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October 21, 2005
1/2 an ounce of cola, anyone?
by
vtmnldy
on Fri 21 Oct 2005 12:55 PM CDT
With much fanfare, a study has been unveiled showing that consuming sodas on school property has no impact on adolescent obesity. Reading towards the end of the report, one discovers this is based on consumption of one half to two ounces of soda a day. Who knew our kids had that kind of restraint? P.S. The research paper was supported by an unrestricted gift from the American Beverage Association.
October 14, 2005
Freedom to be Thrown Out
by
vtmnldy
on Fri 14 Oct 2005 10:58 AM CDT
Parents of autistic children were quietly trying to man the booth they had reserved at the American Academy of Pediatrics Convention last week in Washington DC, when they were ordered to leave the building, even though they were registered to attend and one of them was a physician and another a nurse practitioner.
They planned to offer information on mercury-free vaccines to the doctors & other health care providers at the convention.
Surrounding the building on the outside was a large crowd of parents, many with their autistic children, demanding that pediatricians use safe vaccines without mercury and work for ways to help affected children..
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