Friday, October 21, 2011

Listeria-linked cantaloupe farm had rated high - USA Today

CTV.caListeria-linked cantaloupe farm had rated highUSA TodayThe farm whose cantaloupes were behind the nation's deadliest food-borne illness outbreak in 25 years got a top score — 96% — from a firm auditing the plant's sanitation practices six days before the first person fell ill. ...House Committee Requests Briefing on Cantaloupe OutbreakBusinessWeekCongress to probe listeria outbreak in cantaloupesReuters AfricaListeria Outbreak Traced to Cantaloupe Packing ShedNew York

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Thursday, October 20, 2011

Cervical cancer screenings every year bad idea, panel suggests - CBS News

USA TodayCervical cancer screenings every year bad idea, panel suggestsCBS NewsNot according to a new guidelines issued Wednesday by the US Preventive Services Task Force. The guidelines suggest that getting a Pap test every year may do more harm than good. Instead, the task force said women should get a Pap smear once every ...Cancer groups release cervical cancer screening guidelinesUSA TodayPap Tests Needed Only Every 3 Years, Task Force SaysMedPage TodayGuidelines Suggest Less Frequent

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Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Malaria vaccine may save millions of lives - Sydney Morning Herald

ABC NewsMalaria vaccine may save millions of livesSydney Morning HeraldA mother cares for her child suffering from malaria in a medical clinic at Dadaab refugee camp, Kenya. Malaria is the number one killer of children in Africa. MILLIONS of small children's lives could be saved by a new vaccine that has been shown to ...Maldives holds regional record as malaria-free zoneMinivan NewsScientists See Promise in Vaccine for MalariaNew York TimesBreakthrough Close On Malaria

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Monday, October 17, 2011

Breast cancer awareness turns planet pink - CBS News

USA TodayBreast cancer awareness turns planet pinkCBS NewsHas breast cancer awareness gone too far? That's what some are asking, now that the campaign's signature pink seems to be showing up just about everywhere and on just about everything - from the Great Sphinx in Egypt to pink handgun grips. ...Pay Tribute to Someone You Lost to Breast CancerPatch.comYour comments: North Hudson firefighters seeing red after told they can't wear ...The Star-Ledger - NJ.com'Preventive'

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Sunday, October 16, 2011

US heart disease rates continue to fall - USA Today

USA TodayUS heart disease rates continue to fallUSA TodayThe percentage of Americans with the nation's number one killer, heart disease, continues to fall, according to new research from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. MIKE DERER, AP Physical fitness protects ...Coronary Heart Disease Prevalence in US Continues to DeclineForbesHeart disease rates falling, CDC says: What explains trend?CBS NewsAre You at Risk for Heart Disease?Fox NewsWebMD -Los Angeles

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How do I become really really skinny / bony?

Question by Yaga: How do I become really really skinny / bony?
I would like to lose lots of weight and be really skinny / bony, but I'm not quite sure how to go about it.

First of all, here are photos of ideal:

1. I would like to have arms like this (Jourdan Dunn):
http://models.com/work/i-d-magazine-i-d-november-2008-jourdan/2270

2. Legs like this (Anabela Belikova):
http://www.style.com/peopleparties/modelsearch/person4216/slideshow?iphoto=194

3. Abs like this (Rumi

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Saturday, October 15, 2011

White House eliminates insurance program for long-term care - Washington Post

Baltimore SunWhite House eliminates insurance program for long-term careWashington PostLinda Davidson/THE WASHINGTON POST - Dr. Curtis Whitehair (C) and resident Dr. Christopher Karam (R) watch as Dr. Eric Wisotzsky (L) measures the arm of cancer patient Angela Milhouse, 57, during her checkup at the National Rehabilitation Center on ...Obama pulls plug on part of health overhaul lawCBS NewsKathleen Sebelius 'Indefinitely Suspends' Long-Term Health Care ProgramThirdAgeObama pulls plug

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