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Five metals of five planets can cure variety of diseases
Gold and silver jewelry, steel items, brass coins and many other metal things have been known as healers since ancient times. However, most people do not treat metal as a method of treatment and consider it to be remnants of the past. Yet, metal therapy continues to help people. The most important aspect in this method is its simplicity, accessibility and the absence of side effects.
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Fluoride Lowers IQ and Causes Other Health Problems
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Preface: This post doesn’t discuss any conspiracy theories. It simply presents a scientific review of the studies by mainstream sources on fluoride.
Why do dentists push fluoride, even though an overwhelming number of scientific studies conclude that cavity levels are falling worldwide … even in countries which don’t fluoridate water?
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French National Assembly approves gay marriage law
French MPs have approved the most important article in a bill to legalize same-sex marriage, despite huge protests earlier in the month that saw hundreds of thousands of people mass in Paris to oppose the measure.
Deputies voted 249-97 in favor of redefining marriage as an agreement between two people, rather than between a man and a woman. The measure was backed by President Françoise Hollande’s...
Poorest Americans could be fined under Obamacare
About 500 000 children would be left without insurance and the poorest Americans could be fined under President Obama’s new health care law because of a loophole that the administration and Congress failed to fix.
Lawmakers passed the Affordable Care Act in 2010 without taking care of a loophole that would make it impossible for low-income families to purchase health care for their themselves or...
Obamacare to hit smokers with huge penalties
Smokers, beware: tobacco penalties under President Obama’s Affordable Care Act could subject millions of smokers to fees costing thousands of dollars, making healthcare more expensive for them than Americans with other unhealthy habits.
The Affordable Care Act, which critics have also called “Obamacare”, could subject smokers to premiums that are 50 percent higher than usual, starting next Jan...
Second NY hospital warns nearly 2,000 patients of possible HIV infection from insulin pens
A hospital in New York State has notified 1,915 patients that they may have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C – days after another hospital in NY admitted making the same mistake – through reusing insulin pens, used by diabetics.
Olean General Hospital is mailing 1,915 patients who received insulin between November 2009 and last week and advising them to have a blood test, although...
Most mysterious seas on the planet
From times immemorial, deep blue sea appeared to be a hostile and hazardous environment to man. Like on land, there are anomalous area in oceans and seas. In addition to the well-known Bermuda Triangle and the Mariana Trench, there are many other places in all the oceans of the world, where strange and mysterious phenomena occur.
The Sea of the Devil is a part of the Pacific Ocean, located to the...
Huge Oil Reserves Found in Australia to rival those of Saudi Arabia
An Australian company claims it has found an untapped shale oil field with estimated reserves that could potentially put the country next to remarkably oil-rich Saudi Arabia. Still, extracting the discovered treasure poses a huge technical challenge.
Brisbane-based company Linc Energy has presented two estimates by respected independent consultants claiming that drilling and seismic exploration...
Chemicals banned in Europe still make their way into US foods
Have you ever tasted a soft drink so good you thought it should be illegal? In some parts of the world, ingredients used in beverages available across the United States are outlawed — but not because they’re dangerously delicious.
Drinks including Mountain Dew, Gatorade, Powerade and Squirt are all commonly available at restaurants and convenience stores across the US. If you’re overseas and...
US Labor Unions hit lowest membership point in 7 decades
In 2012, full-time union members had a median weekly salary of USD 943, with their non-union counterparts earning only USD 742.
A new report shows that American labor unions have experienced their worst decline in membership in nearly 80 years, mainly due to losses of public sector workers.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Wednesday that the union membership rate fell from 11.8 to 11.3 percent...
First Batmobile sold for $4.6 million at auction
The very first of six Batmobiles produced for the 1960s original Batman TV series has sold at auction for $4.6 million reaching the previous record for a celebrity car, the Aston Martin DB5 featured in “Goldfinger” with Sean Connery.
The car was designed by Hollywood customizer George Barris and made for $15,000 from a 1955 concept Ford Futura, bought by the filmmakers for a symbolic $1, The Hollywood...
25 Signs American Women Are Being Destroyed
Has the sexual revolution been good for American women? Not at all. In fact, when you look at the facts it becomes clear that the sexual revolution has been an absolute disaster for American women. In the United States today, men have been trained to primarily view women as sex objects, and our culture has become exceedingly promiscuous. As a result, the United States leads the world in teen pregnancy,...
Russia to ban smoking in bars, restaurants and clubs
Smoking in public places, including bars, restaurants and clubs, will be banned in Russia from July 1, 2014. The ban on the sale of cigarettes in kiosks will come into force this spring.
The State Duma Committee on Health approved 30 amendments to the anti-smoking law from the previously proposed 169. MPs did not approve the amendments expanding the list of public places where smoking should be prohibited....
Fish with radiation over 2,500 times safe levels found near Fukushima plant
A fish containing over 2,500 times Japan’s legal limit for radiation in seafood has been caught in the vicinity of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, the facility’s operator reported.
A ‘murasoi’ fish, similar to a rockfish, was caught at a port inside the plant, according to AFP. Plant owner Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) indicated that the amount of cesium measured 254,000...
Belgium to build 'battery island' to store wind farm energy
Belgium plans to build a horseshoe-shaped artificial island off its North Sea coast to store energy generated by its wind farms. The project will also double as attraction for sea birds (and possibly flocks of tourists).
The ambitious undertaking was unveiled this week by Belgian North Sea Minister Johan Vande Lanotte, as he reported on the implementation of marine special planning.
The island is...