Our government has set up a special website for those of us effected by the currant resession. It’s called A Guide to Getting Through Tough Economic Times and was set up by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. There is information about recognizing signs of depression and suicide and provides links to…
Monthly Archives: March 2009
Housing First for Homeless Alcoholics
A recent study concludes that giving shelter to homeless alcoholics without making them quit drinking can save taxpayers millions of dollars. People staying at the shelter were also found to drink 2% less per month that they stayed with the program. The study involved 95 people from 2005 to 2007 , those people were…
Pistachio’s May Be Contaminatied With Salmonella
A pistachio processor issued a recall due to potential contamination. A few people have become ill and the FDA is with the California Department of Public Health investigating the matter. The name of the company is Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella Inc. The company says this has nothing to do with the contamination of…
Nursing Home Tragedy
I just wanted to mention the recent shooting that claimed seven lives, one a nurse and the other six residents at a nursing home two days ago. Thus far as I’ve heard the suspect is in custody however no reason has yet to be provided as to why this happened. Nursing homes are one…
Teens and Depression
A medical panel wants to have all American teens tested routinely for depression. They say over 2 million teens suffer from depression. I’ve got mixed feelings on this issue. What bothers me mostly is while they’re testing for depression, what if they find something else? What if they only find early symptoms of depression,…
Food and Your Health
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the relationship of what you eat to your health and illnesses and I am overwhelmingly convince that if we eat the right foods in the right portions and exercise, we would avoid so many mainstream illnesses. If you believe in a creator, imagine all the warnings he’s…
Clinic Raided by Feds
There is a clinic in San Francisco that gave out free medical marijuana out to poor people. They were operating legally with a temporary permit given to them by the Department of Public Health. The DEA couldn’t even give the reason for the raid and the removal of virtually all plants, grow lights, and…
When a Medical Test Makes You Sick
This story involves the Veterans Administration Hospitals in several states and colonoscopies done without the tubing on the equipment being properly sterilized. How would you like to be told that the colonoscopy you had five years ago may have had body fluids from another person on the equipment that was inserted into your body,…
March is Brain Injury Month
Doctors want people to know that brain injuries can fool you by not having symptoms for hours or a couple days after the injury occurs. Even minor hits to the head can be deadly. Here are some things to look for after an injury occurs loss of consciousness severe or bad headache change in…
Chinese Pulls Johnson’s & Johnson’s
After all the sickness and deaths that Chinese products have caused over the last few years, they are now up in arms against the cancer causing chemicals said to have been found in some popular baby toiletries. They have pulled J & J’s products from over 3000 of their stores in one Chinese city…