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Monday, January 30, 2012

What's in The News Today

Connecticut woman who lost her children and parents from a Christmas fire attempts suicide. Madonna Badger lost three daughters and her parents during a Christmas fire. She was hospitalized for hurting herself in an attempt to kill herself. The fire was on Christmas morning and it claimed her parents and her three daughters ages 10 and her 7-year-old twins. Badger tried to save her children, but the fire wall was just too thick. The fire began when they cleaned the  hot embers from the fireplace because the girls didn't want to burn Santa Claus when he came down the chimney. They placed the hot embers into the trash. 

NG, C.  (January 26, 2012). Mom Who Lost Kids, Parents in Christmas Fire Attempted Suicide: Report. abc Good Morning America. Retrieved January 30, 2012, from  http://gma.yahoo.com/mom-lost-kids-parents-christmas-fire-attempted-suicide-144536543--abc-news.html

A Oklahoma bill is abandoning aborted human fetus from food. What food has fetuses in it has many wondering. The bill was introduced on January 18, 2012 by State Senator Ralph Shortey it prohibits the sale of food or any products that are for human consumption from containing aborted human fetuses.  It seems that a company in San Diego, Ca. uses embryonic kidney cells for artificial sweeteners.  The cell-line is known as HEK 293.

Moisse, K. ( January 26, 2012). Bill Would Ban Aborted Fetuses in Food. abc Good Morning America. YAHOO!NEWS. Retrieved January 30, 2012, from  http://gma.yahoo.com/bill-ban-aborted-fetuses-food-155009950--abc-news.html

Soap star kills himself because co-op boards enforced anti-pooch laws throughout Manhattan. Nick Santino 47, killed himself hours after having to euthanized his healthy pit bull. His residence was at One Lincoln Plaza and the board was banning certain dogs and their sizes. It seems that many residents in Manhattan are being forced to starve their dogs to keep their weight down when they go up against the board. Residents have even drugged their dogs so they won't bark when the board test the dogs when they ring a buzzer "as if was the door bell."


Keil, G, J., Fenton, R., & Martinez, J. ( January 30, 2012). Co-op dog daze. New York Post. Retrieved January 30, 2012, from http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/co_op_dog_daze_iOawhf17SbpKYiOuyFS95N






Sunday, January 29, 2012

Weekly Medical Tips

Chat Me More has been following the story of the mystery illness in a New York middle school/ high school

There can be a possible link to a train wreck that occurred in 1971, and the train was carrying toxic chemicals that seeped into the soil. The train wreck was 4 miles from where the school is. To learn more about the story go to What's in The News Today and watch video with Dr. Drew and Erin Brockovich. The chemical that leaked from the train wreck is called Trichlorethylene (TCE). This chemcial is known to effect:
  1. nervous system
  2. liver
  3. kidney
  4. immunological
  5. endocrine
  6. lymphatic
  7. testicular tumors
  8. lymphoma
  9. neurological "this could explain the tic disorder that the students are exhibiting."
  10. heart
The chemical is colorless with a sweet smell.

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Weekly Medical Tips

Do you suffer from cold sores and can't seem to get rid of them?

Chatmemore has s remedy that truly works!

  1. Soon as the tingling starts put ice on it
  2. Next peroxide or alcohol for 2 minutes
  3. Final step "Abreva" can be bought at any drug store
Do this a few times a day and can be gone in one day, if you catch the tingling ASAP, if not it will take 2-3 days.