| Kicked to the curb by Madison Avenue
In last Sunday's paper, Jay Dyckman wrote a column for USA Weekend called "No longer hip" bewailing the fact that he would soon leave the 18 to 34 age range. It's considered the coveted demographic. Advertisers and marketing groups kill themselves vying for the attentions - and funds - of such a trendy, snarky group. When you're 18 to 34 you're young, pliable and will pledge allegiance to a product if that product is cool enough. And during those 16 years, you know all about cool because that's when you produce your special cool genes. They tell you what to wear, what to eat, what music to listen to and where to find a social life. But the day you turn 35, your official membership card in Club Hip expires. The grownup fairy swoops in and changes all your cool genes to responsible genes.
Seniors, senator fear confiscation of Canadian drugs is new crackdown
MIAMI -- Federal officials confiscated at least 37 packages of medicine from Canada shipped to South Florida consumers in late January, despite an October promise to stop targeting drugs imported for personal use.
A U.S. Food and Drug Administration spokeswoman said in a brief statement last week that Canadian pharmacy shipments were detained at Miami International Airport for strictly routine reasons.
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January is Cancer Consciousness Month
San Jose, Antique (23 January) -- "Winning the Challenges through Healthy Lifestyle" is this year's theme in observance of Cancer Consciousness Month this January. Dr. Norman Tanchuan, Provincial Health Officer reported that in the previous years, cancer is the number four leading cause of deaths in the province. The statistics has increased from 166 deaths in 2004 to 243 in 2005. Of the total recorded cases in 2005, 129 were women while most deaths from aged 15-59 recorded 132 cases, three deaths from children aged 3-15 years old and 108 died from 65 years and over. Among the common types of cancers are lung, liver, breast, uterine, colon interabdominal, arteries, prostate, pancreas, gastric, throat, and ovary, said Mildred Quilino, Information Officer, PHO. PHO Tanchuan emphasized that cancer can be preventable with early detection and necessary precautionary measures.
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