, drugs, AlternativeMed, Body-Mind-Spirit )

Tierney
- 6 days ago - cbsnews.com
(CBS) One of the biggest problems in health care is that many Americans are "dying badly," says Dr. Ira Byock. He says many Americans spend their last days in an intensive care unit, relying on uncomfortable machines or surgeries to prolong their lives
Stem Cells Could Create New Skin to Help Burns Victims
Health & Wellness  (tags: human embryonic stem cells, Artificial Skin, Research, Health )

Alisa
- 7 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
French researchers say they have found a way of using human embryonic stem cells to create new skin which could help serious burns victims.
 
 
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