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Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Jun 21, 2009

  Are Pesticides Causing Parkinson's Disease?

By Robin Marantz Henig , OnEarth Magazine : This story originally appeared in OnEarth Magazine . Jackie Christensen was 32 when her body began to betray her. She had just returned to work after the birth of her second son and when she tried to type, two fingers on her...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  May 26, 2009

  Drinking from Plastic Bottles 'Increases Exposure to Gender-Bending Chemical'

By Murray Wardrop, The Telegraph (UK): Scientists have demonstrated for the first time that polycarbonate containers release the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) into liquid stored in them. BPA has been shown to interfere with reproductive development in animals and has been linked with...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  May 26, 2009

  Nothing can be improvised in Haiti

Reflections of Fidel (Taken from CubaDebate) FIVE days ago I read a press report stating that Ban Ki-moon is to appoint Bill Clinton as his special envoy for Haiti. According to the report, Clinton accompanied the secretary general on a two-day official visit to Haiti...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Mar 23, 2009

  Guyana health minister says Pope Benedict 'wrong'

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AFP): World Health Assembly President, Guyana's Health Minister Leslie Ramsammy, has condemned Pope Benedict's call for ending condom use in the fights against AIDS, saying he was trying to sow confusion. "The statement by the Pope is inconsistent with science, it's...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Jan 5, 2009

  Pax Israeliana: peace Israeli style

By CHRISTOPHER VASILLOPULOS* The Romans create a desert and call it peace. -- Tacitus Palestine is a land without a people. -- David Ben-Gurion As the Israeli atrocities multiply, as its air strikes (cowardly to the last degree) on civilians, women and children intensify, as...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Dec 15, 2008

  HIV: Still Not Just a "Gay Thing"

By Amanda Marcotte: What does it take to kill a right-wing myth? Garlic, sunshine, wooden stakes, silver bullets? The truth seems insufficient most of the time. Right wing myths pop up and persist for years, impervious to social change, thorough debunking, or scientific evidence....... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Dec 2, 2008

  Fewer people are being infected with HIV... Fewer people are dying of AIDS

New HIV Infections Trending Downward: By Kendeno Knowles - Nassau, Bahamas: Monday was celebrated as United Nations World AIDS Day, and marked the beginning of The Bahamas’ National AIDS Awareness Month. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said the need to lead, empower and deliver on AIDS...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Nov 20, 2008

  "Cure" for AIDS Stumbled Upon?

By Todd Heywood , RH Reality Check : Doctors in Berlin, Germany, are reporting that a 42-year-old American living in that city may have eliminated the virus from his body after a bone marrow transplant. According to the Wall Street Journal report, the man was suffering from leukemia...... [view]

Posted By:  manpo2k
Posted On:  Sep 11, 2008

  Whats the local slang of the word 'HIV or AIDS" in your community?

In my community, Uyo in Akwa Ibom State-Nigeria, we call it 'Udongo itiaita' i.e. the 8th (AIDS) disease. What do you call it in your community??... [view]

Posted By:  vanessamason
Posted On:  Aug 15, 2008

  Universal Health Care Series: The National Security Argument

This post is Part III in a series exploring reasons to support universal health care. You can find the other parts of the series here . Fences and security checkpoints versus pathogens. David versus Goliath. While it seems that one side has the brute strength and power to counter the...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Jun 7, 2008

  The empire’s hypocritical politics

Reflections of Fidel: IT would be dishonest of me to remain silent after hearing the speech Obama delivered on the afternoon of May 23 at the Cuban American National Foundation created by Ronald Reagan. I listened to his speech, as I did McCain’s and Bush’s. I feel no resentment towards...... [view]

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  Alzheimer's Association of Orange County

Submitted By:   AAOC
Website:  http://alz.org/oc/
Phone:  9499559000
E-mail:  mallory.gompert@alz.org
  Vision:   The Alzheimer’s Association, today a multimillion-dollar organization, has been the catalyst and leader for a generation of advancements in Alzheimer research and care. Our organization’s achievements and progress in......
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