Jul 15
These photographs, shot by Peter Menzel from the book “Hungry Planet,”
This is a fascinating look at what’s on people’s dinner tables across the globe, and is a telling visual of why the health of the Western world is in rapid decline from all our prepackaged, chemically processed and sugar-laden goods, and how much we’re actually paying for the privilege.
Chad: The Aboubakar family of Breidjing Camp
Food expenditure for one week: 685 CFA Francs or $1.23
Favorite foods: soup with fresh sheep meat
Japan: The Ukita family of Kodaira City
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Jul 09
Three Perth children who died within 24 hours of falling ill had contracted a combination of a flu strain and a pneumonia-causing bacterial infection, the West Australian Health Department says.
The department’s Communicable Disease Control director Dr Paul Van Buynder said all three children were under the age of five.
“It’s apparent that all three of the children who had tragic consequences had very similar illnesses that started with a mild Influenza A infection and gone on from there to develop secondary bacterial complications,” Dr Van Buynder said.
“Most of the children who have a secondary bacterial infection will develop a full-blown pneumonia and that will be part of the cause of the tragic consequences.”
Dr Van Buynder said an investigation by the health department had not discovered any links between the three dead children.
Worried parents have inundated emergency departments after the health authorities issued a warning on Friday urging parents to get children with fever and lethargy checked.
Double the number of patients normally seen were admitted to Princess Margaret Hospital’s (PMH) emergency department, PMH Child and Adolescent Services executive director Dr Robyn Lawrence said.
Ten children an hour had been seen on Sunday, close to double the normal rate, with some parents waiting up to three hours to have their children checked by doctors.
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