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PUBLIC MARKS from adfunk with tag medical

February 2007

Severe Storms Strike Central Florida, Killing 14

Severe thunderstorms, and possibly tornados, ripped through central Florida early today, killing at least 14 people and tearing up houses, trees and power lines and blowing tractor-trailers off Interstate 4. The Lake County spokesman, Christopher Patton, confirmed the death toll, according to The Associated Press, but state officials declined to

January 2007

Eating Healthy and Organic on $7 a Day

We’ve all heard the joke: Whole Foods, whole paycheck. The humor seems exaggerated, until you shop there or at some other natural foods market. Before you know it you’ve spent $70 or more when all you were after was Fair Trade coffee, a fresh baguette and a few excellent cheeses. Sound familiar? One man recently admitted it costs him $800 a month to purchase his groceries from Whole Foods, and he’s only buying for himself, his girlfriend and an average-sized dog that he feeds like a human. That’s $200 a week—between $28 and $29 a day for a man, a woman and one satisfied pet. Who can afford that?

July 2006

People lose limbs for insurance money they never get

A racket involving doctors, lawyers and cops who conned people into losing their limbs by promising them insurance money has surfaced in Madhya Pradesh. According to the police, about a dozen people who were victimised by the ‘gang’ have been identified.