Wednesday, November 28, 2012

[Health] Dangerous for kids' pajamas, safe for sofas?

Dangerous for kids' pajamas, safe for sofas?
http://www.minnpost.com/second-opinion/2012/11/toxic-flame-retardants-common-household-dust-and-sofas-studies-find
Duke University chemist Heather Stapleton found that foam samples from more than 40 percent of 102 couches bought between 1985 and 2010 contained a flame retardant that was removed from children's pajamas more than three decades ago.

China says HIV/AIDS cases up, premier-in-waiting promises help
http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/wire-news/china-says-hivaids-cases-up-premier-in-waiting-promises-help_788171.html
BEIJING | Wed Nov 28, 2012 7:17am EST. BEIJING (Reuters) - The number of new HIV/AIDS cases in China jumped in the first 10 months of the year, as premier-in-waiting Li Keqiang promised to let non-governmental groups play a bigger role in fighting an ...

Judge Orders Tobacco Companies To Fess Up About Just How Addictive Their ...
http://www.businessinsider.com/big-tobacco-forced-to-issue-new-warnings-2012-11
After a nearly six-year legal battle, a judge ordered tobacco companies to start warning consumers about just how addictive their products are.

Moustafa Ismail, 'Egyptian Popeye,' Says Giant Arms Are Real, All-Natural
http://www.sfgate.com/news/medical/article/Egyptian-Popeye-defends-his-31-inch-upper-arms-4072089.php
MILFORD, Mass. -- Don't tell Popeye. It turns out you don't need to eat your spinach to get the world's biggest arms. Massachusetts bodybuilder Moustafa Ismail eats seven pounds of protein, nine pounds of carbohydrates and three gallons of water each day ...

America's Unsafe Hospitals: What Do They Have to Say for Themselves?
http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2012/11/group_announces_grades_for_mer.html
Not all hospitals are created equal and according to new data, some are more harmful to us than others. Today, The Leapfrog Group updates its Hospital Safety Scores, letter grades of A, B, C, D, or F assigned to more than 2,600 general hospitals - rating ...

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