Tag Archives: last decade

Apologies to Mexico – The Drug Trade and GNP (Gross National Pain)

Posted on July 14, 2012 by kwc

Rebecca Solnit TomDispatch.com. [This letter appeared in response to one post.] Dear Mexico, I apologize. There are so many things I could apologize for, from the way the U.S. biotech corporation Monsanto has contaminated your corn to the way Arizona … Continue reading →

Posted in Headlines, Ponerology, Society | Tagged carnage, corporation monsanto, drones, drug lord, drug war, gnp, Heroin, last decade, meth, Monsanto, mutilated bodies, nuevo laredo, numbness, overpass, patio furniture, plastic bags, rabies, rebecca solnit, tomdispatch, waking nightmares | Comments Off

Childhood brain tumours and use of mobile phones: comparison of a case-control study with incidence data

Posted on May 22, 2012 by kwc

Aydin et al. Environmental Health Abstract (provisional) The first case-control study on mobile phone use and brain tumor risk among children and adolescents (CEFALO study) has recently been published. In a commentary published in Environmental Health, Soderqvist and colleagues argued … Continue reading →

Posted in Headlines | Tagged adolescents, brain tumors, brain tumours, case control studies, case control study, childhood brain tumor, colleagues, consistency checks, incidence data, incidence rate, incidence rates, incidence trends, last decade, mobile phone use, mobile phones, nordic countries, plausible explanation, steep increase, time trends, wireless phones | Comments Off

Reduce Your Death Risk by 40 Percent Simply By Getting Off The Computer

Posted on March 28, 2012 by kwc

Marco Torres Prevent Disease The phrase “desk jockey” was originally created to designate a person whose job involves working at a desk for a major part of the day. However, that neologism should soon be translated to involve computers as … Continue reading →

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The Himalayas and nearby peaks have lost no ice in past 10 years, study shows

Posted on February 9, 2012 by kwc

Damian Carrington Guardian The world’s greatest snow-capped peaks, which run in a chain from the Himalayas to Tian Shan on the border of China and Kyrgyzstan, have lost no ice over the last decade, new research shows. The discovery has … Continue reading →

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PressPausePlay

Posted on January 16, 2012 by kwc

The digital revolution of the last decade has unleashed creativity and talent of people in an unprecedented way, unleashing unlimited creative opportunities. But does democratized culture mean better art, film, music and literature or is true talent instead flooded and … Continue reading →

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