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Girl, 15, admits to having sex with some male students in bathroom of Florida high school

bathroom21n-1-webThis is not the kind of after-school activity parents had in mind.

A number of male students at a Florida High School had sex with a 15-year-old girl in a school bathroom on Tuesday.

A hallway camera at the school recorded 25 boys entering the restroom at South Fort Myers High School after classes were over on Tuesday, according to the News-Press.

A 15-year-old girl would later admit to the principal that she had sex with some of them, according to reports. At least one student was punished for “inappropriate activity.”  Continue reading…

Venezuela food shortages cause some to hunt dogs, cats, pigeons

635991878850718784-epa-venezuela-usaLA VICTORIA, Venezuela — Unemployed construction worker Roberto Sanchez could hear a time bomb ticking as he waited in line with 300 people outside a grocery store this week, hoping that corn meal or rice might be delivered later in the afternoon.

He fears that Venezuela could explode at any minute into political and economic chaos.

“We have no food. They are cutting power four hours a day. Crime is soaring. And (President Nicolás) Maduro blames everyone but himself for the mess we find ourselves in,” said Sanchez, 36. “We can’t go on like this forever. Something has to give.”  Continue reading…

Fluoride, the Only Drug Intentionally Added to Your Tap Water

fluoride-drugFollowing the recent water crisis in Flint, it’s no wonder that the U.S. public has begun to question exactly how safe our drinking water actually is. What was once taken for granted — the idea of safe, pure, drinkable water for everyone — is now in serious question.

In addition to the continuing problems with lead contamination, it has come to light in recent years that public water supplies are now contaminated with trace levels of pharmaceutical drugs, including oral contraceptives and mood stabilizers.

These drugs end up in our water inadvertently; however, there’s one pharmaceutical that is intentionally added to our tap water: Fluoride.  Continue reading…

 

As many as 4 in 10 gay men have HIV in some Southern cities

getty_51716_hivpositiveNEW YORK — Three out of every 10 gay or bisexual men in several cities in the U.S. South have been diagnosed with the AIDS virus, three times the national rate, according to a study about how common HIV infections are in metro areas.

The study echoes other research that reported higher rates of HIV diagnoses in the South, in urban areas, and in gay and bisexual men, but it is the first to look at how common HIV diagnoses are in these men by city.

“For the first time, we can see not only the numbers, but the proportions,” said Dr. Jonathan Mermin of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The report found 21 of the 25 metro areas with the highest levels of HIV diagnosis in gay and bisexual men were in the South. HIV was diagnosed in about 3 in 10 gay and bisexual men in El Paso, Texas; Augusta, Georgia; and Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In Jackson, Mississippi, the rate was 4 in 10, the highest in the nation.  Continue reading…

Germany Teaching Refugees to Have Sex Right Away

zanzuThe German government has created a website dedicated to teaching the influx of Middle Eastern immigrants about sex — literally and figuratively, reports say.

Germany’s Federal Center for Health Education’s $136,000 site uses graphic diagrams and images to outline everything from first-time sex to how to perform far more advanced sexual acts — and even how to behave respectfully with gays and lesbians, the Washington Post reports.   Source

TAG type 2 diabetes, Diabetes, melatonin, Insulin, Sleep, Sleep disorder Study Reveals Why Working Overnight Can Increase Type 2 Diabetes Risk

working-overnightPeople who have sleep disorders and those who often work overnight are known to be at increased risk for type 2 diabetes.

Now, a new study conducted by researchers in Sweden sheds light on the link between melatonin and the disease, which could explain why type 2 diabetes tends to be more prevalent in people who lack sleep at night.

Melatonin plays a key role in regulating circadian rhythm. The amount of this naturally occurring hormone is influenced by light.

When it is dark, melatonin level increases which is why it peaks at night earning it the moniker “hormone of darkness.” It is also for this reason that it is used as a drug for sleeping.  Source

Woman, 29, dies after procedure at South Florida plastic surgery clinic

surgery14n-1-webA 29-year-old woman who traveled to South Florida for cosmetic surgery died after her procedure Thursday afternoon, police said.

Heather Meadows, a mother of two from West Virginia, suffered medical complications at Encore Plastic Surgery in Miami-Dade County, Hialeah policetold the Miami Herald. Medical staff at a nearby hospital later pronounced her dead.

State health officials said the licensed clinic has no active complaints. Yet the newspaper linked Encore to an active medical malpractice case and a 2013 death at another Hialeah clinic following a buttocks augmentation.  Source

Denied Breaks, U.S. Poultry Workers Wear Diapers on the Job

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  • `They are in danger of serious health problems,’ report says
  • Tyson says it doesn’t tolerate refusal of restroom requests

Workers in plants run by the largest U.S. poultry producers are regularly being denied bathroom breaks and as a result some are reduced to wearing diapers while working on the processing line, Oxfam America said in a report Wednesday.

“It’s not just their dignity that suffers: they are in danger of serious health problems,” said Oxfam America, the U.S. arm of the U.K.-based global development group. The group works for a “just world without poverty” and focuses on topics ranging from refugees in Greece to malnutrition.  Source