Are Our Cell Phones Made of Conflict Metals?

Human rights campaigners are demanding that technology companies be honest with customers regarding the origin of metals in their products, reports The Ecologist. According to Global Witness, militia groups in the Republic of Congo control most of the mineral trade. The trade includes tin and gold, which is ultimately manufactured in mobile phones. “Consumers [...]

S. Dakota May Put Medical Marijuana On Ballot

South Dakota is among a handful of states that might be the 15th state to legalize marijuana for medical purposes. According to KSFY, the South Dakota Coalition for Compassion collected twice the signatures they needed to get state election officials to consider putting the issue on the ballot for the November election.
Supporters mention its use [...]

Iowa Next For Medical Marijuana?

An editorial in Iowa’s Quad City Times documented that Iowa Pharmacy Board voted unanimously that marijuana has medicinal properties and would benefit Iowans the way it does in the 14 states where medical marijuana is legal. The vote came after four public forums, which were precipitated by an American Civil Liberties lawsuit that urged public [...]

Military Stages A Coup In Niger

The military has overthrown the government of Niger, an African nation located north of Nigeria and sandwiched between Mali and Chad. According to Reuters, the junta staged a coup d’etat to push out President Mamadou Tandja.
On state radio, this statement was announced: “The president of the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy also said [...]

Iran: “A Military Dictatorship?”

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said that Iran is becoming a military dictatorship, according to BBC News. She said this while touring the region as she spoke to students at a local university. Sources say Clinton was there to help Saudi Arabia persuade China to stand against Iran’s nuclear objective.
According to Clinton, Iran’s [...]

Walgreens To Buy Duane Reade

The retail market continues to consolidate with the news that one drugstore giant has inked an agreement to swallow another. New York City’s ubiquitous drugstore chain, Duane Reade Holdings, has agreed to be bought by Walgreen Co. Walgreens will purchase Duane Reade from affiliates of Oak Hill Capital Partners in a cash deal for a [...]

Yale Study May Lead To Better Mosquito Repellents

A new study is helping scientists develop new ways to fight malaria-transmitting mosquitoes. Researchers found that most malaria-transmitting mosquitoes have scent receptors that detect compounds in human sweat. John Carlson, the Eugene Higgins Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology at Yale and senior author of the study said “The world desperately needs new ways [...]

HIV Research Makes A Breakthrough

Researchers have made a breakthrough in HIV research, potentially leading to better treatments for HIV, according to BiologyNews.net. Researchers from Imperial College London and Harvard University grew a high quality crystal that reveals the structure of integrase, an enzyme found in retroviruses like HIV. HIV uses integrase to paste a copy of its genetic information [...]

Want a Bagel with your Watermelon?

A commentary on stereotyping through food, plus the revival of “negro”, the census and a suggestion for open food stereotyping. Pop the top people!

Medical Marijuana Measures Make Waves

Blueberry. Skunk Diesel. G-13. These are all different types of grass, the illegal drug New Jersey just legalized for medical use. Weed has been given to cancer patients for years to help with nausea and appetite but recent studies show new pluses and minuses associated with herb.

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