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There is an unknown and deadly disease killing children in Cambodia. So far, at least 56 kids have died of the mysterious illness. There have been only one or two survivors. All of the victims have been from age 2 – 7. That’s enough to terrify anyone on a Monday morning, until you start thinking about the even bigger problem that’s getting much less press coverage. More
According to the World Health Organization, 27% of American adults are currently dealing with some type of mental disorder, making us the country with more mental health disorders than anyplace else.
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If you’re smoking in a public space in China right now (bar, restaurant, hospital waiting room, domestic flight, hotel lobby, etc.), then you’re breaking the law. But then again, if you’re smoking in a public space in China right now, you probably won’t get into much trouble, even though the country’s new smoking-in-public-places ban legally went into effect two days ago. (Oh, and you can still smoke at work. Yay!) The reason you’ll get away with lighting up at your leisure? The punishment for violators is nominal and negligible: Sure, maybe a restaurant or bar will get fined $5,000 or less for letting its patrons puff for pleasure. But first, that law would need to be enforced by someone. Which, by any and all accounts I’ve read, it’s not, and may never be. And so far, there aren’t any penalties for individuals who break the new law. WTF, China? Where the hell are all your standard draconian consequences?
Now, I have no desire to deprive Chinese citizens of any of their individual human rights, including their right to smoke if they so choose. (Historically, China has infringed upon its citizens’ rights all too effectively on its own.) But if this country is going to make a weak, half-baked attempt to ban smoking in public places (even just to appease the World Health Organization), then it really should impose some realistic penalties and consequences on those businesses and venues that violate the law. More
H1N1 Pandemic is Over: The head of World Health Organization said that the H1N1 outbreak was much less severe than was predicted, and that the pandemic is over. (via Reuters)
We don’t know what kind of conspiracy is going on, but someone is out to make women feel fatter. A new study suggests that federal guidelines on obesity should put more women into the “obese category,” according to an article … More
Good news, Europe! You can breathe easier knowing that, according to The World Health Organization, the cloudy, dust-filled ash from the Eyjafjallajokull volcano that erupted last week in Iceland, does not pose a serious health threat. The New York Times … More
Remember Edward J. Gill, M.D.? By day, he’s Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Director of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, and Program Director of fellowship training in female pelvic medicine and surgery at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center in … More
Happy World Health Day: The World Health Organization celebrates World Health Day with their “1000 cities – 1000 lives” campaign to make cities healthier.
Past fears of a connection between cell phone radiation and brain cancer seemed to dissipate faster as cell phones got smaller, and today most Americans cradle phone to ear without batting an eye. But Maine state representative Andrea Boland wants … More
