Teaser: California police on Monday arrested “CSI” co-star Gary Dourdan on suspicion of possessing narcotics and dangerous drugs. The local police reportedly found the 41-year-old actor asleep in his car incorrectly parked at Palm Springs, California. read more
More: continued here
1. Being unprepared Without healthy foods in the fridge, you are more likely to nosh on high-calorie foods. Stock up on low-cal foods like fruits and veggies, string cheese and yogurt and have an eating plan in mind. If you just grab the first thing…
More: continued here
Drug for treating diabetic eye disease more effective than laser surgery ADVERTISEMENT Summertime is here, along with all the usual summertime activities. Go to the beach, go to the movies, read trashy novels. Or you could try something different, like gambling for real money. Its fun, its exciting, and it could even be profitable. […]
US drug-maker Baxter International said Tuesday its blood thinner heparin, which is produced in China and has been linke
More: continued here
Indian Prisoners In Sri Lanka’s Jails Appeal For Relief Forty-three Indians languishing in Sri Lankan jails have approached an Indian human rights body to help them return to this country, but the Indian government can do little in the absence of a prisoner exchange treaty with the neighbouring country. They have […]
A star on the popular TV show “CSI” was busted for drug posession
More: continued here
Lowering Property Taxes on Upside Down Real Estate Oakland Ca Real Estate HOW TO CUT YOUR PROPERTY TAX BILL Proposition 8 - allows a temporary tax reduction when a property’s market value on January 1st, is below the prior years assessed value. […]
We hear it everyday. Organic food is better for us. We should all make it a point to consume only organic food. Organic is healthier than non organic! The lines go on and on! But tell me, do you really know what organic food is? What is the distinction between organic and non […]
Report: Iraq windfall soars with oil pricesIraq’s government is expected to reap a $70 billion windfall from soaring oil prices, about double the previous projections, the U.S. military’s reconstruction watchdog reported Wednesday. full story CNNUCarrying on campusA firearms dealer who sold a gun used in the Virginia Tech shootings talks to students there MATTERS […]
The low-carb lifestyle changed my life much more than physically After you lose weight, a whole lot about your life changes. Besides the obvious physical differences in how you look and feel, there are some rather unexpected emotional and psychological issues that happen whether you know it or not. Some of them are […]
At 9 am this morning, Albert Hofmann, chemist and creator of LSD, died in his home in Switzerland. Hofmann died at the grand old age of 102 and saw the psychedelic drug he called his “problem child” spark the interest of psychologists and psychiatrists, inspire a generation of 1960s flower children, and earn […]
Heroin, coke, crack. 10 years ago if you had told Robert Downey Jr. that baseballs make you fly high, he would’ve snorted them whole and then passed out on the neighbor’s yard like some junky elephant man. Now he’s headlining 2008’s first summer blockbuster, Iron Man. Not to mention […]
Most people automatically think that all exercise equipment is expensive. That’s because they automatically associate the word equipment with those machines that they see in the gym. What is easily forgotten is the simple truth that there are in fact, many kinds of exercise “equipment” that won’t break the bank. Here are […]
CSI star Gary Dourdan is arrested for allegedly possessing cocaine, heroin and other drugs, police say.
More: continued here
This time of year I envision magazine editors all across America temporarily filing away their ‘Top 20 Summer Dieting Tips’, only to be churned out again next year, with the same old weight loss promise of ‘Miracle Bikini Butts by…
More: continued here
Extinct in ten years, vultures decline quicker than the dodo 30 April 2008 © ZSL Asian vultures face extinction in the wild within a decade without urgent action to eliminate the livestock drug that has caused their catastrophic decline, scientists are warning.
More: continued here
SALON: Albert Hofmann, father of the drug LSD, dies in Switzerland
More: continued here
This hasn’t been a good month to be a young girl. I’m not speaking from personal experience, this is more of a general observation. The creepy Lolita subtext that pervades our culture has crawled from the slime to the surface. In fact it is casting a shadow on the door of a cottage […]
After sitting through 28 days of testimony in the trial of detectives charged in the death of Sean Bell, a black man shot 50 times by police on leaving his bachelor party, by the end, I knew far more about Mr. Bell’s friends’ prior convictions than why the officers, particularly Detective Michael Oliver who […]
SALON: Colombian police kill suspected drug lord
More: continued here
I bought a pair of size 12 dress pants today which along with my size 10 jeans that used to be overly baggy in the waist (thighs are a different matter) were tight…was a huge eye opening for me that I must get my food under control or else go in search for the […]
The low-carb lifestyle changed my life much more than physically After you lose weight, a whole lot about your life changes. Besides the obvious physical differences in how you look and feel, there are some rather unexpected emotional and psychological issues that happen whether you know it or not. Some of them are […]
The U.S. Federal Drug Administration said Tuesday it suspects contamination of the blood thinner heparin that led to 81 deaths was deliberate.
More: continued here
Vidmar urges Burns to slow down Adelaide United coach Aurelio Vidmar has advised his Olyroos star Nathan Burns to be patient and not seek European glory too soon. Hearfield makes history Jardel confesses drug use Europe has Burns excited Vukovic relieved at reprieve Transfers keep clubs busy […]
Huge Meth Lab Bust In Mississauga Leaves Police Astonished What may be one of the biggest such drug hauls in history has 12 people under arrest, parts of a neighbourhood evacuated and police warning they may be on scene for days to come.
More: continued here
The chief executive officer of the US pharmaceutical company, Baxter International, says its blood thinner, Heparin, which has been linked to dozens of deaths, appears to have been deliberately contaminated. Robert Parkinson said Tuesday that a contaminant known as “oversulfated chondroitin sulfate” was found in certain lots of Baxter’s Heparin product. In prepared […]
A good sporting clip can change your life. Seeing a great athlete perform a miraculous feat of physical power can create both inspiration and emotion. Sometimes the footage inspires people for only a short time and other times it changes the world. To give all of our readers some inspiration… to call […]
3 Million Pounds Divorce Payout Waiting for Amy Winehouse Empower the Girl Child Says Manmohan Singh Amy Winehouse’s Hot Affair With American Photographer Exposed! Pete Dohertys’ Artwork With Drug Needles and Blood Sparks Outrage Victoria Beckham Sparks Pregnancy Rumours Jennifer Aniston Caught Enjoying Intimate Dinner With John Mayer […]
“Oh my God, I thought you sang twice.” Paula Abdul really messed up tonight on American Idol. Just watch the video for yourself! I think the suits at FOX need to have her tested for drugs, shouldn’t they be looking after their employee’s well-being? And if she’s completely drug-free […]
At the Shrine to San Malverde, Mexico’s Narco-Saint Posted in Chronicle Blog by Phillip Smith on Wed, 04/30/2008 - 12:02am You don’t find Culiacan, the capital city of Sinaloa, in the tourist guide books for some reason. But it is a thriving city of more than a million, and it is the […]
Lies and the lying liars… There are so many ways to lie, and the drug czar knows them all. But it’s a game of sorts — his office likes to pretend they’re not really lying, that they’re… technically telling the truth. Usually they use the sleight of hand lie […]
Gary Dourdan Arrested For Drug Possession Tuesday 29th April 2008 - 8:50:57 PM It really pisses me off when seemingly smart celebrities make horribly stupid mistakes. On CSI, Gary Dourdan plays Warrick Brown, an ex-gambler and pill addict. I guess there really is a little bit of the actor in […]
As you may have read earlier, the only thing chriopractic has ever really been shown to do is to help low back pain about as well as conventional therapy. That doesn’t stop chiropractors from doing whatever they want. It sure seems harmless enough, though—you back or neck hurts, some guy moves it around, and […]
A week ago yesterday, we posted about John McCain’s economic policy speech delivered at Carnegie Mellon. We summarized thus: What was refreshingly unexpected was how fiscally conservative McCain is, particularly in comparison to the last few GOP presidential candidates… by some measures, McCain is more fiscally conservative than Ronald Reagan, who never made much […]
The New York Times published a great editorial supporting a ban on much of the lavish treatment that doctors get from drug reps. If adopted by medical schools, restrictions would include: Ban on personal gifts, industry-supplied foods and meals, free travel (not reimbursed for services), and payment for attending industry-sponsored meetings Ban on ghostwriting, […]
“CSI” actor Gary Dourdan was arrested in Palm Springs yesterday on suspicion of possessing heroin, cocaine, ecstasy and prescription drugs. That’s what they call a party in your pants! TMZ reports that the police found Gary asleep in his car at 5:21 in the morning. He was taken to a Palm Springs […]
Women who have used Fosamax are nearly twice as likely to develop the most common kind of chronically irregular heartbeat (atrial fibrillation) than are those who have never used it, according to research from Group Health and the University of Washington published in the April 28 Archives of Internal Medicine. Merck markets Fosamax, the […]
Engineers have demonstrated how to make microscale origami-like containers that could be used as drug delivery devices in the body. The hinged structures were created in polysilicon and are only 30 micrometers on a side. (One inch is 25,400 micrometers.) The team from the USC Information Sciences Institute published their […] Link to the original […]
Robert by R J Shulman Dandelion Salad featured writer Robert’s blog post April 29, 2008 PHOENIX – Senator John McCain jumped on a familiar GOP talking point when he said, “if elected President, I’ll shrink the Government, only not my job or any other […]
Canada’s C-51 Law May Outlaw 60% of Natural Health Products; Big Pharma Pushing to Criminalize Supplements A new law being pushed in Canada by Big Pharma seeks to outlaw up to 60 percent of natural health products currently sold in Canada, even while criminalizing parents who give herbs or supplements to their children. […]