Researchers at Brigham Young University and The University Of North Carolina recently published a study that indicates what can give you a longer life expectancy than not smoking. It doesn’t have anything to do with what kind of Utah health insurance or North Carolina health insurance you have – it has to do with social [...]

Posted by Melissa
Dated: 28th July 2010
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China is currently the world’s biggest tobacco consumer and hopefully visitors and residents of China will be able to breathe a little easier soon because China plans to ban smoking in public building and transportation by 2011. Utah has the lowest smoking rate in the US so when we travel some where else, cigarette fumes [...]

Posted by Melissa
Dated: 17th May 2010
Filled Under: Health And Safety, Opinion
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On Wednesday evening JJ and I went to a private event (there were a little over 100 people there) that featured a dinner, speech and discussion with Lord Christopher Monckton. He served as a Downing Street domestic and science policy adviser to Margaret Thatcher. He is currently a newspaper editor, businessman, inventor, classical architect and [...]

Posted by Melissa
Dated: 26th March 2010
Filled Under: Current Events
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I wonder if the reason Albertsons was giving out all those reciepts where if you did a survery you got a code for $2 off your next shopping order to give Associated Foods an idea of how to run the Albertsons stores they are buying? Associated Foods (They own the Western Family brand) is buying [...]

Posted by Melissa
Dated: 10th August 2009
Filled Under: Current Events
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Asbestos may be banned in many countries however some developed countries like Canada still produce asbestos and exports it to developing countries such as India. The woman pictured on the left is filtering asbestos and as you can see she has nothing protecting her from it’s harmful dust. Rates of Mesothelioma cancer are increasing in [...]

Posted by Melissa
Dated: 11th June 2009
Filled Under: Current Events, Health And Safety
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I found out yesterday that a friend of mine I visited with on Monday has the flu now so I have been very nervous about getting sick. I have been taking Iron supplements, drinking cranberry juice, staying away from the Halloween candy stash and trying to stay calm. Maybe I should try an Orovo drink [...]

Posted by Melissa
Dated: 12th November 2008
Filled Under: Current Events, My Life
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