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22 Jun 2010 10:44

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U.S.: “Eat fresh” questionable slogan for Subway in salmonella outbreak

  • 97 people sickened from an Illinois outbreak; no deaths yet source
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18 Jun 2010 11:37

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U.S.: People are abusing painkillers more than ever before

  • 145k number of emergency visits caused by the nonmedical abuse of painkillers of 2004
  • 305k number of emergency visits caused by the nonmedical abuse of painkillers in 2008
  • 111% the size of the increase; the CDC says urgent action is needed to limit further abuse source
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15 Jun 2010 11:04

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U.S.: Holy crap: Here’s the video of Gen. David Petraeus fainting

  • Wow, this looks bad. John McCain went white during the hearing when questioning the general on Afghanistan. After a few minutes, Petraeus was feeling better, eating and drinking water. He apparently didn’t eat breakfast before the hearing. Still, an immensely harrowing clip. source
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09 Jun 2010 10:17

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Biz: BPA: It lines your cans of Campbell’s Soup, and may cause cancer

Like soup, do ya? You’ll like it even more – along with Diet Coke and any other canned food – when you realize it contains BPA, a possible carcinogen. source
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03 Jun 2010 21:55

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Culture: Don’t believe Twitter: John Wooden not dead yet, but gravely ill

  • A too-early report threw everybody off. Let’s face it. The legendary basketball coach, 99 and in grave health, probably isn’t going to be long for this world. But he isn’t dead let. However, Twitter seems to have jumped the gun on his fate. If it makes you guys feel better, this memorial photo gallery on the Washington Post’s site hit Google News early under the headline “John Wooden Dies at 99.” Oh boy. That isn’t good, guys. source
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02 Jun 2010 10:59

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World: Speaking of cancer, the death rates are growing quickly

  • 7.6
    million     the number of people who died of cancer in 2008
  • 13.2
    million     the number of people projected to die of cancer in 2030 source
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02 Jun 2010 10:52

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U.S.: How much cancer can your smokes cause? Depends on the country

  • Americans have more; the U.K., Canada and Australia have less. Ah, nothing like a story about cigarettes to make you feel more alive. Researchers did a test of cigarette butts to see what sort of chemicals and toxins the cigarettes have. Apparently, different countries use different formulas and as a result, different countries have more dangerous smokes. And by different countries, we really mean “the U.S.” (Scary, right?) source
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30 May 2010 11:11

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Biz: Salt really unhealthy, but it makes so many foods taste so good!

  • Salt really changes the way that your tongue will taste the product. You make one little change and something that was a complementary flavor now starts to stand out and become objectionable.
  • Kellogg vice president and food scientist John Kepplinger • On why he sees salt as a key ingredient for processed food. The New York Times wrote this massive, impressive exposé on the fight to limit salt in processed food. As part of it, Kepplinger prepared a bunch of foods without the salt, and among other things, Cheez-Its, which are loaded with salt normally, tasted absolutely awful. Processed foods and restaurant meals now account for 80 percent of all the salt that people eat nowadays, something some politicians are trying to limit. They say it could save as many as 150,000 lives per year. As well as make crackers taste like cardboard. source
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29 May 2010 11:53

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U.S.: College kids these days don’t care about your problems

  • 40% less empathy than frat kids from 20-30 years ago source
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25 May 2010 20:45

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Biz: Three foods WebMD says that you should avoid, fattie

  • 1,500 number of calories in a large order of Five Guys’ fries – even more than the bacon cheeseburger
  • 1,670 number of calories in The Cheesecake Factory’s Chocolate Tower Truffle Cake
  • 1,820 number of calories in P.F. Chang’s Double Pan-Fried Noodles Combo; wowza source
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