Healthcare Reform Bill Endorsed By Big Pharma For those skeptics that questioned Obama’s healthcare package (HR 3200) all along, yes you nailed it. This bill doesn’t even pass the smell test. What’s wrong with it? The core issues of change are simply not there. Obama has predictably caved into the demands of K Street. Big Pharma is [...]
Beans Good For Prevention Of Diseases Beans, beans good for your heart. The more you eat… Well, you know the rest. The children rehearsing this rhyme must have been medical experts. More than one study has proven this theory to be true. Want to lose weight, but don’t want the exercise routine? Eating baked beans [...]
30 Jul
Posted by RD Bentley as Going Mobile, Health Matters, Technology
Fourteen States Have Banned Texting While Driving Do you text while you are driving? Don’t you think that it’s a dangerous habit? Many think it is dangerous, and at least 14 states are banning this habit. And this is attracting some controversy. States with the text messaging ban by 2010: Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Louisiana, Maryland, [...]
Taser Times Three Bro Taser International (TASR) has now come out with a new device. The new Taser X3 can effectively hit up to three individual targets without reloading. The company is based out of Scottsdale, Arizona. Three Taser employees were tased on Friday, 10 July 2009 at the Taser headquarters. Here is the YouTube [...]
28 Jul
Posted by RD Bentley as Health Matters, Strange And Bizarre
Copenhagen Man Falls Five Stories While Sleepwalking A man from Copenhagen, Denmark, fell five stories to his death after crawling out of his Copenhagen apartment window while sleepwalking. The man’s girlfriend reported to the police, stating that she woke up but did not reach the young man in time to pull him back in. The [...]
Gathering Data On H1N1 Virus On June 11, 2009, the WHO declared that the H1N1 flu was a global pandemic. Since then, at least 160 countries have confirmed cases of the virus, and at least 800 people are believed to have died. The United States is reported to have the most H1N1 cases of any [...]
Prescription Drug Reimportation And The Facts Prescription Drug Reimportation Prescription drug reimportation refers to — buying drugs from a country outside of the United States. Although currently illegal, many families are buying drugs from Mexico and Canada, solely for economic reasons. Dr. Peter Rost speaks out in favor of drug reimportation, in an interview with Maria Bartiromo: What [...]
PREgnant MARes’ UrINe A very popular medicine, called Premarin, is actually made from horse urine of pregnant mares. This has been one of the most prescribed drugs in the United States. It has been one of the best selling drugs in America. Premarin is supposedly a form of hormone replacement therapy, called conjugated estrogens. Premarin pills are used most [...]
Health Care: U.S. Versus Japan Comparison between health care systems in America versus Japan reveals something about health care in America. Compare the difference between the two systems. GDP % Spent On Health Care United States – 15.3% Japan – 8% Life Expectancy at Birth United States – 77 Japan – 81 Infant Mortality: Deaths [...]
The Battle With Acid Reflux Have you ever heard of anyone drinking Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV) to cure common aches and pains ? Neither did I. I believe I have suffered from GERD, heartburn, or acid reflux. Whatever you want to call it. Symptoms of acid reflux are very difficult to explain. It’s hard to describe [...]