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Sanders supporters will feel the burn, not the Bern, if he loses nomination

Sanders supporters will feel the burn, not the Bern, if he loses nomination

by | Aug 30, 2019 | American Presidency, Environmental Issues, International Health, Personal Reflections, Political Coverage, Presidential Election

Unlike a lot of politicians, Bernie Sanders doesn’t mince his words.  “It is absolutely imperative that we defeat the most dangerous president in the history of this country,” said Sanders, one of a large group of Democrats hoping to be their party’s candidate in next...
The most invasive animal

The most invasive animal

by | Sep 28, 2014 | International Health

Entering the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia feels like entering a military base. We were screened, pre-approved and rescreened before we could enter the premises and go through yet some more security checks. The CDC has a huge...
Diabetes deep fried on a stick

Diabetes deep fried on a stick

by | Sep 1, 2014 | International Health

In one of the early books of the series Little House on the Prairie, On the Banks of Plum Creek, Laura’s father Charles Ingalls travels hundreds of miles away to find work after grasshoppers destroyed their crops. It’s around Christmas and on the way back he...

Changing tastes and expanding waists

by | Aug 31, 2014 | International Health

The United States is the fattest country in the world. It is also one of the wealthiest. Those two pieces of trivia are not unrelated. In fact, there’s a noted correlation between bulging pay cheques and burgeoning body mass. The World Health Organisation (WHO) notes...