Colloidal Silver, Argyria and a man with blue skin

Paul Karason used a silver extract to treat a skin condition. But it ended up changing the colour of his face, leaving him with a deep blue tinge.
Man’s Skin Turns Blue After Silver Skin Treatment
He believes it happened because he rubbed it on his face to treat a skin problem.
A medical condition called Argyria has [...]

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Word of the Year 2007 – Klimakatastrophe

Does anyone know what this means?
It’s the official Word of the Year 2007 in Germany!
There is a Society for German Langage and they determine every year the “Wort des Jahres”
“Klimakatastrophe” ist standing for the fast change in climate we experience this time. If it’s a catastrophy in general is up to you, but there is [...]

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Swiss Chard or Guava?

Swiss Chard or Guava, this is the big question.
Guava has four to five times the amount of fiber and 19 times the amount of vitamin C as an apple! (Psidium guajava L.)
However: Swiss Chard and beets make a wonderful cabbage meal. It contains lots of Vitamin K.
The taste is similar to spinach with a slightly [...]

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Proteus Syndrome

Proteus Syndrome (elephantitis) is a disease that causes an overgrowth of skin, muscles and atypical bone development. It is extremely rare.
We can treat some of the symptoms but there is actually no known cure.
Joseph Merrick (1862–1890), known as the “Elephant Man“, suffered a case of Proteus syndrome.

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Kimkins diet

Kimkins diet is on the market since 2007. The diet, which is a low carbs, low calories and low protein, is seen by many to be nothing but anorexia in disguise.
Kimkins demands a near starvation so members do not eat more than 500 calories a day, or 20 carbs, skipping out on as many fatty [...]

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Vioxx settlement

Merck announced today that it will pay $4.85 billion to settle thousands of lawsuits by people who contend they or their family members suffered injury or died after taking Vioxx.
Merck withdrew Vioxx from the market in September 2004, after a clinical trial proved that it increased the risks of heart attacks and strokes. But internal [...]

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