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Scared of Swine Flue? Try Panchyagavvya Ghrut

 Health  2 Responses »
Sep 082009
 
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All ye desi chickens scared of Swine Flu.

Take heart.

Help is at hand. Closer than you think.

India’s Go-Vigyan Kendra has a remedy in Panchyagavvya Ghrut.

And pray what is this Panchyagavvya Ghrut?

Oh, that’s a mixture including cow urine, dung, curd, milk and ghee. Sounds yummy, na?

Here’s an excerpt from the Bloomberg story:

Our medicines are effective against chronic illnesses such as tuberculosis and blood pressure and will strengthen the immunity of a person,” said Gopal Vohra, a vaidya, or Ayurvedic doctor, at Go-Vigyan Kendra. He said Panchyagavvya Ghrut, a mixture that includes cow urine, dung, curd, milk and ghee are among treatments by the group that can prevent the flu.

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Scary, Majority of U.S. Drivers Intexticated

 America, General  5 Responses »
Sep 082009
 
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We must confess that we too are guilty of this unhealthy practice (but stopped lately out of fear of an accident and the lurking cops).

But it’s all your fault. ;)

You see if you hadn’t posted a comment we wouldn’t have checked our iPhone while driving.

Wonder what excuse all the others have.

Majority Intexticated
A recent survey by online automotive community CarGurus has found that a majority of drivers had used a cell phone to read/write e-mail or text while driving in the last 12 months.

In the CarGurus poll, over half of respondents (52%) fessed up to using a cell phone to read/write email or text while driving in the last one year.

CarGurus cited a July 2009 Virginia Tech Transportation Institute study that truck drivers face a 23 times higher risk of a crash or near crash while texting than when not doing so.

Highlighting the growing concern over the dangers of using cell phones to read/write e-mail or text when driving, the U.S. Senate last month proposed a bill (ALERT ACT) that would ban truck and car drivers from texting or e-mailing while driving.

Some 14 states already prohibit texting while driving.

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