The head of Amsterdam’s health service wants to see sugar become a substance regulated by the government.
“Just like alcohol and tobacco, sugar is actually a drug. There is an important role for government. The use of sugar should be discouraged. And users should be made aware of the dangers,” Paul van der Velpen wrote on the government’s official public health website. Continue reading
Navy Yard killer Aaron Alexis reportedly suffered serious and prolonged mental health problems before his Monday assault.
Alexis, 34, had been treated for paranoia, hearing voices and sleeplessness according to a report from the Associated Press. Alexis, a full time U.S. Navy reservist from 2007-2011, was decorated with the National Defense Service medal and Global War on Terrorism Service along with receiving multiple positive reviews. However, Alexis did receive a general discharge, suggesting misconduct. Continue reading
A Tennessee high school has taken a group of students to a mosque where some were given free copies of the Koran. A student who opted out of the trip was given a worksheet that said Muslims treat conquered people better than the United States treat minorities.
Hendersonville High School honors world studies students were taken to the mosque and a Hindu temple but a visit to a Christian church or Jewish temple was not included in the curriculum.
The principal of the school told a parent they could not afford to visit all five according to a report by FoxNews’ Todd Starnes. Continue reading
Virginia Democratic candidate for governor was caught on video telling a woman that if he is elected he will take action to get around regulations that put requirements on abortion clinics.
Terry McAuliffe said he will use executive actions to get around the regulations passed by Virginia legislators requiring abortion clinics to meet health standards placed on every other surgical center in the state. Continue reading
A deadly amoeba that killed a 4-year-old boy last month was found in the water supply of a Louisiana parish where the boy had been visiting.
The CDC has confirmed that Naegleria fowleri was found in four different locations of the St. Bernard Parish water system. Officials say the water is safe to drink but can be a risk for infection should the water go up a person’s nose. The amoeba enters the brain through the nose. Continue reading
Rescue helicopters took to the air as weather finally provided a break to rescuers and the death toll climbed in the wake of Colorado flooding.
According to various officials across the state hundreds of people are still unaccounted for in areas around Boulder. Larimer County is reporting around 1,000 residents stranded and awaiting rescue by helicopter. Continue reading
A report in Christianity Today shows that abortion clinics are closing at a record rate with 42 clinics that provided surgical abortions closing their doors this year.
NOVA Women’s Healthcare in Fairfax, Virginia, the state’s number one abortion provider, closed its doors in July. They shut down after not being able to meet health regulations enacted by the state legislature. Continue reading
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that “superbugs” are becoming a serious public health threat.
Antibiotic resistant gonorrhea, a diarrhea-causing superbug and a fast-growing killer bacteria are part of infections that hit 2 million U.S. citizens every year and kill at least 23,000. Continue reading
Over 400,000 people have been forced to leave their homes after Typhoon Man-yi struck central Japan.
The Japanese Meteorological Agency said the country received “an unprecedented amount of rainfall” in central prefectures of Kyoto, Fukui and Shiga. In some places three inches of rain fell per hour. Continue reading
A D.C. police spokesman told reporters at a press conference that if it wasn’t for the police who arrived within seven minutes of the 911 call mass murder Aaron Alexis “would have kept shooting.”
NBC has reported that the killer served in the U.S. Navy from 2007-2011. Continue reading
