Health

NOVANEWS by crescentandcross   A Queens toddler who went into Beth Israel Hospital for a routine circumcision died Tuesday. Ed note–we are constantly told by war-mongering Jewish loudmouths how the Muslims want to circumcise little girls, but who say NOTHING about the sexual mutilation that takes place as a result of Jewish circumcision of little boys. Nor do we hear about the horrid practice of these little circumcized boys having oral sex being perfomed upon them by the rabbi officiating at the ceremony and how some of these chlidren have died as a result of the infections they have received as a result. As far as the following story goes, one of the questions that must be asked is whether this little boy with an Arabic sounding name was deliberately killed by whoever was ...

NOVANEWS   Liberals Versus McDonald’s by Jeff Davis The War On Ronald McDonald continues apace in liberal-land. A CBS News article reports: “San Francisco’s already done it, and now New York may follow suit. [Black] New York City Councilman Leroy Comrie thinks the city should consider a ban on Happy Meals and similar fast food promotions aimed at kids unless those meals meet certain nutritional standards. Comrie planned to introduce his own bill Wednesday that would essentially rewrite what could currently be considered a Happy Meal. The bill would require establishments that offer toys with food make sure the meals are 500 calories or less and have low fat and low sodium totals. Penalties would be steep: between $200 to $2,500 for repeat restaurant offenders who use toys to sell u...

NOVANEWS Dear All, Does Health Minister Andrew Lansley know how to listen? Last week the government announced they'd pause their NHS plans and launch a two month "listening exercise". But when nurses voted 99% against Andrew Lansley's NHS plans, he responded by claiming that nurses supported him! [1] If Lansley won't listen, we need to make sure other politicians do. Let's step up our campaign to ensure there's a real rethink. Please take two minutes to answer some quick questions and help decide what we do next to save the NHS: http://www.38degrees.org.uk/up-the-pressure It's no surprise that so many of us are working together to protect the NHS. The NHS is a matter of life and death. We rely on it to look after us and our loved ones properly. So many experts, doctors and nurses warn tha...

NOVANEWS   Dear All, The Save the NHS petition is growing fast. Over 110,000 of us have signed in less than a week. That makes it the fastest-growing 38 Degrees petition ever!  We know that the government’s plans for the NHS are a serious threat - that’s why so many of us have joined in. Local health services would be broken up, and private companies brought in. [1] Andrew Lansley, the health minister, wants to rush the plans through. But if we work together, we can stop him. On Friday, 38 Degrees members will start visiting key MPs at their local constituency surgeries. These are politicians with the power to challenge the plans now, because they’re on the Health Bill committee. [2] We want to hand them the biggest petition they've ever seen. Please add your name in time for the...

NOVANEWS Dear All, We've decided! Over 10,000 suggestions. Over 100,000 votes. And one, overwhelming, urgent priority: save our NHS. [1] Right now, the government is trying to rush through changes to our health service which could spell the end of the NHS as we know it: services broken up and private healthcare companies brought in. Meanwhile, a funding squeeze means wards are closing and doctors and nurses are being laid off. [2] Together, we can stop this and save our health service for future generations. We proved that a huge petition can help make the government back down - that’s how we started to turn the tide to save England’s forests. Now, we need to do the same again to save our NHS. Click here to add your name to the petition: http://www.38degrees.org.uk/Save-our-NHS We'll be d...

NOVANEWS   By race/ethnicity, African Americans face the most severe burden of HIV in the United States (US). At the end of 2007, blacks accounted for almost half (46%) of people living with a diagnosis of HIV infection in the 37 states and 5 US dependent areas with long-term, confidential, name-based HIV reporting. In 2006, blacks accounted for nearly half (45%) of new infections in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Even though new HIV infections among blacks overall have been roughly stable since the early 1990s, compared with members of other races and ethnicities they continue to account for a higher proportion of cases at all stages of HIV—from new infections to deaths.   Estimated Rates of New HIV Infections, by Race/Ethnicity and Gender, 2006   Sourc...

NOVANEWS As part of a new series: "Diet Trends: A look at Britain's Top Diets" we examine consumer tips for dieting during a recession Katherineinvestigates the Acai Berry diet to find out for herself if this super diet works. Acai berries are the latest weight loss fad. These so called Super Foods that you  take as a supplement to lose weight have been getting a lot of international atte- ntion, especially here in Britain. And like you have probably already seen; they are all over the internet in blogs and success stories of people who have apparently used the pills and lost a ton of weight. But we here at Daily Health Alerts are a little skeptical and aren't sure that we've seen any real proof that these pills work for weight loss. So we decided to put these products to the test. W...

NOVANEWS May Those Responsible for This Rot In Hell–Israeli Siege Kept Baby Girl From Leukemia Treatment October 27, 2010 by crescentandcross Doctors rush two Gazan infants to treatment during Operation Cast Lead (Photo Reuters) Israeli Siege Kept Baby Girl From Leukemia Treatment Palestine Monitor  Palestine Monitor, October 26, 2010 Nasma Abu Lasheen died on 16 October, 2010 from treatable leukemia, 155 kilometres from adequate medical facilities. She had spent most of her two years sick, ferried around Gaza and Israel between blood tests, treatments and doctors in six different hospitals. Her family had celebrated her second birthday in Gaza City, waiting on permission from Israel to continue the chemical treatment. By the time it came, Nasma was too weak to move. Her tragedy is...

NOVANEWS October 26, 2010 by crescentandcross       An Iraqi woman sits with her son, who is a cancer patient believed to be caused by using weapons against Iraq that contained with Uranium Rays, at the Children Hospital of Basra October 24, 2010 Baku-APA. The rapidly soaring child cancer rate in the southern Iraqi province of Basra has prompted the officials in the country to open the country’s first specialist cancer hospital for children in the province’s capital, APA reports quoting Press TV. Since 1993, Basra province has witnessed a sharp rise in the incidence of childhood cancer. “Leukemia (a type of blood cancer) among children under 15 has increased by about four times,” said Dr. Janan Hasan of the hospital inaugurated on Thursday in the southern port city of Basra. Ha...

NOVANEWS   In This Issue... PHR-Israel: Delayed Exit of a Toddler from Gaza Results in Death More Recent Articles Search The Only Democracy?   PHR-Israel: Delayed Exit of a Toddler from Gaza Results in Death By Jesse Bacon Saturday, a child the same age as my daughter was killed in Gaza. She was not killed by a missile, or a suicide bomber, or any of the other dramatic ways children die in the Middle East. She was killed by an Israeli  policy, that the people of Gaza are to be imprisoned as punishment for who the adults voted for. While many children have been killed by this policy, this case sounds particularly horrific. Her family and Physicians for Human Rights tried valiantly to get her admitted into Israel for treatment, to no avail. ...