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United States: More Than 29 Million Americans Have Diabetes

People with diabetes often use a blood glucose monitoringdevice to help them maintain healthy glucose levels.More than 29 million Americans have diabetes; 1 in 4 doesn’t knowPress Release, Centers for...

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Higher Potency Statins Are Linked to Greater Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

In November 2013, the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology revised its guidelines on risk factors for heart disease and stroke.  By loosening thresholds for treating heart...

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United Kingdom: Giving Statins to Millions More 'Could Be a Disaster'

'Disaster'.  Millions of healthy Britons are about to be givenstatins needlessly which could lead to a 'public health disaster'if the NIH does not halt the plans, leading doctors warn.Giving statins to...

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It's Not Just Sugary Drinks Fueling the Obesity and Diabetes Epidemics

We are considering sending this comment to a Swiss newspaper, inspired by an article on California’s initiative to label certain sodas for their high sugar content. The point it makes is that it is not...

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California's E-Waste Ending Up in Toxic Mountain of June in Arizona

Samples from the leaves of a commercial lemon orchard next door to the e-waste dump near Yuma, Arizona, contained ten times the level of lead found in a control sample a quarter of a mile away. “It...

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Fukushima Children Thyroid Cancer Cases Spreading to Their Lymph Nodes and Lungs

Child preparing for a WBC (white blood cell) scanFukushima children thyroid cancer cases spreading to their lymph nodes and lungsposted by NELSON311, evacuatefukushimanow,12 June 2014  (The original...

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Food Lobby Colossus Sues Vermont over GMO 'Right to Know'

Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin last month signed Vermont's firstin-the-nation GMO labeling bill into law on the Statehouse steps inMontpelier.  (Photo:  John Herrick/VTDigger)Food Lobby Colossus Sues...

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United States: Comcast Wants to Turn Wireless Internet Routers in Homes Into...

Comcast plans to activate 8 million public Wi-Fi hotspotsin 19 U.S. cities through the wireless Internet routers ofits subscribers.  The service, 'Xfinity WiFi', was launchedearlier this year. (Photo:...

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iPad2 Heart Patient Risk Found by 14-Year-Old

RE-POSTED 14 June 2014:This is an excellent initiative on the part of a young person. We hope to see more children and adolescents undertaking experiments and science projects relating to wireless...

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Child Entertained for 5 Minutes by Plastic Toy That Will Take 1,000 Years to...

So, what is a kid’s choice? Playing with a tablet or smartphone, or a plastic toy that will take 1,000 years to biodegrade?  Child Entertained For 5 Minutes By Plastic Toy That Will Take 1,000 Years To...

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"By 2025, One in Two Children Will Be Autistic"

Seneff's slide showing a strong correlation between Roundup andautism rates.MIT Researcher’s New Warning: At Today’s Rate, Half of All U.S. Children Will Be Autistic (by 2025)by Nick Meyer,...

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The Truth About Male Fertility: Biological and Environmental Factors Behind...

Male fertility has a lot to do with both biological andenvironmental factors too.  Photo:  Shutterstock.The Truth About Male Fertility: Biological And Environmental Factors Behind Making Sperm Swimby...

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Health Canada - Public Consultation on Safety Code 6 Open Until 15 July 2014

Health CanadaCanadians for Safer Technology (www.c4st.org)Over the past several months, with the appointment of Canada’s new Health Minister Rona Ambrose, there has begun a significant shift to improve...

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Australia: School Cancel's Child's Enrollment After Father Raises Concerns...

Australian school cancel’s childs enrollment after father raises concerns about Wi-Fifrom Amand Wells, emfacts.com, 12 June 2014School cancels my sons enrolment after I raise concerns about Wi-FiWe...

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New British Study Will Focus on Physical, Psychological Impact of Cell Phones...

Dr. Max Gomez: Study Will Focus On Physical, Psychological Impact Of Cellphones On ChildrenCBS New York, 11 June 2014(View newsclip)NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A new study is trying to find out if rampant...

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United States: FCC Chief Plans Action on Wi-Fi in Schools

At the Edna Brewer Middle School, students used tabletcomputers as part of their daily lessons.  But to get onlinematerial through a Wi-Fi signal, some students had to movearound the classroom and hold...

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As FCC Nominee, Tom Wheeler Touted Telecom Industry Ties

Wheeler, friend of President Obama and a campaign fundraiser, said his focus as chairman would be to encourage competition and extend broadband as a public service to emergency responders, schools and...

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Cyberbullying Triples According to New McAfee "2014 Teens and the Screen Study"

Cyberbullying Triples According to New McAfee "2014 Teens and the Screen study"McAfee, 3 June 2014Youth also exposing geo-location and personal data in growing numbersSANTA CLARA, CA — June 3, 2014 —...

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Fukushima's Children Are Dying

Fukushima’s Children are Dyingby Harvey Wasserman, EcoWatch, 14 June 2014 Some 39 months after the multiple explosions at Fukushima, thyroid cancer rates among nearby children have skyrocketed to more...

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Japan: Moderate Quakes Hit Near Fukushima

My mother, living in the suburbs of  Tokyo at the time, is a survivor of the 1923 Great Kanto earthquake, the deadliest earthquake in Japanese history, which killed an estimated 142,800 persons.We are...

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