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Do Anorexic Celebrities Really Look That Great ?
babapandey.com — Who wouldn’t want to look like Kate Moss and Bridgette Nielsen? I, for one, would be very likely to give up my left eye and my right one too if there was a remote chance that I would look like Kate Moss! But that’s not going to be likely for my curvaceous 30+ body with baby bearing hips. (Submitted by medost) More…
Post-polio syndrome, many years later, a scourge returns
.signonsandiego.com — Post-polio syndrome afflicts many who thought they’d left disease behind. In 1950, when he was 31⁄2 years old, Rick Kneeshaw contracted polio. Within days, the healthy toddler was crippled, paralysis quickly numbing and immobilizing his left leg, hip & parts of his back. The payoff was partial recovery after hospitalization. But something changed (Submitted by wjappe) More…
A Personal Case for Universal Health Care
articles.sun-sentinel.com — I am writing this as a person who has not spent a single day in my (almost) 38 years without good health care coverage. For many of those years, I never gave it a thought at all. Until the day our son was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes and was sent straight to a children's hospital. (Submitted by oboy) More…
CDC: Where The Happiest Americans Live
usatoday.com — People in sunny, outdoorsy states Louisiana, Hawaii, Florida say they're the happiest Americans, New Yorkers are the least happy, and researchers think they know why. A new study comparing self-described pleasant feelings with objective measures of good living found these folks... (Submitted by Lucas123) More…
Millions Drink Tap Water That Is Legal, but Maybe Unhealthy
nytimes.com — The federal law regulating tap water is so out of date that the water Americans drink can pose serious health risks. This Los Angeles reservoir contained chemicals that sunlight converted to compounds associated with cancer. The city used plastic balls to block the sun, but nearby homeowners asked why, if the water didn't violate the law (Submitted by SirPopper) More…
Paralyzed man 'turns thoughts into sounds
cnn.com — Ramsey is completely paralyzed and currently able to communicate only by blinking his eyes. But researchers at Boston University have implanted an electrode into his brain that lets him convert his thoughts into vowel sounds produced by a voice synthesizer (Submitted by nouman1989) More…
