Apparently I came from the times when eating mud pies, eating the cookie that dropped on the floor and washing my hands only when they were dirty was the norm. Studies from the Allergy Research Laboratory at the University of Montreal have found that excessive cleanliness is to blame for […]
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The FDA announced that it is planning to help American’s reduce their sodium intake by regulating the salt in processed foods. The effort culminates after a long term campaign by health organizations such as the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) and the Institute of Medicine (IOM), one […]
Let me start with a disclosure to be fair: I am always suspect of the insurance industry. I worked in the insurance industry for many years and, although there are very good people there, the companies often stand for something I do not like. I am in favor of every […]
A recent study on popular “health food” veggie burgers brought about an alarming conclusion: these healthy burgers contain a very unhealthy toxin, hexane. A recent study by the Cornucopia Institute found that most non-organic veggie burgers currently on the market are made with the chemical hexane, an EPA-registered air pollutant […]
West Palm Beach, Fl – (April 14, 2010) – South Florida law firm Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley PA is pleased to announce that Christian Searcy has recently been inducted into the International Academy of Trial Lawyers (IATL) as president. The announcement took place at the IATL’s annual meeting in Phoenix, […]
The public school system is a valuable part of our country’s foundation and it is failing. The good news is YOU can help mend the fiber that has propelled this nation to success for two hundred years. Public schools are not failing because they are a bad system or because […]
On November 12, 2008, a Dillard High School student shot and killed Amanda G. Collette outside a classroom. The student, Teah Wimberly, entered the school with a loaded handgun in her backpack. Wimberly informed a fellow student that she intended to harm Collette. The fellow student in turn informed a […]
I can not remember who said it, but it speaks volumes about people who give of themselves through volunteering to help others: “If you insist on measuring yourself, place the tape around your heart rather than your head.” We are in very tough economic times. Everyone is feeling the loss […]
A new study released by Harvard Medical School and published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology finds that “aspirin can significantly reduce the risk of cancer spread and death for women who have been treated for early stage breast cancer.” These studies show that after successful treatments for breast cancer, […]
It is an insidious evil that quite often strikes children and young adults. It is a disease that strikes one person every four minutes. It kills someone every ten minutes. It is a class of diseases called Leukemia and Lymphoma. The treatment is grueling and tough. The journey through treatment […]
