by bintangkecil on Friday, January 22nd, 2010 | Health, News, World | No Comments

Overweight air travelers having trouble squeezing into one seat on Air France may soon be spending less to ensure that they have more space.
The airline announced Wednesday that, starting next month, it will refund the cost of a second coach seat purchased by heavier passengers if the economy cabin is not fully booked.
Air France’s policy [...]

Tags: air france, air france airlines, air france policy, air france seat policy, American Medical Association, Cedric Leurquin, Federal Aviation Administration, obese passengers policy, overweight fliers policy, overweight flight passengers, overweight passengers air france policy, overweight passengers flight policy, southwest airlines, united airlines, united seat passenger policy

by wildcherry on Saturday, January 16th, 2010 | Health, News | 5 Comments

Johnson & Johnson issued a massive recall Friday of over-the-counter drugs including Tylenol, Motrin and St. Joseph’s aspirin because of a moldy smell that has made people sick.
The recall includes some batches of regular and extra-strength Tylenol, children’s Tylenol, eight-hour Tylenol, Tylenol arthritis, Tylenol PM, children’s Motrin, Motrin IB, Benadryl Rolaids, Simply Sleep, and St. [...]

Tags: baby tylenol recall, infant tylenol recall, johnson and johnson, johnson and johnson recall, johnson and johnson recall list, johnson and johnson recalls, johnson and johnson recalls tylenol, johnson and johnson tylenol recall, mcneil consumer healthcare, tylenol, tylenol extra strength recall, tylenol recall, tylenol recall 2009, tylenol recall 2009 fda, tylenol recall 2009 list, tylenol recall 2010, tylenol recall 2010 list, tylenol recall case study, tylenol recall lot numbers, tylenol recall symptoms

by bintangkecil on Monday, January 11th, 2010 | Health, News | No Comments

Why is watching too much TV can shorten your life?
According to a new study, watching too much television can make you feel a bit brain-dead. It might also take years off your life.
The more time you spend watching TV, the greater your risk of dying at an earlier age — especially from heart disease, researchers [...]

Tags: American Heart Association, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, David Dunstan, health issues, heart disease, watch too much television, watch too much tv, watching television health risk, watching too much tv

by bintangkecil on Tuesday, December 29th, 2009 | Health, News | No Comments

The FDA and McNeil Consumer Healthcare have announced a nationwide voluntary recall of all lots of Tylenol Arthritis Pain Caplet (acetaminophen) 100-count bottles with EZ-Open Cap.

In November 2009, five lots of this product were recalled due to consumer reports of an unusual moldy, musty, or mildew-like odor that was associated with nausea, stomach pain, [...]

Tags: tylenol, tylenol arthritis, tylenol arthritis recall, tylenol arthritis recall 2009, tylenol recall, tylenol recall 2009

by nate on Friday, December 18th, 2009 | Health, News, World | No Comments

Fire on the Mountain
Mayon volcano, roughly 300 miles south of Manila, is located in a lush, coconut growing region of the central Philippines. Mayon has erupted 49 times since its first event was documented in 1616. In 1814, more than 1,200 people were killed in the volcano’s deadliest eruption. Seventy-eight earthquakes and tremors were recorded [...]

Tags: children in shelter, destructions, evacuees, evacution, Manila, Mayon Volcano, nature power, Philippines eruption, shelter, volcano, volcano in asia

by bintangkecil on Tuesday, December 15th, 2009 | Health, News | No Comments

Almost 800,000 children’s doses of H1N1 swine flu vaccine have lower strength than needed for protection. These vaccines have been recalled by a pharmaceutical company Sanofi Pasteur Inc. because they have lost some potency, federal health officials said Tuesday.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the company’s routine testing of the vaccine [...]

Tags: cdc, Dr. Marc Siegel, h1n1 recall, h1n1 vaccine recall, Phillies, sanofi pasteur, swine flu recall, swine flu vaccine recall, swine flu vaccines recall

by nate on Monday, December 14th, 2009 | Health, News, Weather, World | No Comments

COPENHAGEN — On the 30th of November, 2009 the governments of the world attended to Copenhagen for the fifteenth UN Climate Conference (COP-15). This will be the biggest summit on climate change ever to have taken place.
A large numbers of protesters took to the streets of Copenhagen on Saturday to demand a strong global-climate pact, [...]

Tags: climate change, climate change's summit, climate conference, copenhagen, global warming, mass protest, protests, save the planet

by bintangkecil on Monday, December 14th, 2009 | Health, News, Science, World | No Comments

An East Tampa house fire that started in the fireplace has prompted local authorities to remind residents to take proper precautions before using a fireplace during cold snaps.
(cold snap: a period of intensely cold and dry weather.)
This afternoon’s fire was at 2904 N. 56th St., at the home of Lewis and Mildred Watson. Lewis Watson [...]

Tags: fire and ice, fire and ice fireplace, fire and ice fireplaces, fire and ice grill, fire department, fire on ice, fire on ice fireplace, fireplaces safety tips, fires, mark georgantas, safety tips fireplace, tampa fire, tampa fireplace fire, tampa fires, winter fires

by wildcherry on Thursday, December 10th, 2009 | Health, News | No Comments

Michigan Senate today approved a bill that would make the state the 38th to ban smoking in public places. The ban, which would take effect in May 2010, would apply to all bars and restaurants, although it left exemptions for some casinos and cigar bars.
The present version of the bill simply needs to be passed [...]

Tags: bars, legislation, michigan, michigan smoking ban, restaurants, Smoking

by nate on Wednesday, December 9th, 2009 | Health, Life, News, World | No Comments

Abortion has a long history and has been induced by various methods including herbal abortifacients, the use of sharpened tools, physical trauma and other traditional methods. Contemporary medicine utilizes medications and surgical procedures to induce abortion. The legality, prevalence, and cultural views on abortion vary substantially around the world. In many parts of the world [...]

Tags: abortion, abortion's law, baby, Life, pro life, prolife