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HR 875 "Myth" Sows Terror Among Organic Gardeners

Ryan Grim
Huffington Post
Sat, 11 Apr 2009 02:24 UTC
Rep. Rosa DeLauro knew she had a problem when her colleagues began asking her on the House floor about her bill that was going to put small farmers out of business. Her own offices in Washington and back home in Connecticut are getting bombarded with calls from angry constituents demanding she stop her assault on backyard organic farms.

What, they want to know, does she have against organic heirloom tomatoes?

"It was substantial and it wasn't just my office," DeLauro tells the Huffington Post. "All of my colleagues -- I have colleagues who come up to me on both sides of the aisle and they say to me, 'Rosa, what's this about 875?'"

H.R. 875, the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009, has become an Internet phenomenon, the subject of alarmist e-mails warning gardeners that Congress is plotting against their plots, that the vote is coming any day, and we must take action! The outraged constituents span the political spectrum.
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Propaganda: There will be opposition, but widespread fluoridation is the answer

Nigel Carter
Times Online
Fri, 10 Apr 2009 20:16 UTC
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Simple measures can prevent the need for a child's teeth to be extracted in hospital. The rise in the number of admissions may result, in part, from a change in regulations, such that general anaesthetics in dental treatment are carried out only in hospital. But it does suggest that children face risky general anaesthetics in cases of wholly preventable decay.

As many know, brushing teeth twice a day with fluoride toothpaste, visiting a dentist regularly and avoiding frequent sugary snacks and drinks will best help to maintain a healthy smile.

Comment: You do not want to drink water contaminated with fluoride:

Information on fluoride isn't really new: A recap on the poisoning of the public

UK: Evidence is against fluoridation

SOTT Focus: Fluorine Compounds Make You Stupid

Small amounts of fluoride destroy the will to resist

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People

Study: Seattle housing for alcoholics saves money

Donna Gordon Blankenship
Associated Press
Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:12 UTC
An innovative program that takes homeless alcoholics off the street and gives them a place to live without requiring them to stop drinking is saving taxpayers more than $4 million a year in emergency social and health programs, according to a study released Tuesday.

The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, endorses the "housing first" approach that calls for putting homeless people in permanent homes with supportive services instead of requiring them to stop drinking and taking drugs to earn their shelter.
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People

Beliefs about gender equality predict multiple concurrent sexual partnerships

Hayden Eastwood
AIDSmap
Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:08 UTC
Beliefs about gender equality are strongly predictive of multiple concurrent partnerships and HIV risk behaviours in South Africa, suggesting that better prevention of HIV could be achieved with education campaigns that promote ideas of gender equality to men, and more frequent condom use to women, according to findings presented at the Fourth South African AIDS conference in Durban.

Multiple partnering, often described as concurrency, is a strong risk factor for HIV and is believed by some scientists to be the key factor in explaining why HIV prevalence in southern Africa is so high compared to other regions of the continent. However, despite some evidence of the dangers of the practice, little is known about it, particularly with regards to its interplay with condom use.
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Thousands of children wrongly diagnosed with dyslexia


The Telegraph
Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:50 UTC
Thousands of children are being wrongly diagnosed with dyslexia, a leading education expert has claimed.

Professor Joe Elliott, from Durham University, believes many parents with children who have difficulty in literacy lessons push for them to be diagnosed with dyslexia so they can get the extra support they need.

Prof Elliott says this leads to children being falsely labelled and ignores the fact there are simply many children who struggle to read and should be given help at an early age.
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Study: Tuesday at 11:45 is most stressful time of the week for British workers


The Telegraph
Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:32 UTC
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© GettyAccording to a survey, 11:45 on Tuesday is the most stressful time of the week
Tuesday morning at 11:45am is the most stressful time of the working week, according to a survey.

Researchers found that nearly half of British workers identified mid-morning on their second working day of the week as the moment when they were most under pressure.

Most workers coast through Monday getting their brain in gear and catching up with gossip from the weekend through social networking sites.

But on Tuesday reality sets in and staff spend the first part of the day going through emails they ignored on Monday before planning the week ahead.

And 11.45am is the point when everything comes to a head.
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Bacon sandwich really does cure a hangover


The Telegraph
Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:32 UTC
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© GettyThe reaction between amino acids in the bacon and reducing sugars in the fat is what provides the bacon sandwich with its appeal
A bacon sandwich really does cure a hangover - by boosting the level of amines which clear the head, scientists have found. Researchers claim food also speeds up the metabolism helping the body get rid of the booze more quickly.

Elin Roberts, of Newcastle University's Centre for Life said: "Food doesn't soak up the alcohol but it does increase your metabolism helping you deal with the after-effects of over indulgence. So food will often help you feel better.

"Bread is high in carbohydrates and bacon is full of protein, which breaks down into amino acids. Your body needs these amino acids, so eating them will make you feel good."
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More shocking results: New research replicates Milgram's findings

K.I. Mills
Monitor on Psychology
Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:07 UTC
Nearly 50 years after the controversial Milgram experiments, social psychologist Jerry M. Burger, PhD, has found that people are still just as willing to administer what they believe are painful electric shocks to others when urged on by an authority figure.

Burger, a professor at Santa Clara University, replicated one of the famous obedience experiments of the late Stanley Milgram, PhD, and found that compliance rates in the replication were only slightly lower than those found by Milgram. And, like Milgram, he found no difference in the rates of obedience between men and women.

"People learning about Milgram's work often wonder whether results would be any different today," Burger says. "Many point to the lessons of the Holocaust and argue that there is greater societal awareness of the dangers of blind obedience. But what I found is the same situational factors that affected obedience in Milgram's experiments still operate today."
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Study points to calorie-burning fat


Agence France-Presse
Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:00 UTC
Washington, D.C. -- Calorie-burning fat may seem like science fiction, but a study released found that adults have small blobs of metabolism-regulating brown fat previously believed to exist only in babies and children.

This "good" fat, researchers said, unlike white fat that makes up most body fat, is active in burning calories and using energy.
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Dentists Still Using Plastic Sealants, Despite BPA Toxicity

David Gutierrez
Natural News
Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:00 UTC
In spite of rising concern over the endocrine-disrupting effects of bisphenol-A (BPA), the chemical is still used in dental sealants that are strongly recommended by the American Dental Association.

BPA is used in a wide variety of industrial applications, including in the making of compact discs, polycarbonate plastic water and baby bottles, and the resins that line cans of food. The chemical is known to mimic the effects of the hormone estrogen, however, and has been linked to developmental, neurological and reproductive defects and increased risk of cancer. Although the FDA and EPA have yet to regulate it as a toxic substance, the National Toxicology Program concluded in a recent research review that there is indeed cause for concern over BPA's effects, particularly in children.

The issue with dental sealants -- syrupy substances applied to the cracks in teeth, hardened and then buffed smooth as a barrier to the bacteria that cause tooth decay...is the same as with plastic water bottles or the linings of cans: Under certain conditions, especially high temperatures, BPA is known to leach out of plastics and resins. Scientists believe that exposure to BPA from such sources is the reason that the Centers for Disease Control Prevention (CDC) has detected the chemical in the urine of 93 percent of all people tested.
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