The FDA says it is working with Abbott Diabetes Care to recall 359 million defective glucose test strips — sold under a variety of brand names — that may make blood glucose levels look lower than they really are.
Continue reading …Fox & Friends appalled Daily Show gets 9/11 responders credit: People ‘think his show is real news, which is a problem’
December 22, 2010 No Comment
Click here to view this media Now that the 9/11 first responders’ health bill has passed the Senate , Jon Stewart and the Daily Show obviously deserve a round of applause for stepping up and playing a critical role in getting it done. That really seemed to stick in the craws of the crew at Fox & Friends this morning. Check out this exchange between Gretchen Carlson (who I think is just still mad at Stewart for calling her out on the dumb-blonde schtick ), Steve Doocy and Brian Kilmeade, culminating with this: Carlson: I think it’s interesting when you have Jon Stewart, who apparently decided to get really serious on this topic, have a serious show about it. That’s like mixing apples and oranges, c’mon! I mean, people already think that his show is real news, which is a problem. So then when you have comedy and then one day you decide to just get totally serious — Doocy: He’s an activist. Carlson: But I don’t know if that works in the mind of the — mind of the American people. You know what’s an even bigger problem, Gretchen? That people already think every show on Fox News other than Shep Smith’s is real news. When in fact, it’s demonstrably little more than lying, smearing, fearmongering propaganda. Now THAT’S a problem.
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Compiled by Daily Star staff Thursday, December 23, 2010 – Powered by –> Israel will deploy tanks equipped with a new defense system along the Gaza border after Palestinian fighters for the first time used an advanced Russian-designed missile against an Israeli tank this month, Israeli defense officials said Wednesday. In the meantime, the UN sharply condemned Wednesday a rise in cross-border attacks by Palestinian fighters in Gaza after Israel filed a complaint. Criticizing the move, Hamas said Wednesday they will also file protests to the UN against Israeli air raids on the Gaza. The Palestinian use of the laser-guided…
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Firefighters blast decision to earmark more funds to yeshiva students but not to fire brigades
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Photo credit: Terracycle Terracycle has always been a company with a trashy reputation, what with our reusing everything from soda bottles to Ziploc bags. Millions of people have been collecting these things, and we’ve made them into all manner of products. But that wasn’t enough. We decided it’s time to turn our upcycling expertise (okay, gregarious bumbling!) on ourselves: Nearly every bit of our office interior is now made from upcycled materials. And we wanted you to be among the first to see it…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Patients with irritable bowel syndrome felt better after knowingly taking a placebo, suggesting that the secrecy of giving patients “dummy pills” may not be necessary, Harvard researchers report.
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President Barack Obama celebrated a bipartisan “season of progress’ on Thursday at a year-end news conference a few hours after the Senate ratified an arms control treaty with Russia. (Dec. 22)
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Jamie Foxx says his 16-year-old daughter, Corinne, gave him the best advice when he began recording music: Connect with younger artists. Foxx used that formula on his past albums, and does it again on his latest, ‘Best Night of My Life.’ (Dec. 22)
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Older adults whose eating patterns center around high-fat dairy foods or sweets and desserts have a 40% higher 10-year death rate than those who mainly eat healthy foods.
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