Truemors
Faith Can Save Your life
New study reported by the New York Times finds that "women who reported attending the services of Christian, Jewish and other faiths at least once a week" were 20% "likely to die than those who did not". I assume they mean they were less likely to die during the 7 year study.... 
U.S. - "We're 29th!!! We're 29th!!"... and dropping on infant mortality rates
And what a sad thing to be 29th and dropping in."The United States dropped to 29th in the world in infant mortality in 2004, the latest year that data are available from all countries, tying with Poland and Slovakia. The year before, it was 27th. In 1960, it was 12th. "The... 
Mediterranean diet is recipe for long life
This is exactly the kind of study I love to hear about: veggies, fish, olive oil and wine are some of the key ingredients to healthy living. While the Mediterranean diet has long been examined for its... 
created by Terri Potratz | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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3135 views | 26 recommendations | 54 comments
Sweden ranks world's best place for mothers
Among the many social benefits of living in Sweden are the long maternity leave and care for new mothers."Sweden has once again been rated as "the best place to be a mother in the world" by a U.S.-based charity in...
Giving Away a Kidney Brings Unexpected Blessings
by Shivon Robinsong for The Vancouver ObserverEver since I gave my spare kidney to my friend, Joel,who really needed one, I have a new found passion for clearing out the clutter in my life. Who knew that being a live kidney donor could be such a liberating...
The Report that was Too Hot For the Public to Handle
For more than seven months, the nation’s top public health agency has blocked the publication of an exhaustive federal study of environmental hazards in the eight Great Lakes states, reportedly because it... 
Over Five Million Dead in Congo? Fifteen Hundred People Daily?
"The International Rescue Committee in late January 2008 released a new report on the mortality in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo. The report caught the eye of some news agencies, who quickly whipped up trite little articles as supposed expressions of horror. "
Infant mortality rates declining around the globe: UNICEF
"The number of children around the world who die before their fifth birthday fell below 10 million in 2006 for the first time in recent history, according to a UN report released Monday. The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) report attributed the progress in children's...
Emanations of the Referent in "RETRATOS: Faces of Los Pioneros"
For the last three years I have been working on a series of documentary images ("RETRATOS: Faces of Los Pioneros"). They memorialize the faces and lives of Latino elders in varying stages... 
created by Eliud Martinez | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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24 hours of traffic in Washington, DC
As a hospice social worker, I am accustomed to dealing with death and near death experiences every day. I try not to dwell too much on my own mortality in order to keep my focus on my job. ... 
NowPublic editor nearly killed by act of God
Noted NowPublic editor Jordan Yerman was nearly killed today by a flagrant Act of God whilst strolling down a street in Toronto.Listen to his voice report he just filed.
created by Actual News Geezer | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Honeybee Deaths Continue
The honeybee die-offs have been an ongoing emergency. Some scientists are blaming colony collapse disorder, whilst others point toward climate change and adverse reactions to chemicals."Honeybees in southwestern...
created by Jordan Yerman | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Argentina: one suicide every four hours
"Cada cuatro horas se produce un suicidio en el país El dato lo revela un informe elaborado por la asociación Red Solidaria. Según la investigación, la mayoría de las personas que se quitan la vida tienen entre 14 y 24 años."The NGO Red Solidaria has released a study...
Body Shop founder has Hepatitis C
When I saw the headline at BBC, some part of my personality began putting its snoot up in the air in an exaggerated sense of moral superiority. "These rich sustainability freaks talk a good...
created by Actual News Geezer | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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