Health
200,000 People Affected by Floods in Queensland Australia
More severe thunderstorms and a threat of flash floods are predicted for the already flooded Queensland. A vast area has been flooded cutting off more than 20 towns and in the city of Rockhampton , a city with the population of 77,000 ,the waters are still rising . Its hard to comprehend a land as…
Read MoreTen people dead in New Year stampede
Ten people died in a stampede at a crowded township bar during New Year festivities in South Africa, police said Saturday, as reports suggested it happened when revellers rushed to avoid a fight. An inquiry has been launched into the cause of the tragedy at I pelegeng, about 125 miles west of Johannesburg in the…
Read MoreNintendo released a health warning over the 3D function
Japan’s Nintendo released a health warning over the 3D function on its upcoming gaming console which allows the player to be free of special glasses, recommending children aged six and under do not play with it to prevent damage to their eyes.The Kyoto based company issued the caution in a message posted on its website…
Read MoreTrains, planes,cars, busses and people are stranded in snow
The anger is mounting each day with the people who are stranded at airports over the holidays and in their homes because of the recent heavy snowfall. The airports have had to cancel over 5,000 flights out of the northern states airports leaving the distraught passengers to fend for themselves by sleeping on the floor…
Read MoreFlu warnings high in UK
The flu outbreak in the northern hemisphere have health experts urging people to get a vaccination to protect themselves against flu viruses . During December in the UK there has been documented cases of the swine flu looking like to be dominant of the three strains circulating and much of the rest of Europe was…
Read MoreA purebred Rhodesian Ridgeback dog in Ebereschenhof, Germany has given birth to 17 puppies
A purebred Rhodesian Ridgeback dog in Ebereschenhof, Germany has given birth to 17 puppies, leaving their owner thrilled but exhausted after having to feed them with a bottle for several weeks because their mother couldn’t cope with the challenge of feeding them all. Wegemann’s dog Etana gave birth to eight female and nine male puppies…
Read MoreMcDonald’s sued over Happy Meal toys
Monet Parham, of Sacramento, California, a mother of two and The Center for Science in the Public Interest are suing McDonald’s Corporation to get the fast food chain to stop using toys to market meals to young children. The toys encourage children to eat nutritionally unbalanced Happy Meals, which in turn promotes obesity, according to…
Read MoreChildren who live in apartments have more tobacco in their blood than those who live in houses
New study suggest that Children who live in apartments have more tobacco contaminants in their blood than those who live in houses. One of the study authors, Dr. Jonathon Winickoff at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, said he believes his findings will help create the social and political will to push people toward establishing smoke…
Read MoreVirginia judge says Obama’s health law is unconstitutional
Obama’s administration law on healthcare reform is having a key part of the bill being ruled against by Henry Hudson a federal judge in the US state of Virginia. His argument against the bill was that it is unconstitutional to force Americans to purchase healthcare or face a fine, he declined to invalidate the entire…
Read MoreEndometriosis research hopeful for common gynecological disease
About six to 10% of women in their reproductive years are diagnosed with endometriosis which is a common gynecological disease. Some warning signs indicating you might have this disease are chronic pelvic pain, painful periods and serious fertility problems that may occur in some women. When cells that are like the lining of the womb…
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