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Vast majority of Brazil babies delivered by Caesarean Section
The Brazilian health minister warns of the C-section “epidemic.”
The Brazilian health minister has warned of the soaring number of cesarean sections carried out in the country’s health clinics as compared with natural birth, saying the “epidemic” must be stopped.
“The epidemic of cesarean births in the country is unacceptable and it must be treated as a public health problem,”...
Coffee may protect against some skin cancers
A new study suggests that drinking coffee on a regular basis may protect individuals against malignant melanoma, a leading cause of skin-cancer death.
Avid drinkers of coffee, those who take four or more cups daily, were 20 percent less likely to develop malignant melanoma than non-coffee consumers, according to a study published in Journal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI) on Tuesday.
The study...
Flight from Paris quarantined in Moscow after suspicion of Ebola on-board
A view of the airfield at Sheremetyevo International Airport.
A full passenger plane was quarantined in Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport for about 4 hours, after pilots told the ground staff one of the travelers was suffering from suspected Ebola symptoms.
“Several minutes before landing we received an alert from the pilots about a passenger, and after being put in quarantine, she was looked at by...
Breached pipeline spills up to 50,000 gallons of oil into Yellowstone River
Up to 50,000 gallons of oil spilled into the Yellowstone River.
A breached oil pipeline in Montana has spilled as many as 50,000 gallons of crude oil in and around the Yellowstone River, according to the state. Bridger Pipeline LLC has yet to determine the cause, but has claimed the public is in no immediate danger.
Cleanup crews were at work on Monday to address the mess, which emanated from a break...
French stem cell therapy patient doing 'well' after heart operation
A human embryo clone used in stem cell research.
A novel embryonic stem cell therapy has apparently proved successful as a woman who has received the treatment for a severe heart failure has been reported “well” by doctors.
The patient’s cardiologist, Philippe Menasche of the Georges-Pompidou European Hospital in Paris, presented the positive results on Friday, saying she was doing “well”...
Firearm Manufacturer ‘Regrets’ Providing Guns For ‘Taken 3′ After Actor’s Anti-Gun Remarks
“We will no longer provide firearms for use in films starring Liam Neeson…”
The firearm manufacturer that produced the guns for the movie Taken 3 has said it regrets its work after the film’s star, Liam Neeson, called the number of guns in America “a fucking disgrace” earlier this week.
On Monday, the Batman Begins actor made a series of disparaging remarks towards gun ownership...
Tiny amphipod has 32 retinas to see better in dark
This image is a side view of “Paraphronima gracilis” showing the enormous mostly transparent eyes, row of orange retinas and transparent body with developing gonads (white).
Researchers say that the eyes of a type of a tiny deep-sea crustacean are comprised of two rows of 16 distinct red retinas to see better in the dark.
According to Smithsonian Science website, a detailed study into the marine...
"2014 Earth's hottest year on record" Umm what??
Man-made “climate change” is largely a myth promoted by politicians to scare the public into accepting a vast expansion of government to supposedly stop “global warming.”
Global warming is a manufactured problem played up by the government to instigate a public reaction, fear, the government then exploits to offer a predetermined solution: the expansion of government at the public’s expense.
This...
Europe's Leading Rabbi: Let Jews Carry Guns for Protection
Rabbi said recent attacks “have revealed the urgent need to stop talking and start acting”.
A prominent Jewish organization in Europe is petitioning the European Union to allow members of the Jewish community to carry guns “for the essential protection of their communities,” according to the Washington Free Beacon.
The European Jewish Association is pressing for new legislation that...
Third avian flu virus strain detected in Taiwan
Agriculture personnel cull geese at a farm in Chiayi county, southern Taiwan, January 11, 2015.
A third highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza has been detected in southern Taiwan.
The Taiwan Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine said Friday that for the first time in Taiwan avian influenza virus H5N3 has been identified on two goose farms in the southern cities of Kaohsiung...
Physical inactivity twice deadlier than obesity, study shows
Inactivity kills more than obesity.
A new major study says exercise is beneficial for people of any age, warning that physical inactivity could kill twice as many people as obesity.
A 12-year study of more than 300,000 European people, who had an average age of around 50, suggests that about 676,000 deaths each year were attributed to physical inactivity, compared with 337,000 associated to obesity.
The...
Pro-choice Lawyer Urged Clinton to “Use Abortion to Eliminate Poor People”
A letter from pro-choice lawyer Ron Weddington to President-elect Bill Clinton reveals how the wealthy elite rely on abortion to reduce the number of people born into poverty, a notion which follows lockstep with the globalist population control eugenics agenda.
The letter, uncovered in 2006 by government watchdog Judicial Watch, shows how the attorney instrumental in bringing about the 1973 Roe v....
One in eight Brits think Jews use Holocaust to get sympathy
Nearly half of Britons hold anti-Semitic views, a survey has revealed. It also found that one in eight Brits surveyed (13 percent) thought Jews used talking about the Holocaust to get sympathy.
A YouGov poll asked 3,411 UK adults about their attitudes toward UK Jewish citizens. It found that 45 percent polled believed at least one anti-Semitic view presented to them was “definitely or probably true.”
Many...
Hundreds of homeless die in New Delhi cold snap
Hundreds of homeless people in New Delhi have died due to a extreme cold snap.
Hundreds of people have died in a major cold snap that has struck the Indian capital, New Delhi, as thousands of homeless people struggle to overcome the extreme cold without adequate shelter, Press TV reports.
The development came as northern India has been facing one of its coldest winters in decades, which has claimed...
Married couples are happier than single people
A new study says married couples are happier than singles especially those who are best friends.
A new study suggests that married couples are happier than single people, especially those who marry their “best friend.”
A recent research published by John F. Helliwell and Shawn Grover from the National Bureau of Economic Research in Canada suggests that there is a causal relationship between...