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Attawapiskat state of emergency ignored by Government

The Attawapiskat First Nation in northern Ontario is preparing to evacuate 700 children out of fears that continued exposure to toxic fumes is making them sick. In 1979, 30,000 gallons of hydrocarbon oil was...

Are We Killing Ourselves With Water?

It's funny how the mind works. I've always thought that I prefer bottled water to tap water, and prefer the water that pours from the door of my refrigerator to bottled water. An interesting and somewhat disturbing...

Detox For The New Year - January 1st 2009

Nova detox foot patches for cleansing the body and removing toxins. Detox For The New Year  - January 1st 2009 If you are thinking about detoxing your body, then Nova health products have a special offer up...

Sap Sheets for Perfect Body Detox

  Every day we clean our residence and dump the improvidence substantial on the garbage. It is a timed process. If we protect the deteriorate material in the housing for a longtime or do not make it inaccurate forever what happens we all know very surface  

Microbial Limit

This procedure, which is performed on pharmaceuticals of all kinds, from raw materials to finished forms, provides an estimation of the number of viable aerobic microorganisms present in a given product

Small science - big questions! -nanotechnology toxins

The Royal Society of London has stated that nanotechnology chemicals should be defined as new chemicals, because they cannot be compared with the chemicals they are derived from. Nanotechnology toxins are abundant in Personal Care products, which is largely an unregulated...

Infection possible cause of sudden infant death syndrome

New research in the UK points to disease as a possible cause of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS):"The Archives of Disease in Childhood study found samples from babies who had died for no apparent reason...

Deadly mushrooms kill 61-year-old

Mushrooms prove to be unsuspecting and as deadly as ever. Be wary of what you eat, even if it is pretty. "Westchester County's health department says Zoila Tapia found the pure-white mushrooms July 6, in a wooded...

MLA wants labels on potentially toxic food

This seems so commonsensical that I can't believe it isn't the case already.  "Vancouver-Fairview MLA Gregor Robertson plans to introduce a private member's bill in the legislature today making it mandatory...

Stop Exporting Asbestos! A Plea to Canadians

While the Canadian Government takes great care to ensure its own safety against the dangers of asbestos, you’ll probably never hear them make too big a fuss about it — what with Canada being a leading...

Experts Unfazed by Drugs in Ontario Water

You know all those painkillers, prescription drugs and antibiotics we all take throughout the year? Turns out we're getting some of it back in the same water we're drinking. So far no one seems very concerned, nor are there any plans to deal with the drugs as they are...

Smoking screws up anti-aging gene: study

It's not a surprise that smoking makes people look older, but it's good to know why that is. It probably still won't get people to quit though.I've always thought the best way to stop people from smoking is to put...

There's more poison in your body than you think

This is becoming a huge health issue..."When Gregor Robertson signed up his family for a test on toxic substances last year, he was expecting good news. But the New Democrat MLA from Vancouver was startled by the...

Man and Toad Arrested in Drug Bust

Well at least they arrested the toad too. There is no discrimination in...

Apple Creates Sex Related Controversy

As in the days of Adam & Eve, an apple is responsible for a modern day sex related controversy.  Greenpeace is claiming that Apple's I-Phone contains toxins that could interfere with the development of a...

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