http://www.2bloghealth.com Health and fitness news, commentary and information blog. Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:07:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Since both my parents died of Cancer it is a health based charity I am always looking to support. When I search the net for websites related to this specific charity I often turn to web directories to find the newest ones. Here are some places I search: Charity ... http://www.2bloghealth.com/help-support-health-based-charities/ I have been an avid reader of news since the ripe ole age of eight years old. Every Friday in grade 2 we had 'current events' where we had to choose an interesting news story from the week and present it to the class. Even back then I ... http://www.2bloghealth.com/it-is-healthy-to-be-weird/ I guess it had to come up eventually.  Do you think taxing junk food solve the obesity crisis? This controversial idea has never been given a real-world tryout, but the combination of a budget busting fiscal crisis and a citizenry that keeps getting fatter is causing legislators and executives around ... http://www.2bloghealth.com/fat-tax/ Cannabis is less harmful than alcohol or tobacco, according to a report by a research charity Thursday, which called for a "serious rethink" of drug policy. The Beckley Foundation, a charity which numbers senior experts and other academics among its advisors, said banning cannabis has no impact on supply and turns ... http://www.2bloghealth.com/forget-booze-pass-the-joint/   This advertisment for a stop nail biting product is a mouth full! http://www.2bloghealth.com/funny-advertisment-for-health-product/ There was an interesting survey done where doctores could talk about their pet-peeves as it relates to their patients.  Here are a couple that I found intereststing: Your doctor generally knows more than a website. I have patients with whom I spend enormous amounts of time, explaining things and coming up ... http://www.2bloghealth.com/what-doctors-really-think/ Mark off June 18th on your calendar if you want to get in on the bidding to have your dog cloned.  A Northern California biotech company has announced that it will clone dogs for the five highest bidders in a series of online auctions. Some ethicists condemned the offer, fearing ... http://www.2bloghealth.com/clones-for-auction/ A new patch just created will one day monitor a person's health using minuscule sweat samples. The patch is being developed by Biotex, a consortium of European research institutes and companies, including the Swiss Centre for Electronics and Microtechnology (CSEM). Most clothing designed for health monitoring focuses on physiological measurements, such ... http://www.2bloghealth.com/sweat-based-health-diagnostic/ Scientists have pinpointed genetic variations that make people more likely to get hooked on cigarettes and more prone to develop lung cancer — a finding that could someday lead to screening tests and customized treatments for smokers trying to kick the habit. The discovery by three separate teams of scientists makes ... http://www.2bloghealth.com/more-smoking-research/ This one is a goldie oldie but it sure is shocking to see nowadays: Crazy! http://www.2bloghealth.com/cigarette-shock-ads/