The West Side Y Hosts Fit for All 5K to Prevent Childhood Obesity

On Saturday, October 1, 2011, the sound of thousands of sneakers pounding the pavement will be heard along the Upper West Side as hundreds of runners gather together to take aim at the epidemic that threatens to shorten the lifespan of today’s kids – childhood obesity....

Homeowners Stop Homelessness! Learn Bank Fraud- Demand Originals

Calling All Homeowners & Renters At Risk of Foreclosure.     Take Back Your Homes!        Here are some research links to flow charts which make it easy for you to clearly...

Lessons from H1N1: Anticipate new pathogens

So far, the H1N1 virus did not become the pandemic that some feared it  would be. Its deadliness was not much more than that of the common flu, and most of those who died from it were people with weakened immune systems. That however is no reason for...

Social anxiety in gay & bisexual men may be linked to risky sex

Social anxiety in gay and bi-sexual men may be linked to risky sex according to a Ryerson University HIV researcher who claims to have found a link between social anxiety and unsafe sexual activities." Dr. Trevor...

Containing the flu virus

After two students diagnosed with Influenza A(H1N1) prompted a 10-day suspension of classes at De la Salle University in Manila, several universities have postponed for a week their school opening as a precautionary measure. The postponement gives school authorities more time...

Gun Accidents Each Year: Kills Around 500 Kids

In California, an 8-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed his 2-year-old sister. Sgt. Charlie Spruill from the Wacaville Police said "It's a tragic case of a sibling who picked up a firearm, thinking it was a...

Dengue Fever, Sign, Symptoms, and Prevention

Summer has come and gone, and now the rainy season has begun. More typhoons will be paying us visit here in Capiz, Philippines, now and then and you’ll be thankful for the “no classes today” announcements. Since rainy season has begun more and more viruses and diseases...

DOH reports 2 more H1N1-related deaths

" MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) recorded Monday two new deaths related to influenza A (H1N1) or swine flu infection. Dr. Yolanda Oliveros, head of the DOH-National Center for Disease Control Prevention,...

Right Wing Radio Hosts Blame Immigrants for Swine Flu

" Conservative radio hosts - Michael Savage, Neal Boortz, Glenn Beck - have blamed Mexican immigrants for spreading swine flu across the border. However, Rear Adm. Anne Schuchat, M.D., the interim deputy director...

Campaign will take holistic approach to solve suicide problem

General Chiarelli, the Chief of Staff of the Army, recently implemented new initatives and campaigns to combat suicide in the Army. ""There's no single answer to this problem," said Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Peter. W. Chiarelli. "This is a holistic problem, with...

Grape extract kills cancer cells

A University of Kentucky study has found that an extract from grape seeds causes leukaemia cells to die. The most recent issue of Clinical Cancer Research reports on the study's findings which indicate that within 24 hours 76 per cent of leukaemia cancers cells exposed to the...

Over 2,000 kids die every day due to accidental injuries

"More than 2,000 children die every day due to unintentional or accidental injury and every year tens of millions more worldwide are taken to hospitals with injuries that often leave them with lifelong...

Drought Engulfs Bolivia: Thousands are affected

20,000 families affected by drought in bolivian.Drought has affected camacho,pacajes,loayza and ingavi also.There  is a shortage of water for human and animals ." Bolivian families in LaPaz Department have been affected by drought for months, the Bolivian Agency of...

Why Are We Killing Ourselves?

According to research, suicide has been on the rise in the last 45 years.  Now middle-aged white women are reportedly more at risk for suicide.  Society changes over the last 45 years are obviously a...

36% of Korean Male Adults Obese

"Thirty-six out of every 100 Korean male adults are obese, according to a report Monday. The consumption of high calorie foods and less physical exercise are responsible for the emergence of the overweight adults, the Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention said. It...

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