Bitch about Headline News on Health, Environment, Internet, Politics and other Issues
AP reports here at CNN: Online retailers are ramping up heavy-duty deals to turn skittish shoppers into buyers during the crucial Thanksgiving weekend and “Cyber Monday.” Even so, online sales are expected to be fairly flat after years of strong growth.
Reuters reports here at Yahoo News: The prevalence of diabetes worldwide will far outstrip even the sharp increase currently projected unless rising trends of obesity are controlled, health experts said on Saturday.
BBC News reports here: The destruction of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil has accelerated for the first time in four years, officials say.
Generic drug companies complain it is difficult to get drugs on the market, BBC News reports here: Drug companies are blocking or delaying the entry of cheaper generic medicines into the EU, pushing up medicine bills, the European Commission has said.
HealthDay reports here at Yahoo News: As you push your chair back from the Thanksgiving table this year, a molecule produced in the small intestine will be swarming through your bloodstream, ready to register on your brain the impact of the fat you’ve just consumed.
CNN reports here: “Australia’s immigration minister has granted permanent residency to a German family whose application was twice denied because their 13-year-old son’s Down syndrome was deemed a drain on the country’s health system.”
Finally some good news!! See also this older related blog post: Australia denies residency for dad of boy with Down syndrome.
CNN reports here: Famed for keeping people slim, healthy and living longer, the Mediterranean diet has followers all over the world. However, the diet is being increasingly shunned by people who live in the Med as the convenience of fast food gains popularity.
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Reuters reports here at Yahoo News: NEW YORK – Higher-protein meals may help overweight and obese people burn more fat, the results of a small study suggest.