October, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

Weight loss drug dumped over heart risk

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A POPULAR weight loss drug has been withdrawn from sale following a review by Australia’s medical watchdog and research showing it could cause overweight people to suffer a heart attack or stroke. Pharmaceutical company Abbott […] […]

Medsafe warns against Miracle Mineral Solution

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Consumers are being warned not to take Miracle Mineral Solution products, also known as Miracle Mineral Supplement (MMS), as they can cause serious harm to health. Medicines safety authority Medsafe said today the products, when […] […]

We are not bad parent – Scientist says

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By Sandrea The recent report undertaken by Cardiff University with regards to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) which states that is a genetic condition, is a great relief to many parents that have suffered for […] […]

Bad behaviour down to genes, not poor parenting

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Parents of children who cannot concentrate, are prone to fidget and act impulsively may for the first time be able to escape criticism of their child-rearing skills, after scientists announced that attention deficit hyperactivity disorder […] […]

Scientists spin artificial spider silk

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Scientists at Notre Dame and the University of Wyoming have succeeded in producing transgenic silkworms capable of spinning artificial spider silks which could be used in bandages and bulletproof vests. Malcolm Fraser Jr, a Notre […] […]

Secret talks on peace begin with Taleban

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KABUL – Secret high-level negotiations between the Afghan Government and the Taleban leadership aimed at ending the war have begun, diplomatic sources have revealed. Meetings which included delegates of the Quetta Shura, the Taleban’s Pakistan-based […] […]

Jamaica cops Miss Global title

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LUCEA, Hanover — Miss Jamaica, Shereen Sterling is Miss Global International 2010. Miss Global International 2010 won for herself a cash prize, vacation at an all-inclusive resort, a Blackberry phone, a trophy, and other prizes. […] […]

Hear the Cougars roar – Elva a talk up!

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I am an equal opportunity loud-up person, so in light of the overwhelming responses to last week’s article about older men and young girls, I feel compelled to write about the carryings on of some […] […]

France’s constitutional watchdog endorses veil ban

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PARIS—France’s constitutional watchdog on Thursday endorsed a divisive law forbidding face-covering Islamic veils anywhere in public, but expressed concern about applying it in places of worship such as a mosque. The decision of the Constitutional […] […]

UK university says it didn’t radicalize bomber

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LONDON—A Nigerian man accused of trying to blow up an international flight above the United States did not become radicalized during his years as an undergraduate in London, the university where he studied said Thursday. […] […]