Here’s a rather nasty reason not to want to eat Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs):
Why eating GM food could lower your fertility
By SEAN POULTERGenetically modified corn has been linked to a threat to fertility in an official study that could deliver a hammer blow to controversial ‘Frankenstein Food’. A long-term feeding trial commissioned by the Austrian government found mice fed on GM corn or maize had fewer offspring and lower birth rates.The trial has triggered a call from Greenpeace for a recall of all GM food crops currently on the market worldwide on the grounds of the threat to human health.
Most of the research on GM crop safety has been conducted by biotech companies, such as Monsanto, rather than outside independent laboratories. GM advocates have argued that the fact the US population has been eaten some types of GM food for more than a decade is proof of its safety. However, these reassurances have been turned on their head by the study commissioned by the Austrian Ministries for Agriculture and Health, which was presented yesterday at a scientific seminar in Vienna.
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The team found changes that were ’statistically significant’ in the third and fourth litters produced by the mice given a GM diet. There were fewer offspring, while the young mice were smaller. Prof Zentek said there was a direct link between the changes seen and the GM diet.
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Monsanto press offices in the UK and USA were unable to provide a comment on the findings. CropGen, which speaks for the biotech industry, claims GM crops have been accepted as safe by Government authorities on both sides of the Atlantic.
-DailyMail in the UK
Birth control everywhere you look. Yummy!
Now we have an idea of why the GMO companies like Monsanto fight so hard to prevent labeling of their genetically engineered foods. If it was better for us they would want to shout it out to the world. The reality is it isn’t good food. It actively harms us in addition to the dangers it represents to biodiversity.
This is what NAIS and GMO foods and all those tax-payer paid for micro-managed govt so-called “caring for us” programs will be like and heck, we need a laugh, however sarcastic!
Medicare Coverage in a Nutshell:
The phone rings and the lady of the house answers, “Hello.”
“Mrs. Ward, please.”
“Speaking.”
“Mrs. Ward, this is Doctor Jones at the Medical Testing Laboratory. When your doctor sent your husband’s biopsy to the lab yesterday, a biopsy
from another Mr. Ward arrived as well, and we are now uncertain which one is your husband’s. Frankly the results are either bad or terrible.”
“What do you mean?” Mrs. Ward asks nervously.
“Well, one of the specimens tested positive for Alzheimer’s, and the other one tested positive for AIDS. We can’t tell which is your
husband’s.”
“That’s dreadful! Can’t you do the test again?” questioned Mrs.Ward.
“Normally we can, but Medicare will only pay for these expensive tests one time.”
“Well, what am I supposed to do now?”
“The people at Medicare recommend that you drop your husband off somewhere in the middle of town. If he finds his way home …………don’t sleep with him.”
Comment esbee — November 20, 2008 @ 6:50 am
esbee,
With the new National health Care System that will not be a problem, because everyone will be required to have a an RFID chip in their arm to recieve health care.
Unfortunately I wish that was a joke but if fear not. NJ did the pilot study two years ago. The Goobermint couldn’t ged real ID to stick so I think this will be the “compromise”
If you want a job, you must pee in a bottle, if you want healthcare you must wear the mark of the beast…
Comment Snazy snezy — November 23, 2008 @ 6:09 am
An unemployed friend of our youngest adult son broke her arm last evening. It was a compound fracture of both bones of the forearm requiring surgical placement of steel plates. She has no medical insurance.
First thing she was asked was if she had had her flu shot and since she hadn’t she was strongly encouraged to have one.
I am actually surprised she was given medical care at all although she did have to sit in the emergency room from midnight until 9 am before being prepped for surgery.
I suppose in such a situation most any of us would be willing to ‘take the chip’ or ’shot’ to be relieved of the agony we find ourselves having to endure.
Comment donna — November 23, 2008 @ 5:51 pm
Donna,
Hospitals are required to take emergency patients if they can. No insurance is not an excuse to turn them away. They will give her the same treatment as if she had insurance, and try to help her find some way to pay. I went through this with my brother-in-law who had a bleeding ulcer.
I am surprised they asked about a flu shot for someone who was probably not in a high risk group.
Comment Barbara — November 23, 2008 @ 7:31 pm