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Russian rights lawyer says finds poison in car
Published October 14, 2008, 11:41 am, Reuters
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian human rights lawyer whose clients have included leading Kremlin opponents said on Tuesday she had found poisonous mercury in her car in France and believed it may have been a warning to her.
Russian rights lawyer finds poison in her car
Published October 14, 2008, 11:20 am, KYIV Post
Karina Moskalenko. MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian human rights lawyer whose clients have included leading Kremlin opponents said on Oct. 14 she had found poisonous mercury in her car in France and believed it may have been a warning to her.
Live Blog: New Thinner MacBook Pro Uses Fast Nvidia Graphics
Published October 14, 2008, 11:10 am, PC World
Apple's two new MacBook Pros include Nvidia's fast new GeForce 9400M and 9600M GT chipsets.
Stove emissions worsen asthma in children
Published October 14, 2008, 11:10 am, UPI
BALTIMORE, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- High levels of stove gas emissions can be added to the list of indoor pollutants that aggravate asthma of inner-city children, U.S. researchers said.
Mercury spill in IM
Published October 14, 2008, 10:57 am, The Iron Mountain Daily News
IRON MOUNTAIN - A hazardous materials team from Veolia ES Industrial Services Inc., along with the Iron Mountain Fire Department, continues to investigate a mercury spill in Iron Mountain. "There was a mercury spill at the home on 800 Carpenter Ave. in one of the apartments," said Iron Mountain Fire Chief and Incident Commander Dan Johnson. "We can indeed confirm there are mercury levels." Johns
States ask baby product companies to avoid BPA
Published October 14, 2008, 10:46 am, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Attorneys general from Connecticut, New Jersey and Delaware sent letters Friday to 11 companies that make baby bottles and baby formula containers, asking they no longer use the chemical bisphenol A in their manufacturing because they said it was potentially harmful to infants. The Food & Drug Administration has tentatively concluded that BPA is safe based on a review of research, and some ...
Sunlight, lack of antioxidants tied to eye disease
Published October 14, 2008, 10:43 am, Reuters via Yahoo! News
A combination of sunlight exposure and low blood levels of antioxidants may make older adults more vulnerable to a common vision-robbing disease called age-related macular degeneration, or AMD, researchers have found.
Live Blog: Apple MacBook Event 2008
Published October 14, 2008, 10:39 am, Wired News
What will be announced at Apple MacBook Event 2008? New MacBooks? Sure. Redesign of the MacBook Air? Possibly. A new Apple Cinema Display? Not outside the realm of probability. Wired.com
Antibiotic Ointment Might Reduce Risk of Dangerous Staph Infections
Published October 14, 2008, 10:35 am, Newswise
A nasal antibiotic ointment could slash rates of staph infection without causing antibiotic resistance, a new review of studies concludes. Physicians should consider the use of intranasal mupirocin to reduce the infection rate in hospitalized patients who test positive as nasal carriers of the bacteria, urged the lead review author.
Bank stocks surge as government pumps in $250 billions
Published October 14, 2008, 10:13 am, Reuters via Yahoo! News
Bank stocks soared on Tuesday after the government set plans to inject $250 billion into the battered sector, where exposure to toxic mortgages and other debt has pummeled investor confidence and share prices.
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Tue Oct 14
- Kill the tobacco industry, or it will keep killing: This month in Rio de Janeiro, the global tobacco industry' s annual conference features a special session on what many are seeing as its Armageddon: plain, generic packaging. All packs are identical except for the brand name, printed in standard font. No colours, no logos, no box variations. Nothing but the brand and the health warning.
- Rhodes Island's Environmental Scorecard for 2007 and 2008: The report rates the Assembly?s actions on a host of measures iincluding electronic waste and toxic chemicals.
- 10 Ways to Transform Toxic Thoughts - Beliefnet.com
Mon Oct 13
- Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Power Plants Rated Worldwide: This site gives me all the emission facts of 50,000 power plants around the world. Some scary facts about US: Americans emit 9 tons of CO2 per person per year, coming to a grand total of 2.8 billion tons a year!
- FDA/CFSAN - Questions and Answers about Dioxins
- KNOWN TOXIC FOODS FOR DOGS
- China toxic milk victims seen to rise by 10,000 - Yahoo! News
- China toxic milk victims seen to rise by 10,000 - Yahoo! News
- ????????????? / Chinese dairy companies apologise for toxic milk
- Toxic Mold Symptoms - FREE Consumers Health Guide: Symptoms of toxic mold to look out for. May not be just another common cold. Dangerous stuff.
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