Health & Wellness
Scientists reportedly found that GSM signals fragmented insect DNA in ovarian cells, that a brief "mild electromagnetic field" affects bone formation in fetuses, and that cell phone-frequency radiation increased the permeability of the blood-brain barrier in young adult male rats.
These findings were reported in a press release issued by the Environmental Health Trust, which notes that the rat brains can be "used to correspond to the brains of human teenagers."
"This work provides a warning signal to all of us," said Professor Wilhelm Mosgoeller from the Medical University of Vienna. "The evidence justifies precautionary measures to reduce the risks for everyone of us."
Their findings were published by the UN's International Labour Organisation (ILO) in a recent report, which concludes that most Chinese medical personnel seem unable to treat HIV/AIDS patients.
It cited lack of understanding of the epidemic and fear of transmission as major barriers to effective care.
While officials say the main transmission route is primarily through sexual contact, dissident doctors like Wan Yanhai and Gao Yaojie have been harried into exile for their insistence on the importance of tainted blood-selling schemes in rural areas of the country.
The HIV epidemic exploded in rural Henan province in the 1990s, infecting hundreds of thousands of people, and leaving villages with large numbers of "AIDS orphans."
The researchers interviewed 103 Chinese people living with HIV and 23 healthcare workers.
The alarming report follows news of similar infestations forcing nurses at some Auckland hospitals to adopt a similar course of action in December -- sparking a warning from health authorities against humans wearing the pet collars, which emit toxins.
Employees at SkyCity Casino were spraying themselves with insect repellent and wearing pet flea collars around their ankles to ward off fleas, according to Unite Union national director Mike Treen.
He said staff had been complaining about infestations on the casino floor "for years" and that although the business had been undertaking a cleaning process, "it doesn't seem to be working."

A photograph shows a whole-body counter.
Most of the workers who had internal exposure to radiation visited Fukushima after the nuclear crisis broke out following the March 11 quake and tsunami, and apparently inhaled radioactive substances scattered by hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant.
The revelation has prompted local municipalities in Fukushima to consider checking residents' internal exposure to radiation.
Dr. Kenneth Backman of Allergy & Asthma Care of Fairfield County in Monroe said the spring's overabundance of pollen has worsened the condition for many.
"This year has definitely been very bad," Backman said. "When it warmed up, we had about two weeks where pollen was just off the wall. It was probably the worst I've ever seen. It was the kind of thing where medications weren't even working for people."
Previous studies have analyzed total carbohydrate as a dietary risk factor for colorectal cancer (CRC) but obtained conflicting results, perhaps attributable in part to the embedded potential confounder, fiber. The aim of this study was to analyze the nonfiber ("effective") carbohydrate component (eCarb) separately and to test the hypothesis that effective carbohydrate consumption is directly related to CRC risk. The data (473 cases and 1192 controls) were from a large, multicenter, case-control study of Chinese residing in North America.
Multivariate logistic regression was used to perform a secondary analysis controlling for age; sex; consumption of fat, fiber, calcium, and total kilocalories; body mass (Quetelet's) index; family history; education; and years in North America. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated to estimate risk among subgroups by sex and cancer site.
Does your life feel like a song played badly out of tune?
If so, the problem may have to do with imbalances in your hormones, which are wreaking havoc on your body and mind.
There is one hormone in particular I am going to focus on today, and it could be at the root of your problems.
I will share with you 12 tips you can start using immediately to begin rebalancing your hormones and bring your life back into tune.
At 17, Tabbatha Rhymer should be thinking about prom and the end of another school year, but she has just one wish. "To get better," she whispered softly.
She had a stroke in January and since then, doctors have found lesions on her brain but cannot figure out what is wrong. "The lesion caused the stroke, and the stroke caused the seizures," said her adoptive mother, Juanita Age.
Medicine helps, but she is constantly seizing, and Tabby's mother has to feed her through a tube. "Every time she goes to sleep my husband will say, 'She's fine, she's sleeping.' I'm in here seeing if her heart's still beating."
She's so weak, she hardly has strength to talk. "This has been scary. I feel like I'm gonna die every day," said Tabby.
Chemicals like Bisphenol A (BPA), phthalates and PCV (polyvinyl chloride) have all been found in plastic food packaging, the linings of soda cans and canned food. These chemicals, often referred to as endocrine disruptors, do much more than simply help to protect and contain our food. They can mimic our natural hormones, turning on or off the body's native hormone signals to block natural responses or trigger excessive action.
Comment: For a more in depth look at the toxic chemicals found in food packaging and their effects on human health read the following articles:
Food Packaging Harbors Harmful Chemicals
Toxic Glue Used in Supermarket Food Packaging 'Poses Severe Risk to Health'
Chemicals Leach From Packaging
Chemicals in Fast Food Wrappers Show Up in Human Blood
Major Producers to Ditch BPA from Packaging











Comment: For information on how to reduce the risk of toxic exposure please see the following: Gabriela Segura, M.D.: Detoxing After the Gulf Oil Disaster, Detoxify or Die: Natural Radiation Protection Therapies for Coping With the Fallout of the Fukushima Nuclear Meltdown.
There is also the Podcast section here which under the topic of Detoxifying the body there are several Titles; Recommended: GMO Frankenfoods and What You Can Do to Improve Your Health & Toxic World, Toxic Bodies
Outside of Detoxing, there is this important article about Radiation: Fallout Around the Breakfast Table