September 2007 - Posts

• International Infant Mortality Rates - Behind the numbers The Information below is provided by the Congressional Budget Office which compiled figures from the National Center for Health Statistics Problems of definition and measurement hamper crossnational comparisons of health statistics. For example, very Read More... Posted Friday, September 28, 2007 9:03 AM by | 0 Comments

• United States has best survival rates for all types of cancer UK cancer survival rate lowest in Europe By Nicole Martin Last Updated: 3:09am 24/08/2007 Cancer survival rates in Britain are among the lowest in Europe, according to the most comprehensive analysis of the issue yet produced. England is on a par with Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 26, 2007 11:44 PM by | 0 Comments

• The Soros Threat To Democracy INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY | Posted Monday, September 24, 2007 4:20 PM PT Democracy: George Soros is known for funding groups such as MoveOn.org that seek to manipulate public opinion. So why is the billionaire's backing of what he believes in problematic? Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 26, 2007 11:50 AM by | 0 Comments

• Hollywood left loves dictators What is up with Hollywood's love for people like Hugo Chavez and Fidel Castro? Kevin Spacey met with Hugo Chavez Monday September 25th for several hours and was seen shaking his hand warmly after their meeting. Sean Penn and Danny Glover are two other Read More... Posted Tuesday, September 25, 2007 12:09 PM by | 0 Comments

• Sarkozy says letting Iran go nuclear could cause war Tuesday, September 25th, 2007. UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Allowing Iran to acquire nuclear weapons could destabilize the world and lead to war, French President Nicolas Sarkozy told the United Nations on Tuesday. In his maiden speech to the U.N. General Read More... Posted Tuesday, September 25, 2007 12:05 PM by | 0 Comments

• Socialized Medicine - a recipe for disaster I stumbled upon a discussion forum about socialized medicine and had to cut and paste the following post. This is a brilliantly written post by a person under the alias of "Task", and it's a must read: It is Interesting that the subject of socialized Read More... Posted Tuesday, September 25, 2007 1:59 AM by | 0 Comments

• Poverty in America - behind the numbers The following article delves into the details of what it's really like to be "poor" in America. The statistical information provided in the article comes directly from the Census Bureau and will show that America's poor are far from destitute, something Read More... Posted Tuesday, September 25, 2007 1:37 AM by | 0 Comments

• Canadian Belinda Stronach travels to U.S. for cancer treatment Sep 14, 2007 04:30 AM Susan Delacourt Ottawa Bureau OTTAWA–Belinda Stronach, the MP for Newmarket-Aurora and former cabinet minister, travelled outside Canada's health-care system to California for some of her *** cancer treatment earlier this year. Stronach, Read More... Posted Monday, September 17, 2007 5:33 PM by | 0 Comments

• Greenspan clarifies Iraq war comments By Bob Woodward Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, September 17, 2007; A03 Alan Greenspan , the former Federal Reserve chairman, said in an interview that the removal of Saddam Hussein had been "essential" to secure world oil supplies, a point he emphasized Read More... Posted Monday, September 17, 2007 5:28 PM by | 0 Comments