Tag Archives: in the news

The Daily Tweets, 2010-01-13: Haiti earthquake

Posted on Wed, 13 January 2010 by Mel Green

Today’s tweets were dominated by news of yesterday’s magnitude 7 earthquake in Haiti, the idiotic statement about the earthquake by Christianist Pat Robertson, & the Prop 8 trial in California. Continue reading →

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Helping Haiti (& telling Pat Robertson to STFU)

Posted on Wed, 13 January 2010 by Mel Green

How can we help the people of Haiti in the aftermath of yesterday’s devastating earthquake? By sending them assistance — not by blaming them, as Christianist lackwit Pat Robertson so predictably does.

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"Fluffy Folks Factually Feel Fit"

Posted on Mon, 7 April 2008 by Mel Green

At work I’ve usually KSKA, my local public radio station, playing all day. Just now I heard a segment on a show called The Health Show in which they were talking with their diet & lifestyle consultant Dr. Stephanie Beling … Continue reading →

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More than 5 percent

Posted on Tue, 22 August 2006 by Mel Green

Red currants, walnuts, & cinnamon on my morning oatmeal (steel-cut oats) Maybe you’ve heard that oft-cited statistic that, of all people who go on a weight loss program, 95% regain all that weight. In other words, only 5% succeed at … Continue reading →

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When it's real, & when it's not

Posted on Wed, 19 July 2006 by Mel Green

Sharing Your LossBy Sally SquiresTuesday, July 18, 2006; HE01Washingtonpost.com Losing 71 pounds isn’t enough for actress Kirstie Alley: She recently announced that she plans to shed another 15 pounds by November to wear a bikini on “Oprah.” Oh boy. Can’t … Continue reading →

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Organic hot dogs!

Posted on Fri, 7 July 2006 by Mel Green

Happy day! Hot dogs from animals not only raised organically, but in pasture — health grass-fed animals instead of the grain-fed, feel lot, antibiotic-filled animals that most people still eat. For Natural Dogs, a Growing AppetiteBy KIM SEVERSONNew York TimesJuly … Continue reading →

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Coffee & diabetes prevention

Posted on Tue, 27 June 2006 by Mel Green

Coffee Could Help Keep Diabetes Away 06.26.06, 12:00 AM ET MONDAY, June 26 (HealthDay News) — Drinking lots of coffee cut women’s risk of developing diabetes in an 11-year study, researchers report. But it was the antioxidants, not caffeine, in … Continue reading →

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Eat your veggies

Posted on Mon, 19 June 2006 by Mel Green

Vegetables may help arteries stay clear Reuters UK (Mon Jun 19, 2006 1:26 PM BST)By Amy Norton NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A healthy dose of vegetables every day may help keep the heart arteries clear, a study in mice … Continue reading →

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A fishy heredity

Posted on Fri, 16 June 2006 by Mel Green

Taste for meat and fish inherited, study shows Children learn to like fruits and vegetables from their parents, however LONDON – Children inherit their taste for meat and fish but when it comes to vegetables and desserts it’s more nurture … Continue reading →

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Soda pop out of the schools

Posted on Thu, 4 May 2006 by Mel Green

Well, yeehaw, this is good news. Companies agree to ban on sale of fizzy drinks in schools By Lauren Foster in New York Financial Times Updated: 3:43 p.m. ET May 4, 2006 The world’s three largest soft drink companies on … Continue reading →

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