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• Eating with your eyes… Ka-min-gu 30

  
  playthink — Authority: 417
  We used to average 20 to 30 chews per bite of food. Today, it’s six. It’s almost predigested. It’s like we’re eating baby food all the time. We’re just constantly stimulating ourselves. We’re eating for reward—not for fuel or nutrition… In an interview with Educational Online about healthy eating ...
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• EU Patent Regime Approved: Includes EU Patents Court, EU Patent, Coordination

  
  Intellectual Property Watch — Authority: 598
  European Union governments have unanimously approved a roadmap for a single European patent regime. The system is seen as key to making patenting less expensive and more efficient for European inventors, but the devil, as always, is in the details, stakeholders say.
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• Major impacts of climate change expected on mental health

  
  Carbon-Based — Authority: 511
  EurekAlert : Leading mental health researchers are warning that some of the most important health consequences of climate change will be on mental health, yet this issue is unlikely to be given much attention at the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen next week. Dr Lisa Page and Dr Louise Howard from the ...
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• Inside the Nothing But Nets campaign

  
  techPresident blogs — Authority: 125
  Yesterdays PdF Network call was with the UN Foundations Shannon Raybold on the online strategy behind Nothing But Nets , the campaign to collect and distribute free mosquito nets to cut down on the terrible rates of malaria infection that are such a drain in so many places around the globe. The word from ...
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• Midnight Regulations Roundup

  
  The Fine Print: blog posts from OMBWatch — Authority: 134
  The Obama administration continues to chip away at the Bush administration’s midnight regulations campaign. Obama agencies took action on two more Bush-era midnight regulations this week and a third last week. On Wednesday, Dec. 2 , EPA announced that it will publish a notice proposing to withdraw a Dec. 19, ...
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• Three Dems Join GOP Bid to Force Congress Onto Any ‘Public’ Health Plan

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 504
  Three Senate Democrats on Friday embraced an amendment by Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., a fierce opponent of a public option, to force all lawmakers to enroll into any government-controlled plan that is passed. Share on Facebook Highlight any portion you want : Share This
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• County to open 4 H1N1 vaccine clinics tomorrow

  
  Queen Anne View — Authority: 480
  This isn’t in Queen Anne, but it’s important. For anyone who is at high risk for H1N1, but can’t afford to pay for a vaccine, Seattle and King County are opening four free clinics tomorrow, Saturday, December 5 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Vaccines will be administered on a first come, first served basis. There will be ...
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• Free H1N1 flu vaccination clinics to be offered Saturday by public health officials

  
  Snoqualmie, WA SnoValley Star News, Sports, Classifieds — Authority: 432
  NEW — 11:07 a.m. Dec. 4, 2009 Public Health – Seattle & King County will host free H1N1 vaccine clinics Saturday and Wednesday. The clinics are set up to provide access to people at the greatest risk from the illness, also known as swine flu, but cannot afford to pay for a vaccination. The vaccination ...
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• Ukraine: H1N1 is not the Problem. Economic Catastrophe Conducive to Deterioration of Health Conditions

  
  In These New Times — Authority: 139
  F. William EngdahlGlobal Research4th December, 2009The Ukraine deaths attributed by WHO and Ukraine authorities to an uncontrolled outbreak of H1N1 Swine Flu are not the result of H1N1, a virus whose very existence has never been demonstrated by WHO. The deaths appear to be a consequence of collapsing general health ...
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• A Mother’s Search For H1N1 Vaccinations

  
  Health Affairs Blog — Authority: 609
  I became a mother obsessed.       It started in June, just days before my daughters, ages 12 and 10, were due to leave for summer camp. It waned a bit upon their return home, but returned full force with the start of the school year. My name is Rita, and I was obsessed with H1N1. I cover health for USA ...
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• Re-engineer Our Gut To Beat Diabetes?

  
  Scientific Blogging — Authority: 585
  By Greg Critser For type 2 diabetics, the choices are invariably slim: take medications and hew to a strict diet, or don’t take medications and hew to an impossibly strict—and largely unpalatable—diet. Such are the current options for maintaining the strict control of blood sugar needed to fight off the worst ...
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• Senate Confirms Michaels for OSHA

  
  The Fine Print: blog posts from OMBWatch — Authority: 134
  Last night, the Senate confirmed David Michaels as head of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). President Obama nominated Michaels on Aug. 5; the course of his nomination was rocky at times . Michaels now faces the challenge of restoring OSHA to its role as protector of our nation’s workers ...
  17 hours ago

• Mining and its devastating Impacts on Health in Goa

  
  MAND - an adivasi-rights resource centre — Authority: 131
  By Zina Shanahan There is little doubt that mining has an adverse affect on the health and well being of people living and working in mining regions. Health is impacted by factors including air pollution, noise pollution, water contamination and migrant labour. In some cases the effects are noticeable ...
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• BPA found in 90% of newborns

  
  PID News — Authority: 146
  (JSOnline) — A study released Wednesday which found that nine of 10 babies tested were born with bisphenol A in their systems has renewed calls for the chemical to be banned./SNIP/ BPA, which was developed as a synthetic estrogen, has been linked to breast and prostate cancer, cognitive and behavioral problems, ...
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• News: Warning against a Phishing Scam from CDC

  
  EBM and Clinical Support Librarians@UCHC — Authority: 117
  On Dec 1 2009, the Centers for Disease Control  & Prevention issued a general alert to citizens of the United States regarding a “ phishing ” scam that was discovered recently.  This type of announcement is rather unusual. Following is a screenshot of the official CDC page which addresses this ...
  19 hours ago

• Vaccination, social distancing may dampen H1N1 influenza effect

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 724
  Washington, Dec 4 (ANI): A new Canadian epidemiological modelling study suggests that vaccination, antivirals and social distancing may help in reducing the impact of H1N1 virus.Researchers examined data from laboratory-confirmed cases of H1N1 between April 13 and June 20, 2009 in Ontario, Canada and carried out 1000 ...
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• Kids exposed to puffs show higher nicotine levels

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 724
  Washington, Dec 4 (IANS) Kids exposed to cigarette puffs at home show higher nicotine levels, says a new study.The younger the children, the higher the concentration under the same level of exposure at home. “This study provides adequate evidence to support home smoking bans, particularly in homes with small ...
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• Smoking early in the morning ‘ups lung cancer risk’

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 724
  Washington, Dec 4 (ANI): Smokers who light up immediately after waking up may be at higher risk of lung cancer than those who wait, regardless of the number of cigarettes smoked, says a new study.To reach the conclusion, scientists measured smokers’ levels of cotinine, a by-product of nicotine, which has been shown ...
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• SOCIALIZED MEDICINE DAILY DIGEST FOR 12/03/09

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 177
  Obamacare: How the Unions are "Getting Well" Townhall.com ^ | 12/3/2009 | Howard Rich Posted on Thursday, December 03, 2009 1:52:56 AM by Nachum It’s already being called the “Second Louisiana Purchase,” but the sad truth is that a controversial payoff to U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu’s home state of Louisiana is among ...
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• Freaky Friday: Eat, Think, Live

  
  A Dude's Guide — Authority: 128
  by Richard You’ve heard the old expression, “You are what you eat,” yes? Of course you have. Turns out there might be a new saying in the offing: “You live as long as you think and eat well, of course.” Yeah, I know. Not exactly a pithy saying that just trips off the tongue. It’s still a work in ...
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