Today Friday, April 28, will be the last day for public consultation set up by the ministers responsible for agriculture, ecology and research on new programs on GMOs in 2006.
Its duration will have been 15 days (beginning April 14) ... only via internet ... and mostly during the school holidays!
Not to mention the lack of publicity around this procedure will still have the merit of explaining the late delivery of information on our Health blog.
This year the consultation will therefore be focused on 17 new cases of application for leave for research or experimentation Business Development Biogemma, Librophyt, Meristem, Monsanto, Syngenta and Pioneer on corn and a genetically modified tobacco. Following this consultation, Dominique Bussereau, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, after approval by Nelly Olin, Minister for Ecology and Sustainable Development, will announce decisions on new research programs in 2006.
But as it is better late than never, and that the opportunity is still given a voice: You can still review by visiting the page public consultation ogm.gouv site or by sending direct mail to BRAB.SDRRCC.DGAL @ agriculture.gouv.fr.
Note: The balance of the consultation last year (4 to 18 April 2005) on 11 research programs is available online. An opportunity to note that the 2451 only 101 replies were favorable. This did not prevent trials being allowed!
To ask whether the organization of these consultations is not just a way for the government to feel good.
Learn more about GMOs and links to weblogs that consultation 2006: Altermondes-LeVillage, news news environment, ecolo-zone.
Following the case of slimming capsules sold in a pharmacy in Paris, the French Agency for Safety Health Products has decided to prohibit "the importation, preparation, prescription and dispensing of magistral preparations, officinal and hospital containing thyroid powder, extracts of thyroid, thyroid hormones or derivatives of thyroid hormones. "This decision was taken after the commission of inquiry Authorisation Market (AMM) and several professional bodies who spoke on the merits of maintaining the market of preparations of thyroid extracts.
To learn more about the capsules based on thyroid extracts read this article and this one on destinationsante.com
The thermal effect, found in a person who uses his mobile phone for 20 minutes, is an increase of 1 ° C temperature of the tissues of the head in contact with the laptop. This increase can be felt up to 10 cm to the inside of the head, the consequences are a temperature difference of both sides of the brain. but the effects involved in this thermal imbalance are not yet known ...
Also means that the phone could be the cause of migraines, when is it? Some people complain of headaches after prolonged use of mobile. A study in rats suggests the hypothesis that the radiation emitted by phones could alter the permeability of the vessels of the brain. Which, in humans suffering from chronic migraine, would increase in frequency or intensity of pain.
Another effect, exposure to radio frequency emitted by the phones. They could be dangerous for users of metal-rimmed glasses or wearing earrings. Again nothing is scientifically proven. Some studies seek to prove that there is no cancer risk to the laptop. In contrast, a much more recent British study shows that people who regularly use their phones for ten years would have 40% increased risk of developing tumors of the nervous system.
If the laptop is a transmitter it is also a wave receiver. He received via antennas placed on the roofs of buildings or water towers. This can cause malfunctions of electronic equipment. Cases of medical devices disturbed was collected.
This shows that this question does not call for clear-cut answer. If you are concerned, use your cell phone with a handsfree kit. You can always follow this advice without falling into the cell phone phobia.
