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Pesticide-Contaminated Meal Kills 22 Children in India, Protests Spark

Pesticide-Contaminated Meal Kills 22 Children in India, Protests Spark
Image from Agence France-Presse (AFP) Twenty-two children are dead so far in the village of Dharmasati Gandaman, in India’s Bihar state. The cause is not some communicable disease or strange virus, but their school lunch. According to the BBC, the children all ate from the school’s free mid-day meal. The free-lunch program is designed to both combat hunger and increase school attendance in the poverty-stricken village. Following the deaths, protests broke out. “The doctors who have attended are of the tentative opinion that the smell coming out of the bodies of the children suggests that the food contained organo-phosphorus, which is a poisonous substance,” said PK Shahi, the state education minister in a statement. Organophosphorus is a type of insecticide. Interestingly, nearly all people are exposed to organophosphorus (OP) pesticides in their daily diet. A senior education official surmises the contamination may have come from vegetables or rice in the lunch.

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Everything you need to know about PRISM Since September 11th, 2001, the United States government has dramatically increased the ability of its intelligence agencies to collect and investigate information on both foreign subjects and US citizens. Some of these surveillance programs, including a secret program called PRISM, capture the private data of citizens who are not suspected of any connection to terrorism or any wrongdoing. In June, a private contractor working for Booz Allen Hamilton leaked classified presentation slides that detailed the existence and the operations of PRISM: a mechanism that allows the government to collect user data from companies like Microsoft, Google, Apple, Yahoo, and others. While much of the program — and the rest of the NSA’s surveillance efforts — are still shrouded in secrecy, more details are coming to light as the public, as well as its advocates and representatives, pressure the government to come clean about domestic spying. June 6th, 2013 June 7th, 2013 June 9th, 2013 June 11th, 2013

GMO multi-toxin crops continue to backfire as more insects become resistant to crop chemicals (NaturalNews) Promises made by the biotechnology industry about the alleged robustness of its genetically modified (GM) crops are proving to be false, as research out of the University of Arizona (UA) uncovers a growing resistance by pests to even the most advanced crop chemical technologies in use today. Published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the new study explains how multi-toxin GM crops are quickly losing their ability to fend off pests, which could lead to a complete GMO failure in the very near future if alternate interventions are not enacted. The study evaluated specific GM crops like corn and cotton that have been infused with a genetic mutation involving the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), as well as several other toxins that grow inside the plant to target pests. But according to the UA report, insects and other pests are outsmarting this approach. Sources for this article include:

Alternative Sleep Cycles: 7-10 Hours Are Not Needed The average person requires 7 -10 hours of sleep per night according to the National Sleep Foundation. But is it possible that using different sleep cycles, where the benefits of sleep are still achieved, we can sleep less? Much less? The Monophasic cycle consists of various stages of sleep with REM (rapid eye movement) being the most important. The Byphasic cycle, also called the Siesta, is the most common of polyphasic cycles as it can be viewed as the most practical for people. The Everyman cycle, first named by Puredoxyk, is a sleep schedule consisting of one 3.5 hour core sleep and 3 x 20 minute naps spread out over the day. The Dymaxion cycle is said to be the most difficult as it can only be successfully used by certain people. The Uberman cycle, again name by Puredoxyk, is a sleep schedule consisting entirely of 20 minute naps totalling 2 hours of sleep per day. How will you sleep? When I first heard of the possibility of different sleep cycles I got excited. Sources:

The Fluoride Deception: How a Nuclear Waste Byproduct Made Its Way Into the Nation’s Drinking Water Hailed as a harmless chemical that would prevent tooth decay, new evidence shows how fluoride could be linked to serious health problems. Fluoridation was first advanced in the US at the end of the second World War. Proponents argued that fluoride in water and toothpaste would help to protect teeth and prevent decay. While the benefits of fluoridation have been held to be unquestionable, accumulating evidence points to a frightening prospect: that fluoride may have serious adverse health effects, including infant mortality, congenital defects and IQ. Now a new book, titled "The Fluoride Deception" by Christopher Bryson examines the background of the fluoridation debate. Christopher Bryson, has reported science news stories for many media outlets including the BBC, Christian Science Monitor and the Discovery Channel. This is a rush transcript. AMY GOODMAN: Today we will talk about this new book "The Fluoride Deception" by Christopher Bryson. CHRISTOPHER BRYSON: Thank you for having me.

Ce qui se passe dans les cellules de la peau lors d'un coup de soleil Jamie Bernard et Richard Gallo, de l'université de Californie à San Diego, ont, avec leurs collègues, mené des expériences sur des souris et des cultures cellulaires qui montrent que de petites molécules d'ARN non codant situées dans le noyau des cellules sont altérées sous l'effet des UVB (ces petites molécules sont différentes des longues molécules d'ARN, appelées ARN-messager, qui transmettent les codes génétiques afin de remplir des fonctions dans la cellule). Les cellules irradiées libèrent cet ARN altéré, amenant les cellules saines voisines à déclencher la réponse inflammatoire. Cette dernière contribue à éliminer les cellules dont le code génétique est endommagé par les UVB, lesquelles seraient susceptibles de devenir cancéreuses, et initie la guérison. Des médicaments qui amplifient ce signal de l'ARN pourraient constituer une alternative au traitement par photothérapie de certaines maladies de la peau comme le psoriasis, mentionnent les chercheurs. Voyez également:

Cooking Sous Vide at Home “Please explain sous vide. I would love to learn this process.” —Hays Clark The theory behind sous vide (“soo veed”) cooking isn’t complicated, but accuracy is the key: The term literally means “under vacuum” in French, so the first step is to vacuum-pack a food in a plastic pouch, then immerse it in a water bath, and gently cook it at the temperature at which it’s meant to be served (130 to 135°F for a medium-rare steaks, for instance) for a specified length of time. With sous vide, there’s never a risk of overcooking the food, which takes the fear out of preparing those (expensive) steaks, delicate fish, or poached eggs. It intensifies the flavors of all manner of vegetables and fruits; a homey “baked” apple is a revelation. The advantages of a low and slow technique have been long familiar to restaurant chefs, of course; Menon, in La Science du Maître d’Hotêl Cuisinier (1749), knew this, as does every barbecue pit master who has ever lived. And what about all that dratted plastic?

Parents should limit their child's cell phone use; says federal radiation health watchdog (NaturalNews) It's an all too familiar scene: children, some as young as nine, spending an exorbitant amount of time on cell phones. What may not be as familiar, and therefore go unnoticed, is the sight of children who are suffering and sick from cancer, specifically brain cancer. Australia has noticed and is very concerned about the connection between these two trends. Through the federal government health watchdog, Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA), Australia has issued a warning. In a "fact sheet" distributed to parties interested in purchasing and using cell phones, the consumer watchdog group has put out a warning in regards to children and mobile phones. As many as 25 percent of nine-year-olds living in Australia and three out of four teenagers attending high school in the land down under have regular access to a cell phone. Existing research is inadequate. The European Community's Seventh Framework Program couldn't agree more.

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