Saturday, October 9, 2010

N.Y. Seeks To Ban Food Stamps For Sugary Drinks



Breast cancer month overshadowed by 'pinkwashing'
CTV.ca
The Breast Cancer Action advocacy group warns shoppers to question what their money is actually funding. The 'Think Before You Pink' campaign warns shoppers to questions what their money is funding. Every October, stores become a sea of pink as shelves ...
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Pregnant woman to get flu jabs on Isle of Man
BBC News
This year's anti flu drive by the Isle of Man's Health Department is to include pregnant women for the first time. All expectant mothers will be offered the seasonal flu vaccination as a precaution against swine flu. The department said the H1N1 (swine ...
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Roche drugs point to personalised lung cancer care
Reuters
By Ben Hirschler MILAN, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Roche's (ROG.VX) experimental drug MetMab and its established product Tarceva showed impressive results in lung cancer trials on Saturday, highlighting how treating the disease is becoming much more focused. ...
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Glenn Beck: 12 Signs Economy May Tank
FOXNews
This is a rush transcript from "Glenn Beck," October 7, 2010. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. Last night — last night, I showed you the progressives. Actually, this is more than the progressives. This is the beginning of the ...
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N.Y. Seeks To Ban Food Stamps For Sugary Drinks
NPR
by Margot Adler New York Gov. David Paterson and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg are proposing that sweetened drinks be banned from foods allowed in the food stamp program. The proposal would have to be approved by the US Department of ...
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