Posted By:  vkam Posted On:  Jul 13, 2008	Toronto Public Health Warns: Limit Children's Cellphone Use (to 5-10 Minutes Only)
Toronto Public Health is asking parents to think twice before giving their children cellphones. In what is believed to be the first policy of its kind in Canada, the agency is advising children and teens to limit the time they spend on cellphones until more is known about potential health...... [view]

Posted By:  vkam Posted On:  Jun 4, 2008	Warning: Cellphone Use During Pregnancy can Seriously Damage Your Baby
Study of 13,000 children exposes link between use of handsets and later behavioural problems Women who use mobile phones when pregnant are more likely to give birth to children with behavioural problems, according to authoritative research. A giant study, which surveyed more than 13,000...... [view]

Posted By:  vkam Posted On:  Jun 2, 2008	30km - Are You in the Nuclear Zone?
Pickering B Nuclear Plant: Safety has Eroded Canada's nuclear safety watchdog warned last month that it was concerned about an "erosion of safety margins" at the Pickering B nuclear station near Toronto. A letter from the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission surfaced Tuesday on...... [view]

Posted By:  vkam Posted On:  Jun 2, 2008	Event: Canadian Environment Week Events & More
-------------------------------------------- Commuter Challenge (Jun 1-7) -------------------------------------------- Commuter Challenge is a national program that encourages Canadians to walk, cycle, take transit, carpool or tele-work instead of driving alone to work. The Challenge supports...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  May 29, 2008	HIV/AIDS In The Workplace
Highlight On AIDS In The Workplace: By Tameka Lundy - Nassau, Bahamas: As the International Labour Organization [ILO] commends the Caribbean region for new programmes to root out workplace discrimination against HIV/AIDS infected persons, in The Bahamas trade union activists say they...... [view]

Posted By:  vkam Posted On:  Feb 13, 2008	Protect Yourself from Cellphone Radiation
A new study completed by the Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) on effects of the mobile phone radiation on human skin strengthens the results of the human cell line analyses: living tissue responds to mobile phone radiation. The results were published in the web journal...... [view]

Posted By:  vkam Posted On:  Mar 5, 2008	Non-Ionizing EMF Radiation: Preventive Measures on Wi-Fi & Cellphones
For those of you who believe in the safety of Wi-Fi and cell phones, please read on and think again... http://www.icems.eu/benevento _resolution.htm Official English Version http://www.icems.eu/docs/Resolution_JUL_2007.pdf Italian version French version German version...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Mar 29, 2008	HIV/AIDS Awareness Message Hits The Streets Of The Bahamas
HIV/AIDS Awareness In Rawson Square: By Sasha L. Lightbourne - Nassau, Bahamas: With HIV/AIDS on the increase among young persons in The Bahamas, one group felt it necessary to take the message of awareness and prevention to the streets. Youth Ambassadors for Positive Living (YAPL)...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Mar 17, 2008	"The CIA considers HIV/AIDS to be the greatest threat, estimating that by 2020 it will be responsible for over half of all deaths from infectious disease in the developing world…"
HIV/AIDS, This Real Terror: Bahama Journal Editorial - Nassau, Bahamas: While most of us sleep, HIV/AIDS continues its deadly course throughout the world. Hardest hit is Africa, south of the Sahara Desert. Thereafter, we find the Caribbean, inclusive of Haiti and our own Bahamas. The...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Sep 29, 2007	Bahamas: HIV/AIDS Rally Targets Youth Awareness Of The Deadly Epidemic In The Bahamian Society And World
HIV/AIDS Rally Targets Youth Awareness: By Kendea Jones - Nassau, Bahamas: With sixty-nine new HIV/AIDS cases reported for the first quarter of the year health officials are targeting young Bahamians to educate them about the deadly epidemic. This is why Kerzner International, the...... [view]