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Plants for Health

Mon, 19 May 2008 18:23:05 GMT

clipped by: Socratoad
clipper's remarks: clipped from: www.inhabitat.com
A interesting site

PLANTS FOR HEALTH: Fight Air Pollution With Plants!

It has been almost 20 years since the EPA confirmed the dangers of indoor VOCs (volatile organic chemicals), yet so little has been done to make the air inside our homes and offices and less toxic. Poor ventilation systems, sealed buildings and our use of synthetic products in the home are the main causes of our inner-pollution and, for most of us, these problems can’t be reversed overnight. But with the help of plant therapy, we can combat household VOCs and breathe easier. That is why we are super excited about this excellent Plants for Your Health chart from Good Magazine.

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What Ideas Will Shape our Future? The 10 Ideas of the 21st Century

Tue, 13 May 2008 19:38:59 GMT

clipped by: urbanlife
clipper's remarks: "More than money, more than politics, ideas are the secret power that this planet runs on."

"The 21st century will overturn many of our basic assumptions about economic life. The 20th century saw the end of European dominance of global politics and economics. The 21st century will see the end of American dominance too, as new powers make their voices heard on the world stage."

"The challenges of sustainable development—protecting the environment, stabilizing the world's population, narrowing the gaps of rich and poor and ending extreme poverty—will render passé the very idea of competing nation-states that scramble for markets, power and resources."

"The defining challenge of the 21st century will be to face the reality that humanity shares a common fate on a crowded planet."

"6.6 billion people living in an interconnected global economy producing an astounding $60 trillion of output each year."

Clip Source: www.time.com

ideas are the secret power that this planet runs on

Clip Source: www.time.com

10. Re-Judaizing Jesus

if you get the [Jewish] context wrong, you will certainly get Jesus wrong

Clip Source: www.time.com

9. Mandatory Health

a crackdown on workers' poor health habits

Clip Source: www.time.com

8. The New Austerity

Americans have kept piling on more and more debt

Clip Source: www.time.com

7. Synthetic Authenticity

the virtualization of life

has led to a deep consumer yearning for the authentic

Clip Source: www.time.com

6. Geoengineering

compensate for an intensified greenhouse effect by reducing the amount of solar radiation reaching the earth

Clip Source: www.time.com

5. Kitchen Chemistry

remaining brave cooks are going a little mad scientist

easier through gadgetry

Clip Source: www.time.com

4. Reverse Radicalism

Why do people leave terrorist groups?

disenchantment

Clip Source: www.time.com

3. The Post-Movie-Star Era

big names no longer mean big grosses

Clip Source: www.time.com

2. The End of Customer Service

the need to interact with human beings is quickly disappearing

Clip Source: www.time.com

1. Common Wealth

ending our misguided view of the world as an enduring struggle of "us" vs. "them"

our fate, our common wealth, is in our hands

to save the world for all

Tags: globalization, economy, religion, movies, planet, common, humanity, culture

SEX: Nerds do it Better? 100 Tips

Fri, 02 May 2008 14:03:58 GMT

clipped by: righthand

Clip Source: www.100bestdatingsites.com

50 Resources to Spark Your Creativity in the Bedroom

How Do I Lose My Sexual Inhibitions?: Oprah’s Relationships page offers advice from Elle magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll. She recommends having a “goddess day,” using blindfolds and role playing.

Strip Her Inhibitions: Men’s Health publishes this guide to help men put their partners’ nerves at ease and help them get in the game.

Get in the Mood for Love: This interactive guide offers up tips like adding a mirror to the bedroom, taking advantage of mood lighting and more to help lovers get in the mood.

Feel in the Mood for Sex (Even When You’re Stressed) Learn tricks for getting aroused even when you’re stressed out.

Have Sex for Dessert: This clever “menu” is full of foods that act as aphrodisiacs, including red wine, shrimp cocktail, and file mignon.

Self Esteem, Hot Sex & Peace on the Planet Podcast with Dr. Judy Kuriansky: Watch this podcast to learn

Top 10 Natural Ways to Boost Libido: D

Recharge Your Sex Life!:

Tags: sex, tips, comic, health

How Does Your State Rate?

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:51:14 GMT

clipped by: dmegivern
clipper's remarks: Depression levels by state

Clip Source: www.nmha.org

Lost productive time among U.S. workers due to depression is estimated to be in excess of $31 billion per year. Depression frequently co-occurs with a variety of medical illnesses such as heart disease, cancer, and chronic pain and is associated with poorer health status and prognosis. It is also the principal cause of the 30,000 suicides in the U.S. each year. In 2004, suicide was the 11^th leading cause of death in the United States, third among individuals 15-24.

The Ranking of the States

State Ranking on Suicide Rates

South Dakota was the healthiest state with respect to depression status.

Utah was the most depressed state.

The Five Factors Affecting Depression Status

Mental health resources -

Barriers to treatment -

Mental health treatment utilization -

Socioeconomic characteristics -

Mental health parity -

Factors That Influence State Mental Health Status and Suicide Rates

sweet? low? maybe not...

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:54:49 GMT

clipped by: Deepti

Clip Source: www.gulfnews.com

Using an artificial, no-calorie sweetener rather than sugar may make it tougher, not easier, to lose weight, US researchers said

Scientists at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, studied rats that were fed food with the artificial sweetener saccharin and rats fed food with glucose, a natural sugar

In comparison to rats given yogurt sweetened with glucose, those that ate yogurt sweetened with saccharin went on to consume more calories and put on more weight and body fat

The researchers said sweet foods may prompt the body to get ready to take in a lot of calories, but when sweetness in the form of artificial sweeteners is not followed by a large amount of calories, the body gets confused, which may lead to eating more or expending less energy than normal

Such an outcome may seem counterintuitive, if not an anathema, to human clinical researchers and health care practitioners who have long recommended the use of low- and no-calorie sweeteners as a means of weight control

Tags: sugar, sweet, low, weight loss, weight, health, fat, calories

secret of health

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 17:32:18 GMT

clipped by: lifecyce1898

Clip Source: www.myspacers-anonymous.org

Cooks' union calls for diacetyl ban

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 09:16:15 GMT

clipped by: tabsey
clipper's remarks: If the cooks want it banned, why the need for an enquiry ( or am I cynical enough to believe it is more important for the makers to hold up proceedings.)

Clip Source: www.newsdaily.com

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- A union for U.S. hotel, restaurant and kitchen workers has called on cooking oil manufacturers to stop using a toxic butter-flavoring additive called diacetyl.

"It could pose a serious health risk to commercial cooks and UNITE HERE is calling for fast action by the food industry to cease the use of diacetyl flavoring in commercial and home cooking products," the union said in a written statement.

Meanwhile, members of Congress have called for a federal investigation into the use of the flavor additive, including where and how it's being used and whether workers are being harmed, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported Monday.

"It is urgent that we finally determine the national scope of exposure and illness related to diacetyl-containing food flavoring," said a letter from the House Committee on Education and Health delivered Friday to Dr. John Howard, director of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health.

Tags: health

The Healing Power of Dogs

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:26:29 GMT

clipped by: thisnamecantbetaken
clipper's remarks:

Integrative Cancer Therapies reported how ordinary house dogs could identify breast and lung cancer patients by smelling their breath. A University of Maine study is testing whether dogs can sniff out ovarian cancer..

Via the breath too, I hope! *LOL* Dogs rock, cats rule. Get a pet. It's good for you.

Clip Source: well.blogs.nytimes.com

The Healing Power of Dogs

Dogs have long had special standing in the medical world. Trained to see for the blind, hear for the deaf and move for the immobilized, dogs have become indispensable companions for people with disabilities.

But dogs appear to be far more than four-legged health care workers. Over the years, data on the larger role dogs play in health has trickled out from various corners of the world. One Japanese study found pet owners made 30 percent fewer visits to doctors. A Melbourne study of 6,000 people showed that owners of dogs and other pets had lower cholesterol, blood pressure and heart attack risk compared with people who didn’t have pets.

animals improve health at least in part by lowering stress.

some dogs seem to have an innate ability to detect impending seizures.

ordinary house dogs could identify breast and lung cancer patients by smelling their breath.

dogs contribute to our health

any dog owner already knows the benefits of their relationship with their pet.

Tags: adopt, a, shelter, pet

Selfish Capitalism and Mental Illness

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 09:15:10 GMT

clipped by: abailart

Clip Source: www.guardian.co.uk

By far the most significant consequence of "selfish capitalism" (Thatch/Blatcherism) has been a startling increase in the incidence of mental illness in both children and adults since the 1970s. As I report in my book, The Selfish Capitalist - Origins of Affluenza, World Health Organisation and nationally representative studies in the United States, Britain and Australia, reveal that it almost doubled between the early 80s and the turn of the century. These increases are very unlikely to be due to greater preparedness to acknowledge distress - the psychobabbling therapy culture was already established.

An average 23% of Americans, Britons, Australians, New Zealanders and Canadians suffered in the last 12 months, but only 11.5% of Germans, Italians, French, Belgians, Spaniards and Dutch. The message could not be clearer. Selfish Capitalism, much more than genes, is extremely bad for your mental health. But why is it so toxic?

Tags: mental illness, culture, economics, human values, capitalism

Massachusetts Increases Fines for the Uninsured

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 18:41:18 GMT

clipped by: JoeyGallo667

Clip Source: thehealthinsuranceblog.wordpress.com

The new increase is an aggressive attempt to push residents to purchase health insurance. The fines create a financial burden on the residents of Massachusetts to purchase health insurance. Since the beginning of 2007, about 300,000 have purchased health insurance to avoid the fines. The state estimates between 370,000 and 500,000 still remain uninsured. The newly adjusted campaign to pressure individuals to purchase health insurance will surely increase the number of insured within the state. The penalty will now become a greater financial burden than the cost of health insurance. The original plan was created by the Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney and how now been drastically increased. The plan may upset many people in the state but the benefits will outweigh the costs in the long run.

Tags: health, insurance, healthcare, care, fine, mass, massachusetts

World Aids Day warning

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 09:58:02 GMT

clipped by: tabsey
clipper's remarks: There is also a fear of complacency with the numbers falling.

Clip Source: english.aljazeera.net

Experts and activists are using World Aids Day to press home the message that the world cannot relax in its work to

Recent statistics from UNAids, the UN umbrella body overseeing the global campaign, show that the number of people with the disease peaked in the late 1990s.

Last month, the body also reduced its estimate of the worldwide figure of people living with HIV or Aids from nearly 40 million to 33 million.

In video

Thailand's Aids successes not without controversy

Activists demand better US domestic Aids policy

Stigma for India's Aids patients

The number of new infections had decreased from three million in the late 1990s to about 2.5 million in 2007.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) had said that the number of people in Africa, home to more than two-thirds of people with HIV/Aids, receiving antiretroviral (AVR) drugs has increased by 54 per cent from 2005 to 2006.

Tags: health

Birth date can affect personality

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 11:00:35 GMT

clipped by: tabsey
clipper's remarks: Those born between September and December are more prone to panic attacks while there is growing evidence that schizophrenia is higher among those born in the late winter and early spring.
"It is exactly what you would expect if it were temperature related," said Richard Wiseman, a professor of psychology at the University of Hertfordshire, who has examined the link between luck and the season of birth. "Many of the effects reverse in the two hemispheres."
Professor John Eagle, a psychiatrist at Aberdeen University who has studied the relationships between season of birth and mental health, added: "The two main culprits are diet and the seasonal fluctuations in nutrition, and the increase in infections during the winter."
Astrologers have seized on the findings as evidence that the stars influence personality. But scientists insist there are biological reasons behind the effects.

Clip Source: www.smh.com.au

ASTROLOGY may usually be dismissed as harmless superstition, but scientists are discovering that the date we are born can affect our later lives.

Research has revealed the time of year a person is born can influence his or her personality, health and even whether they are male or female. But rather than being written in the stars, studies are showing that it is the season of birth that predisposes individuals to different traits.

In the northern hemisphere, women born in May will display more impulsive behaviour while those whose birthday falls in November will be more reflective. Men born in the spring will show greater persistence than those born in winter.

Other research has shown that people born in the autumn will tend to be physically active and excel in football while those born in the spring will be more cerebral and may be better suited to chess.

Tags: temperature-characteristics

Depression in Young Adults and Substance Abuse

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 18:50:15 GMT

clipped by: dmegivern

Clip Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com

Depressed Young Adults More Likely To Start Cigarette Smoking And Other Substance Use

A new report indicates that young adults who have suffered from depression within the past year are at a higher risk of initiating substance use including cigarette smoking and use of alcohol or illicit drugs. The findings, based on the largest national survey on substance use and health, were reported today by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), the source for this report, defines a major depressive episode as a period of two weeks or longer during which there is depressed mood or loss of interest or pleasure and the presence of at least four other symptoms that reflect a change in functioning. These include problems with sleep, eating, energy, concentration and self-image. This definition is consistent with the one used by the American Psychiatric Association.

Tags: mental.health, drugs, alcohol, young, depression

Google.org

Sun, 02 Dec 2007 11:12:00 GMT

clipped by: thisnamecantbetaken

Clip Source: www.google.com

Welcome to google.org – the philanthropic arm of Google

Google.org aspires to use the power of information to help people better their lives. We are an experiment in active philanthropy. In addition to financial resources, we are fortunate to be able to engage Google’s entire family of people and partners, information technologies and other resources to address three major growing global problems: climate change, global public health, and economic development and poverty.

We know these are major concerns for a large number of individuals and institutions throughout the world, and google.org joins a community of like minded groups working to make the planet and population healthier and more equitable.

Investing in a cleaner energy revolution

Clean technology on the campaign trail

Visit the Official google.org Blog for more news and updates.

In-kind Advertising

Google gives free AdWords advertising to selected non-profits through its Google Grants program.

Tags: philanthropy, google, climate change, health

Recycled Condoms...Buyer Beware!

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 04:02:17 GMT

clipped by: sahara
clipper's remarks: Okay, ewwww! I may never put my hair up again!

Clip Source: news.yahoo.com

AFP/File Photo: Clothing decorated with condoms seen at the 4th China Reproductive Health New Technologies and Products...

Used condoms are being recycled into hair bands in southern China, threatening to spread sexually-transmittable diseases they were originally meant to prevent, state media reported Tuesday.

In the latest example of potentially harmful Chinese-made products, rubber hair bands have been found in local markets and beauty salons in Dongguan and Guangzhou cities in southern Guangdong province, China Daily newspaper said.

"These cheap and colourful rubber bands and hair ties sell well ... threatening the health of local people," it said.

Despite being recycled, the hair bands could still contain bacteria and viruses, it said.

"People could be infected with AIDS, (genital) warts or other diseases if they hold the rubber bands or strings in their mouths while waving their hair into plaits or buns

shoddy or dangerous goods made for both domestic and foreign markets.

Tags: imports, china, hair, disease, trade