The Philippines’ head of health policy is catching heat for saying government workers should survey the homes of gay children to warn their parents that they could contract HIV. “Parents should rein in their homosexual children and get them tested,” Health Secretary Enrique Ona said Friday at an HIV/AIDS conference according to the Associated Press. Bong Austero of the Manila Standard Today wrote Ona’s “abysmal lack of political will to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS is unacceptable.” He added that Ona was the subject of boos and heckling at the conference from a group called the Network to Stop HIV and AIDS in the Philippines. Get more…
Philippines Health Sec. Proposes Warning Parents of Gay Kids About HIV
Choosing an Electronic Cigarette: Starter Kit Contents and Price
There are a number of aspects to consider when searching and comparing electronic cigarettes. In order to settle for the best e-cig device and enjoy the best experience switching to an electronic cigarette, you need to make sure that the starter kit contains all the necessary items and is priced at an affordable level.
Let’s start with batteries, shall we? A good electronic cigarette normally contains one battery for the e-cig device, but it is always better to go for a starter kit that has at least two batteries. The second battery can be used as a spare or you can use both batteries in order to keep the electronic cigarette available for use at all times.
Next, you will also get several refill cartridges included; you can get started with smoking the electronic cigarette the moment your starter it arrives. 5 Get more…
Romaine Lettuce Blamed For E.coli Outbreak
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has determined that romaine lettuce from a single farm is likely to blame for an E. coli outbreak in Missouri and nine other states.
Sixty people became sick in the outbreak that began in October and ended in November. No one died, but at least 30 were hospitalized and two developed severe kidney disease. Thirty-seven of the illnesses were in Missouri. Illinois had the second-most reported illnesses with nine. Other illnesses were reported in Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota and Nebraska.
St. Louis-based Schnuck Markets Inc. said Thursday that some of the contaminated lettuce was sold in the grocery store chain’s salad bars. Get more…
Apple juice can pose a health risk – from calories
It’s true apple juice can pose a risk to your health. But not necessarily from the trace amounts of arsenic that people are arguing about.
Despite the government’s consideration of new limits on arsenic, nutrition experts say apple juice’s real danger is to waistlines and children’s teeth. Apple juice has few natural nutrients, lots of calories and, in some cases, more sugar than soda has. It trains a child to like very sweet things, displaces better beverages and foods, and adds to the obesity problem, its critics say.
“It’s like sugar water,” said Judith Stern, a nutrition professor at the University of California, Davis, who has consulted for candy makers as well as for Weight Watchers. Get more…
Babysitter Who Disappeared With Baby Is Working Parent’s Nightmare
For one Manhattan couple, their childcare did more than fail this week when their babysitter disappeared with their 17-month-old for hours. Little Annabelle Ceria is now home safely with her parents, but for a terrifying eight hours on Wednesday, she was missing with nanny Beatriz Rios. The nanny had a number of different stories explaining her absence. One was that her cellphone was stolen and she couldn’t get in touch with the parents. The other was that she got lost on the subway.
Rios has been their sitter for months and acted as though nothing had happened even though the parents were visibly shaken. So can they ever trust her again?
In a word: No. They can’t.