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Bush colonoscopy leaves Cheney in charge | World news | guardian.co.uk

http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,2131404,00.html The US president, George Bush, will undergo what aides described as a routine colonoscopy tomorrow, temporarily leaving vice-president Dick Cheney in charge. What’s the difference between Bush’s colonoscopy and Iraq? Bush gets an anaethestic. (Would you buy a used country from this man? Or the other?)

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Sunscreen chemicals disrupt thyroid in rats – health – 03 April 2006 – New Scientist

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn8937-sunscreen-chemicals-disrupt-thyroid-in-rats.html UV light from the Sun can potentially cause skin cancer. But studies on the chemicals that block UV have already raised concerns over side effects. I’m feeling more and more secure about my decision to just avoid leaving the house entirely. No sunstroke, no UV, no chemical-induced cancer, plus I get a lot more […]

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Presidential Diseases – Diseases of the Presidents of the United States

http://www.healthinplainenglish.com/presidential-diseases/index.htm This is one of the stranger sites on the ‘net, not for the content – which is mildly interesting – but because of the exuberance with which it encourages you to Find out what diseases you have in common with the leaders of the free world! For their own sakes, I hope that no […]

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Copper Could Help Prevent The Spread Of Flu Infections

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/02/060214080834.htm Thanks to Pseudonym, I now know that copper neutralises the flu virus. One of the researchers suggests that similar antimicrobial efficacy may be achieved by the infusion of copper ions into fabrics, filters or other materials. Urgh. Torn. Which would I choose: Health or living in an extremely smelly world?

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