A report published in the summer of 2011 by the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime asserts that somewhere between 24% to 39% of illicit amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS) worldwide are consumed in East and Southeast Asia, where in particular are  “now ranked among the top-three drugs of use in every single one of the [...]

Lyme disease is one of the most political and controversial epidemics of our time. Lyme originates from a bacteria transmitted through the bite of a tick and can remain hidden – often being called the great imitator – mimicking other diseases such as Multiple Sclerosis, ALS, ADHD and other neurological conditions.  And it is growing [...]

South Africa uses nanotechnology, releasing nanoparticles slowly into ones bloodstream to treat tuberculosis (TB). Researchers in South Africa are now making it possible for patients with TB to no longer have to take daily pills but instead can use nanotechnology to be treated. Although research for nanotechnology is expensive, it is believed that the benefits [...]

Palestinian women suffer from poor living conditions within the prison walls of Israel.  The majority of prison facilities were designed to accommodate men.  International laws have been drafted to protect prisoners, yet Israel breaches the prisoners rights for justice.  Prisons such as Telmond, Damon and Al-Jalameh do not meet the minimum living conditions required by [...]

A woman’s ability to conceive in early middle age may be influenced by her blood type.  The US study of 560 women undergoing fertility treatment found that those with type “O” blood had chemical signs linked to low egg numbers.  Researchers looked at the levels of a chemical called follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) in the women, [...]

Stacie Ritter’s twin daughters were diagnosed with cancer at the age of four. They both needed stem cell transplants and other cancer treatments. The twins survived, but the glands controlling their growth were damaged beyond repair from the treatment. To continue growing, they needed doctor-recommended growth-hormone injections regularly. Stacie’s husband’s company switched to CIGNA health [...]

Non-violent immigrant prisoners at Reeves Detention Center in Texas took resistive action on two separate occasions this year.  Inmates tired of the inhuman treatment and being denied due process, broke cell windows, ripped sinks off the walls, and took two-prison guards hostage. Inmates were upset with every aspect of the prison including the lack of [...]

Over 13 million gallons of raw sewage is entering the streams and lakes of San Francisco Bay.  Treatment plants in this area had an alarming 2,048 separate spills in the year 2008.  This is a problem that has been going on for decades. The pollution started in the SF Bay during the Gold Rush boom [...]