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Research from a British university suggests that sodium benzoate, a common preservative found in many soft drinks, has the ability to switch off vital parts of DNA.

This could eventually lead to diseases such as cirrhosis of the liver and Parkinson`s

When a UK professor of molecular biology and biotechnology tested the impact of sodium benzoate on living yeast cells, he discovered that it was damaging important DNA in the cells` mitochondria.

Mitochondria serve as the `power stations` for cells, and damage to them can lead to serious cell malfunctions associated with aging and age-related disease. The damage caused by sodium benzoate was great enough to cause the mitochondria to stop functioning.

What an amazing spirit.

They end up having their classes in the street by the checkpoint

Even younger ones try but in vain.

The children try to challenge the soldiers and pass the checkpoint.

The soldiers prevent them from passing and give them orders to go home

1. The journey starts here in Hebron
the children starting their day going to school to be faced with a checkpoint:



2. The soldiers prevent them from passing and give them orders to go home.



3. The children try to challenge the soldiers and pass the checkpoint.



4. Even younger ones try but in vain.


5. They end up having their classes in the street by the checkpoint


6. What an amazing spirit.

The journey starts here in Hebron the children starting their day going to school to be faced with a checkpoint:

When you get a bruise, in addition to applying a cold compress (like an icepack or a bag of frozen peas wrapped in a towel) to the area for about 20 minutes to reduce the swelling, you can also use natural remedies to help speed up the healing.

1. Aloe Vera: Use the fresh juice from the fleshy inner part of the leaf and apply. Aloe has many healing properties, such as preventing infection, so you can apply it to minor skin irritations and small wounds to speed up healing.

Science Daily ? Doctor Mom`s admonition, `Don`t peel your apple,` is getting new scientific support from scientists in New York, who are reporting isolation of chemical compounds from apple peel that may be involved in the apple`s beneficial health effects.

In the study, Rui Hai Liu and Xiangjiu He point out that apple consumption has been linked to a reduced risk of chronic health problems such as lung cancer, heart disease, and stroke. Traditional advice on eating apple peel was based mainly on its fiber content,

FDA Issues Safety Alert on Diabetes Drug
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Medical Writer
Monday, May 21, 2007

The widely prescribed diabetes drug Avandia is linked to a greater risk of heart attack and possibly death, a new scientific analysis revealed, and the U.S. government issued a safety alert Monday.

The Food and Drug Administration urged diabetics taking the pill to talk to their doctors, but stopped short of forcing a sharper warning label on the drug sold by GlaxoSmithKline PLC of London.

TOKYO - A glittering bathtub made of gold worth nearly $1 million has been stolen from a resort hotel, an official said Wednesday. A worker at Kominato Hotel Mikazuki in Kamogawa, south of Tokyo, notified police that the fancy tub was missing from the hotel`s guest bathroom on the 10th floor, according to a local police official who only gave his surname, Ogawa.

The round tub, worth $987,000, is made of 18-karat gold and weighs 176 pounds.

The tub, flanked by two crane statues, has been a main feature of the hotel`s shared bathroom. Visitors can take a dip in the tub, but it is only available a few hours a day `for security reasons,` the hotel`s Web site said.

Wisconsin consumer fraud investigators have released the findings of a three-month investigation into Wal-Mart`s alleged practice of misidentifying conventional food items as organic.

The investigation, run by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, found many instances of conventional food products improperly labeled as organic, in violation of Wisconsin state statutes.

Wisconsin regulators sent only a formal warning to the retail giant, and said that they had reached an agreement with the company under which steps would be taken to prevent future misrepresentations. Wisconsin officials said that they would continue their surveillance of Wal-Mart stores.

1. Find a bargain.
If you`re taking a summer road trip, plan out your route before you go. Identify gas stations along the way that have the lowest prices.

2. Keep your tires fully inflated.
The U.S. Department of Energy reports that the average driver can improve mileage by 3.3 percent simply by inflating their vehicle`s tires regularly

3. Get a tune-up.
A vehicle in need of servicing is wasting gas in more ways than one. According to the Department of Energy, replacing a clogged air filter can improve your gas mileage by 10 percent, while fixing a faulty oxygen sensor can improve gas mileage by an unbelievable 40 percent.

Study tests topical honey for diabetic ulcers
Thu, 2007-05-03 13:28 ? BJS

The sore on Catrina Hurlburt`s leg simply wouldn`t heal.

Complications from a 2002 car accident left Hurlburt, a borderline diabetic, with recurring cellulitis and staph infections. One of those infections developed into a troublesome open sore that, despite the use of oral antibiotics, continued to fester for nearly eight months.

Then Hurlburt`s physician, Jennifer Eddy of UW Health`s Eau Claire Family Medicine Clinic, suggested she try using topical honey.