AMSTERDAM—The Dutch antitrust watchdog fined Apple 5 million euros ($5.7 million) on Monday, the fifth such penalty in successive weeks in a row over access to non-Apple payment methods for subscriptions to dating apps. The Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) says the iPhone maker is abusing a dominant market position by failing to allow…
Dutch Consumer Watchdog Gives Apple Fifth $5.7 Million Fine in App Store Dispute
Prenatal Exposure to Toxics Risks Delay of Child’s Brain Development
Everyday levels of a pregnant woman’s exposure to mixtures of endocrine-disrupting chemicals like bisphenol A (BPA), phthalates, and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), put their child at an increased risk of delayed language development, according to new research. Because hormones regulate much of human development, endocrine-disrupting chemicals—which disrupt hormone activity—can create developmental problems. In the…
Is Buying Really the Solution?
Often when we want to solve a problem or make some kind of change in our lives, we’ll go out and buy something: We want to get organized, we’ll buy containers or folders or closet organizers. We want to lose weight, we’ll buy diet food or an exercise machine or a gym membership. We want…
Crop Rotation Basics For Your Vegetable Garden
Crop rotation is one of the oldest and most effective strategies for organic pest control and maintaining healthy soil in your garden. Specifically, it means the planned order of vegetables or fruits in garden beds; avoiding planting the same crop (and the same family of crops) in the same space for a two or three-year period; and knowing what…
‘Metal-Organic Frameworks’ a Solution to Non-Refrigerated Vaccines: CSIRO
A CSIRO study has found MOFs (metal organic frameworks) to be a possible solution to address the challenge of transporting temperature-dependent vaccines. According to the study, for vaccines to work with the maximum potency, they must be stored in specific conditions to avoid degradation across manufacturing, distribution, storage as well as administration; also known as the…
Understanding Alzheimer’s, the Basics
February 22, 2022
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Researchers have explored many complementary health approaches for preventing or slowing dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease. Currently, there is no strong evidence that any complementary health approach can prevent cognitive impairment. What the Science Says Following are some of the complementary health approaches that have been studied in recent years. Fish Oil/Omega-3s. Among the nutritional and dietary factors studied…
Hormone Havoc: Chronic Stress & Adrenal Burnout
February 22, 2022
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The adrenal glands (AKA the stress glands) may be small, but they have a big purpose. These endocrine glands are located on top of each kidney and are quite useful when a flight-or-fight situation arises. However, our bodies can start to experience hormonal havoc when that same surge of the flight-or-fight response occurs several times…
More Strikes May Come Until Wage Demands Met: Australia Union Boss
Following months of industrial action by unions across industries, including health, education, and transport, the secretary of the peak union body in the Australia state of New South Wales (NSW) said more action was to follow until their wage demands were met. Unions NSW Secretary Mark Morey said rising inflation and cost of living, along…
Make Your Needs Your Wants, and Your Needs Few
Is that even possible? In this consumerism-obsessed, materialism-driven age of time? Is it possible to make a complete mental transition from being obsessed with what we want to being content with the simplicity of what we actually need? Can a person truly turn their needs into their wants and make their needs few? I am here to tell…
Pakistan PM To Visit Russia For Bilateral Meeting With Putin
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan will visit Russia this week for a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Pakistan’s Foreign Affairs Ministry said Monday. According to the ministry’s statement, Khan has accepted Putin’s invitation to visit Russia for a two-day visit beginning on Wednesday. “During the Summit meeting, the two leaders will review the…
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