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WHO Warns of 'More Serious' Food Safety Problem in Japan
By Lisa Flam - AOL NewsWith elevated amounts of radiation detected in some produce and milk in Japan, the World Health Organization said today that the food safety situation there "quite clearly" is more serious than it first believed. The Japanese government halted shipments of milk from one area of the country and spinach from another on Sunday, according to The Associated Press, and two other crops -- canola and chrysanthemum greens -- were also found to be tainted. Ken Shimizu, AFP / Getty Images A woman feeds her cattle at a farm in Kawamata, 28 miles west of the Fukushima nuclear power plant. ...
Doctors Say Teens Should Be Banned From Tanning Salons
By Mara Gay - AOL NewsTeenagers should be barred from tanning salons to help prevent them from getting skin cancer, the American Academy of Pediatrics says. The country's largest group of pediatric doctors warned today that spending time in the tanning salon greatly increases the chances of getting melanoma, the most aggressive and deadly type of skin cancer. According to the group, melanoma is the second leading type of cancer among women in their 20s. The new policy makes the American Academy of Pediatrics the latest medical group to campaign for increased regulation of tanning salons. In 2009, the World Health ...
IRS Says Breastfeeding Expenses Are Tax Write-Offs. Finally.
By Sarah Wildman - Politics DailyEveryone markets it as cheap and easy. As in, "You can whip it out at any time." And, "It doesn't cost anything." And, "There's nothing to warm up." To a degree, that's true. Traveling and doing it is liberating. And the middle of the night? You can do it in bed; you can do it while you watch TV. But "cheap" isn't really a good descriptor for something so time-consuming and ultimately, especially, but not only, for women who work or want to step away from their child, so many accoutrements. And cheap isn't a good way to applaud something that provides so many benefits down the road. Cheap ...
George Clooney Got Malaria: 5 Facts About the Still-Dangerous Disease
By Torie Bosch - AOL NewsGeorge Clooney's dazzling good looks couldn't protect him from one of Africa's biggest dangers: malaria. He picked up the infection while he was in Sudan earlier this month. According to a statement, he has now recovered. Piers Morgan, Larry King's replacement on CNN, broke the news on Twitter. .bbpBox28168322994405376 {background:url(http://a0.twimg.com/profile_background_images/172926531/CNN_Twitter_Background_05.2009.GIF) #C0DEED;padding:20px;} p.bbpTweet{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 10px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px ...
Breast-Feeding Exclusively Not the Best for Babies After All?
By Torie Bosch - AOL NewsFor years now, we've been told that it's in the best interest of babies to be breast-fed exclusively for six months. But a new study, out today in the British Medical Journal, says that for babies in the Western world, exclusively breast-feeding for six months might not be the best idea. Currently, the U.K. abides by World Health Organization guidelines that recommend that all babies ought to be fed only breast milk until they are 6 months old. But researchers from University College London say the U.K. Department of Health should consider revisiting its guidelines. That's because ...
Dioxin: 4 Questions Answered About the Toxic Compound Wreaking Havoc in Germany
By David Knowles - AOL NewsBefore you take your next bite of food, you may want to read this article. After toxic dioxin was found to have contaminated German poultry and pigs, a crisis has ensued for that country's farmers. Nearly 5,000 farms have been shut down, and countries around the globe are refusing to accept German food products. As AOL News' Dana Kennedy reported today, the source of the dioxin is believed to be a German company that is said to have supplied tainted fatty acid to animal feed makers. Surge Desk takes a look at what is considered to be one of the most toxic chemicals ever created by ...
Opinion: Government Should Keep Its Hands Off the Internet
By not in system - AOL News(Nov. 30) -- A couple of decades ago, who would have imagined that much of America's hope for an economy-boosting holiday shopping season would hinge on something called "Cyber Monday"? If ever we needed an example of what can happen when innovation, entrepreneurship and a marketplace are left unfettered, it is the phenomenal and transformational growth of the Internet and the commerce it's engendered. No central planner or government could possibly have anticipated or steered such an innovation in the many life-changing directions it has taken. And no "encouragement" or stimulus from the ...
Study: 2nd-Hand Smoke Kills 600,000 Each Year
By Lauren Frayer - AOL News
(Nov. 26) -- Secondhand smoke kills more than 600,000 people worldwide each year, including more than 165,000 children under 5, according to results from the first global study of tobacco's impact on nonsmokers. The World Health Organization surveyed 2004 data from 192 countries, and found that 40 percent of children are regularly exposed to secondhand smoke, compared with 33 percent of adult men and 35 percent of nonsmoking women. Such exposure sickens untold millions each year. Tobacco is the world's leading cause of preventable death, killing about 5.7 million people worldwide annually. ...
Republic of Congo Fighting Deadly Polio Outbreak
By Lisa Flam - AOL News
(Nov. 10) -- The Republic of Congo has declared an emergency and is preparing to vaccinate its entire population against polio amid an outbreak that has claimed scores of lives, officials say. It is the first time the disease has struck the African nation in a decade. The epidemic is centered in the port city of Pointe Noire, where 85 deaths have been reported along with 184 cases of paralysis, which can be caused by polio, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. The New York Times reported 104 deaths. Gwenn Dubourthoumieu, AFP/Getty Images A Republic of Congo Ministry of Health employee ...
'Brother Gymnast' Shows China's Road Risks
By Jonathan Adams - AOL News
TAIPEI, Taiwan (Oct. 21) -- A video of a motorcyclist miraculously walking away from a crash has gone viral on the Chinese Internet -- the latest of several spectacular accident videos to cause a stir. The video, which had received 1 million hits as of today on Tudou (a Chinese YouTube clone), shows a helmet-less motorcycle rider slamming into the side of a small pickup truck, flipping through the air, then walking back, seemingly unscathed, to inspect his totaled bike. AOL News could not confirm the authenticity of this or other viral Chinese accident videos. Hoaxes -- for fun or profit ...
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