Quoted: Nearly one in five school children in India use some form of tobacco, according to a survey conducted by the World Health Organisation.

Today is World's AIDS Day. Do your part to bring awareness (either to yourself or others) of this devastating disease that kills millions every year, including kids. Support the cause in any way you can. Dispel false beliefs and bring enlightenment.

Quoted: An African radio reporter chose to get circumcised to protect himself from AIDS, and took the British Broadcasting Corp.'s radio and Web audience through the procedure with him.

did not know amoebas could be deadly...how can these single-celled organisms kill people?

Quoted: Something in the lakes around Orlando, Florida, has claimed the lives of three boys this summer.

sweet!

Quoted: But chocoholics can take heart that such sweets are not addictive despite the fact many people consider themselves as having no control over their urges to eat the sweets, said Peter Rogers, a psychologist at the University of Bristol.

Quoted: WASHINGTON (AP) -- Loosen the belt buckle another notch: Obesity rates continued their climb in 31 states last year. No state showed a decline.

this is a little sad. that's it...no more profiteroles for me : /

Quoted: For many in the West, diseases are a bit like birds: everyone gets them but poor countries have more exotic species. Rich-country maladies are things like heart disease, cancer and diabetes: “chronic” conditions often resulting from diet or physical inactivity. Developing countries suffer more lurid and acute infections: malaria, tuberculosis, measles, cholera. HIV/AIDS is unusual in that it affects rich and poor alike.

Quoted: If you think you're cutting calories by eating diet or low-calorie versions of your favorite foods, think again. A new study by Canadian scientists published in the journal Obesity suggests that our bodies can't be fooled that easily.

India 1, drug companies, 0 --> more access to much needed AIDS and other drugs for patients in the developing world

Quoted: Drug companies can continue to make less expensive generic drugs, much of which flow to the developing world, after an Indian court Monday rejected a patent law challenge.

Indian companies provide 84 percent of the drugs to fight AIDS that Doctors Without Borders supplies to patients worldwide. They also provide more than 25 percent of other essential drugs used by the organization.

Other relief programs are equally dependent on Indian-manufactured products.

Quoted: Think your commute is bad? Anyone stuck in these bottlenecks would trade in a second. Could help be on the way?Among the worst offenders:
--The Los Angeles US-101 and I-405 Interchange, which results in 27 million plus hours of delay each year;
--Houston I-610 and I-10 Interchange, which costs 25 million hours plus hours of delay;
--Chicago I-90/94 and I-290 Interchange. Known as the Circle Interchange, it leads to 25 million hours of delay per year;
--Phoenix I-10 and SR-51 Interchange causes 22 million delay-hours annually; and
--Los Angeles I-405 and I-10 Interchange. This San Diego Freeway exchange has causes 22 million hours of annual delay.

well hey, Seattle isn't on here, and that's the good news! bad news, i'm moving to SoCal...so basically i'm screwed and will die from exposure to laser printers and smog...eww.