Children selling kidneys to feed family

A well-known journalist from Baluchistan, Malik Siraj Akbar, has reported Baluch children who are escaping Pakistan military operation in their occupied homeland are forced to sell their kidneys because of...

Scientists dismiss 'detox myth'

After Christmas and the New Year shop windows and womens magazines are full of adverts for new diets and detox products that claim to clean our bodies of the toxins built up over the holidays. A new report from...

Adding Water to Baby Formula Could Be Deadly

During these tough economic times, many moms may be thinking of stretching their baby formula with extra water.  But, believe it or not, this can be toxic to a baby's tiny kidneys. " Many moms, especially in...

Pig organs ‘available to patients in a decade’

Pig organs have for a long time been seen as a possibly beeing able to be used as in humans but rejection has been a problem. Now scientists have announced that using genetically modified pigs bred specifically...

‘Philippine hospitals not good for health’--expert

A UK-based health expert has warned about the dangers of chemicals found in common household and industrial materials which, unavoidably, are also found in medical care institutions.  I've always had that queasy feeling when in hospitals." Unknown to many,...

My Brother Needs a New Kidney, So What Do I Owe Him?

by Linda SolomonI come from a long line of people with fatal kidney disease. The year my father died of the disease, I dreamed of him only once. Dreaming of a dead person is a powerful sensation. Even in the dream, I knew he was not really with me, that his form was a hollow...

Brave New World?

"PARENTS of sick children in Britain will be allowed to use IVF to create “spare-part babies” under controversial laws published yesterday. The legislation will dramatically relax rules on IVF clinics creating...

YouTube Killers Jailed For 8 Years Each

"THREE thugs who filmed themselves gloating over beating a young dad to death have been caged for eight years each. The sickening footage, which was exclusively revealed by the Record, was posted on internet site YouTube. Jason McFadden, 19, and George O'Connor and David...

Toxin Found in Fake UK Toothpaste

"Traces of a toxic chemical have been found in counterfeit versions of Sensodyne toothpaste on sale in the UK. The fake batch is being sold at markets and car boot sales, but not in shops, said the Medicines Regulatory Agency. The fake tubes have both English and Arabic...

Family sues over tainted peanut butter

Finally this family will receive some recompense for suffering allegedly caused by this young girl's favourite snack, in what might turn out to be another victory for consumers. "INDIANAPOLIS - When Krystina...

It's Superbaby! Infant with Super Strength Alive and Flexing!

You wouldn't want to mess with this kid. This 19 month old could show you a thing or two in the gymnastics ring, or on the football field. His massive strength is technically an abnormality, but what an ailment...

Tsunami victims 'selling kidneys'

"The government in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu has launched an investigation into reports of the sale of kidneys by poor fishermen. Local newspapers say that a number of poor fishermen in the state have been forced to sell their kidneys because of financial...

CEREBRAL PALSY - What You Should Know

"We do not know the cause of most cases of cerebral palsy. That is, we are unable to determine what caused cerebral palsy in most children who have congenital CP. We do know that the child who is at highest risk for developing CP is the premature, very small baby who does not...

Soldiers' Couplings

Children born in the United States who are produced from radioactive soldiers' couplings have devastating birth defects. Uranium gas is a dumb radioactive metal that can't tell the difference between an Iraqi, and a U.S. soldier.  

DU Found In The Semen Of US Gulf War Veterans

DU can reside in the testicles where it emits radiation that may cause genetic health effects. Female veterans are THREE TIMES as likely to have children with birth defects because of damage to the ovum and sperm.

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