House panel votes to overturn Feres doctrine -- A bill that would overturn a 59-year-old Supreme Court decision that bars service members from suing the government for peacetime medical malpractice narrowly passed a House Judiciary Committee vote Wednesday and now will be considered by the entire House. Related Article: Active-duty military may get malpractice rights -- The bill, filed by U.S. Rep. Maurice Hinchey, D-N.Y., was prompted by the case of Marine Sgt. Carmelo Rodriguez, whose cancer, Cohen said, was misdiagnosed as a boil by a string of military physicians. He died at his upstate New York home in front of a CBS news crew in 2007.
Senate Judiciary Committee Approves PATRIOT Act Renewal -- By an 11 to 8 vote, the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday sent the USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Provision Act (S. 1692) to the Senate floor for full consideration with three of its most controversial sections intact.
American troops in Afghanistan losing heart, say army chaplains -- American soldiers serving in Afghanistan are depressed and deeply disillusioned, according to the chaplains of two US battalions that have spent nine months on the front line in the war against the Taleban. Many feel that they are risking their lives — and that colleagues have died — for a futile mission and an Afghan population that does nothing to help them, the chaplains told The Times in their makeshift chapel on this fortress-like base in a dusty, brown valley southwest of Kabul.
"RAVENWOOD" COMES TO AMERICA by Chuck Baldwin -- The question must then be asked: "Could the whole APF and Hardin, Montana, affair be a test run for Obama's budding Civilian Defense Force?" Read more...
Urgent lawsuit filed against FDA to halt swine flu vaccines -- Health freedom attorney Jim Turner is filing a lawsuit in Washington D.C. mid-day Friday in an urgent effort to halt the distribution of the swine flu vaccine in America. The lawsuit charges that the FDA violated the law in its hasty approval of four swine flu vaccines by failing to scientifically determine neither the safety nor efficacy of the vaccines.
Former Lt. Colonel sues state of Florida over forced vaccination -- A former lieutenant colonel who almost died from taking a smallpox shot is suing the state of Florida over a law that allows the government to forcibly vaccinate the public in the event of a pandemic.
Patients with vaccine allergy may be safely vaccinated -- "If the vaccine is warranted for an allergic individual, evaluation may determine that it can be administered in the office of an allergy specialist who is prepared to treat for an emergency if needed." (What!?)
2 Reports offer new data on severe H1N1 cases -- Two reports published by the New England Journal of Medicine today filled in more details about severe cases of H1N1 influenza, generally confirming previous findings that most of them occur in non-elderly people who have chronic health conditions but that previously healthy people are also affected.
MORGELLONS : A STATUS REPORT by Clifford Carnicom -- This is a partial summary of the research accumulated through this site on the so-called "Morgellons" issue.
Historical data shows vaccines are not what saved us -- Take a look at some of the historical data on this website showing various vaccination programs and the outbreak of that very disease either immediately to several years later.
Jack LaLanne at 95! -- He's 95, in fabulous shape although no longer the slab of muscle who inspired a nation via his daily exercise TV program. The brain is still cooking, and that's always been LaLanne's most effective tool.
VIDEO: Special needs student beaten by cop for not having shirt tucked in -- The 15 year old student was walking down his school hallway when he says a Dolton, Ill. police officer went from berating him for his untucked shirt to slamming him to the ground and beating him.
10,000 apply for 90 factory jobs -- In the latest sign of weakness in Louisville-area employment, about 10,000 people applied over three days for 90 jobs building washing machines at General Electric for about $27,000 per year and hefty benefits.
Stupid news: Zoo dyes donkeys to look like zebras -- Two white donkeys dyed with black stripes delighted Palestinian kids at a small Gaza zoo on Thursday who had never seen a zebra in the flesh.
The RFID conspiracy -- Can all Americans really be tagged?
Dog stuck in crate highlights risk of spot on flea treatment -- A veterinarian presented with a peculiar case of a poodle stuck in its crate last week traced the problem to the pet’s spot-on flea treatment. Residue from the product Advantage, which was applied between the poodle’s shoulders, somehow came in contact with the plastic base of the animal’s crate, dissolving the plastic and causing it to adhere to the dog’s belly.
Airports to screen for symptoms of H1N1 virus...you may be quarantined -- New Guidelines Allow Airports To Take Temperatures, Quarantine Passengers Exhibiting Flu-Like Illness People Traveling Internationally May Be Screened When Leaving, Entering U.S.
Recall: Consumers warned not to eat certain types of dried plums -- The Texas Department of State Health Services is warning consumers not to eat certain imported dried plums and products containing imported dried plums because they have elevated levels of lead.
How to make fresh homemade almond milk -- Fresh raw almond milk is delicious, healthy, unprocessed, and economical. There is no waste, no unrecyclable plastic-lined tetra-pak boxes or cartons to put in landfills and drink BPA out of, and this tastes much, much better than store bought. The resulting almond meal is a free bonus, useful in cookies, crumb crusts, porridge, granolas, or in lieu of bread crumbs in stuffing's and dressings, breaded crusts, etc.
Scientists link chronic fatigue disorder to retrovirus -- "We now have evidence that a retrovirus named XMRV is frequently present in the blood of patients with CFS. This discovery could be a major step in the discovery of vital treatment options for millions of patients."
NYPD tracking cell phone owners -- The NYPD is amassing a database of cell phone users, instructing cops to log serial numbers from suspects' phones in hopes of connecting them to past or future crimes.
Volcanic activity and earthquakes hit Caribbean islands -- The volcano on the Caribbean island of Montserrat shot a plume of ash more than two miles into the sky today, lightly dusting the small island.
Senate Judiciary Committee Approves PATRIOT Act Renewal -- By an 11 to 8 vote, the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday sent the USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Provision Act (S. 1692) to the Senate floor for full consideration with three of its most controversial sections intact.
American troops in Afghanistan losing heart, say army chaplains -- American soldiers serving in Afghanistan are depressed and deeply disillusioned, according to the chaplains of two US battalions that have spent nine months on the front line in the war against the Taleban. Many feel that they are risking their lives — and that colleagues have died — for a futile mission and an Afghan population that does nothing to help them, the chaplains told The Times in their makeshift chapel on this fortress-like base in a dusty, brown valley southwest of Kabul.
"RAVENWOOD" COMES TO AMERICA by Chuck Baldwin -- The question must then be asked: "Could the whole APF and Hardin, Montana, affair be a test run for Obama's budding Civilian Defense Force?" Read more...
Urgent lawsuit filed against FDA to halt swine flu vaccines -- Health freedom attorney Jim Turner is filing a lawsuit in Washington D.C. mid-day Friday in an urgent effort to halt the distribution of the swine flu vaccine in America. The lawsuit charges that the FDA violated the law in its hasty approval of four swine flu vaccines by failing to scientifically determine neither the safety nor efficacy of the vaccines.
Former Lt. Colonel sues state of Florida over forced vaccination -- A former lieutenant colonel who almost died from taking a smallpox shot is suing the state of Florida over a law that allows the government to forcibly vaccinate the public in the event of a pandemic.
Patients with vaccine allergy may be safely vaccinated -- "If the vaccine is warranted for an allergic individual, evaluation may determine that it can be administered in the office of an allergy specialist who is prepared to treat for an emergency if needed." (What!?)
2 Reports offer new data on severe H1N1 cases -- Two reports published by the New England Journal of Medicine today filled in more details about severe cases of H1N1 influenza, generally confirming previous findings that most of them occur in non-elderly people who have chronic health conditions but that previously healthy people are also affected.
MORGELLONS : A STATUS REPORT by Clifford Carnicom -- This is a partial summary of the research accumulated through this site on the so-called "Morgellons" issue.
Historical data shows vaccines are not what saved us -- Take a look at some of the historical data on this website showing various vaccination programs and the outbreak of that very disease either immediately to several years later.
Jack LaLanne at 95! -- He's 95, in fabulous shape although no longer the slab of muscle who inspired a nation via his daily exercise TV program. The brain is still cooking, and that's always been LaLanne's most effective tool.
VIDEO: Special needs student beaten by cop for not having shirt tucked in -- The 15 year old student was walking down his school hallway when he says a Dolton, Ill. police officer went from berating him for his untucked shirt to slamming him to the ground and beating him.
10,000 apply for 90 factory jobs -- In the latest sign of weakness in Louisville-area employment, about 10,000 people applied over three days for 90 jobs building washing machines at General Electric for about $27,000 per year and hefty benefits.
Stupid news: Zoo dyes donkeys to look like zebras -- Two white donkeys dyed with black stripes delighted Palestinian kids at a small Gaza zoo on Thursday who had never seen a zebra in the flesh.
The RFID conspiracy -- Can all Americans really be tagged?
Dog stuck in crate highlights risk of spot on flea treatment -- A veterinarian presented with a peculiar case of a poodle stuck in its crate last week traced the problem to the pet’s spot-on flea treatment. Residue from the product Advantage, which was applied between the poodle’s shoulders, somehow came in contact with the plastic base of the animal’s crate, dissolving the plastic and causing it to adhere to the dog’s belly.
Airports to screen for symptoms of H1N1 virus...you may be quarantined -- New Guidelines Allow Airports To Take Temperatures, Quarantine Passengers Exhibiting Flu-Like Illness People Traveling Internationally May Be Screened When Leaving, Entering U.S.
Recall: Consumers warned not to eat certain types of dried plums -- The Texas Department of State Health Services is warning consumers not to eat certain imported dried plums and products containing imported dried plums because they have elevated levels of lead.
How to make fresh homemade almond milk -- Fresh raw almond milk is delicious, healthy, unprocessed, and economical. There is no waste, no unrecyclable plastic-lined tetra-pak boxes or cartons to put in landfills and drink BPA out of, and this tastes much, much better than store bought. The resulting almond meal is a free bonus, useful in cookies, crumb crusts, porridge, granolas, or in lieu of bread crumbs in stuffing's and dressings, breaded crusts, etc.
Scientists link chronic fatigue disorder to retrovirus -- "We now have evidence that a retrovirus named XMRV is frequently present in the blood of patients with CFS. This discovery could be a major step in the discovery of vital treatment options for millions of patients."
NYPD tracking cell phone owners -- The NYPD is amassing a database of cell phone users, instructing cops to log serial numbers from suspects' phones in hopes of connecting them to past or future crimes.
Volcanic activity and earthquakes hit Caribbean islands -- The volcano on the Caribbean island of Montserrat shot a plume of ash more than two miles into the sky today, lightly dusting the small island.
