Maids cannot be trusted to have a day off, say bosses
The Malaysian Insider Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:56 PM PDT
KUALA LUMPUR, June 19 â€" The government is facing a backlash from employers and business groups over plans to give the nation’s 370,000 foreign maids one day off every week. Some fear the helpers will run away or catch diseases. Even the National Human Rights Commission, a government-funded body, said it was concerned about the decision, although it generally supported the move. “Maids would get ... |
How to deal with SWINE FLU
The Peninsula Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:27 PM PDT
• Fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. • Vary in severity from mild to severe. Pneumonia, Respiratory failure and even death is possible . |
Web-users have Hunch to make up minds
News.com.au Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:21 PM PDT
NEW online service Hunch wants to help people make up their minds about anything from dumping a boyfriend to choosing a car or getting a body piercing. |
Isabella boy survives lightning strike
Kern Valley Sun Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:31 PM PDT
Amber SirattKern Valley Sun "My body felt like it was on fire,†explained Lake Isabella resident Tyler Simmons during a segment on ABC’s Good Morning America, when he described how he felt when electricity passed through his body after lightning struck near him last Wednesday. |
Desparate Banksia Patients Defy Smoking Ban
Northern Daily Leader Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:28 PM PDT
BANKSIA patients, desperate to evade a Hunter New England Health smoking ban, are smuggling cigarettes into the mental health unit using body cavities and their underwear. |
Images reveal full horror of 'Amazon's Tiananmen'
Independent Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:27 PM PDT
First, the police fire tear gas, then rubber bullets. As protesters flee, they move on to live rounds. One man, wearing only a pair of shorts, stops to raise his hands in surrender. He is knocked to the ground and given an extended beating by eight policemen in black body-armour and helmets. |
Crycio Jorge’s paintings enjoyable as food
The Herald Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:48 PM PDT
Imagine art as food. Then imagine art as something that nourishes the body, mind and soul. Food as we all know is as exciting as it is appetising. As food, art can appeal anywhere, it could be in east, west, central or southern Africa we all enjoy it. |
A peek at recent health and fitness books, magazines and Web sites
The Indianapolis Star Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:43 PM PDT
Do you think vitamin C, Echinacea and zinc will help prevent you from getting a cold? Not so, say Indiana University School of Medicine professors Aaron E. Carroll and Rachel C. Vreeman in Don't Swallow Your Gum! Myths, Half-Truths and Outright Lies About Your Body and Health (St. Martin's Griffin, $13.95). |
Consumer Affairs / One mouth, five opinions
Haaretz Daily Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:35 PM PDT
"Know before whom you are opening your mouth - that's it in a nutshell. After all, you wouldn't let just anyone touch your body," says Dr. Haim Neuman, chairman of the Israel Dental Association's ethics committee, about the question facing anyone seeking dental care. |
Don't let little pests bug you this summer
WWAY 3 Wilmington Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:29 PM PDT
Video Don't let little pests bug you this summer Body Summer is just days away. That means more vacations, barbecues and outdoor fun, but while your trying to relax don't let the outdoor pests ruin your play days. Tis the season for summertime pests. "There about 3,000 mosquito species world wide, and I think about forty or so in New Hanover County,†said Eason Bryan of Mosquito Squad. To keep ... |
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