Fema has been found to not only arrange for hurricane Katrina victims to live in trailers that were releasing formaldehyde but the fact that they did not bother to check these trailers before they moved people into them is bad enough. However after residents complained that they were experiencing such symtoms as nose bleeds,…
Monthly Archives: July 2009
Denny’s Sued Over Too Much Sodium
The Denny’s restaurant chain is being sued by a New Jersey man and the Center for Science in the Public for the high amount of sodium in most of their food. Denny’s is responding by saying the suit is silly and has no merit. The truth is that Denny’s has food on the menu…
Warning Labels on Hot Dog
A vegan group wants to put warning labels on hot dogs saying that eating them can cause cancer. The hot dog industry is against doing so and that is not surprising. It’s good that vegans can do without meat in their diets because I believe it is healthier for you to stick to fruits,…
The UK and Their Plan to Handle Swine Flu
The UK has a wonderful idea to treat swine flu sufferers and take the overload that’s expected away from their health care resources as in doctors visits and hospital visits. They are almost ready to institute a program by which swine flu victims can get medication by calling or going to the website of…
How Bad Sunburn Can Get
This past week I had the chance to see just how bad sunburs can be. A teenager I know went on vacation and where he was the temperature hovered at about 105. Him and his family stopped at a lake and swam the whole day without using sunscreen of any kind. The boy turned…
New Study on Health Insurance
A new study finds what we’ve all known for some time, most Americans that try to buy personal health insurance end up not getting any simply because they cannot afford it. That translates into three out of four people, about 57% said they couldn’t find insurance that would meet their needs and that they…
Soldiers and Mental Health
A new study has shown a sharp increase in metal health disorders to over 37% of those returning home and seeking treatment. Among the mental disorders are alcoholism, depression, and post-traumatic stress syndrome. Some of these conditions not surfacing for a year or so after the soldier has returned home. Experts are concerned that…
Plainview Milk Product Recall
The Plainview Milk Products Cooperative recalled voluntarily it’s whey protein, and instant nonfat dried milk because of possible salmonella contamination. There in no need to panic because there have been no illnesses and these products were not sold to the public.