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A former flight attendant caught smuggling over 100 pounds of a deadly new synthetic drug made of human bones faces up to 25 years in a Sri Lankan prison.Charlotte May Lee, 21, from the United Kingdom, was seized at Bandaranaike Airport in the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo earlier this month after allegedly carrying suitcases full of "kush," a new[-ish] drug originating in West Africa which kills an estimated dozen people a week in Sierra Leone alone.

A psychoactive drug made from human bones is leaving addicts digging up graves in order to get their fix. Police officers are guarding cemeteries in Freetown, Sierra Leone, after more people are turning to the drug Kush. It is made from a variety of toxic substances, with one of its main ingredients is ground-up human bone. Human remains contain traces of sulphur, which allegedly can enhance the affects of drugs. It first emerged in the country around six years ago and induces a hypnotic high which can last for several hours. One former user Abu Bakhar, 25, told Channel 4...

Sierra Leone has declared a national emergency over a psychoactive drug made from human bones. The country has witnessed a sharp spike in abuse of the drug, kush, forcing police officers to guard cemeteries in the capital of Freetown, to stop young men from digging up skeletons to get high. Kush is a drug made from a variety of substances, including toxic chemicals, herbs, cannabis, disinfenctant but one of its main ingredients is ground-up human bone, as they contain traces of sulphur, which allegedly can enhance the drugs effect. In a nationwide broadcast yesterday, Sierra Leone's President Bio said: 'Our...

Studies of rock and dust from asteroid Bennu delivered to Earth by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification and Security–Regolith Explorer) spacecraft have revealed molecules that, on our planet, are key to life, as well as a history of saltwater that could have served as the “broth” for these compounds to interact and combine. The findings do not show evidence for life itself, but they do suggest the conditions necessary for the emergence of life were widespread across the early solar system, increasing the odds life could have formed on other planets and moons. “NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission already is...

The latest discoveries were made by Webb's Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) instrument as part of the James Webb Observations of Young ProtoStars (JOYS+) program and revealed key chemical ingredients astronomers are looking for in the search for distant worlds that could be home to life.Given that they are young protostars, IRAS 2A and IRAS 23385 do not appear to have planets in orbits around them yet. However, the detections of organic molecules around them are promising indicators for regions of future habitability.Along with the detection of ethanol, MIRI has also detected what astronomers believe is probably acetic acid, an ingredient commonly...

... Though biofuels have been touted for their ability to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, assessing the environmental impact of bioethanol requires including greenhouse gas emissions related to the crops needed for its production. And "the carbon balance of ethanol relative to gasoline isn't as good as it was originally anticipated," Tyler Lark, a scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison told AFP. In 2005, Congress passed a "Renewable Fuel Standard," which required transportation fuel to include a volume of biofuel that increased over time. The law was further expanded in 2007. As a result, 2.8 million additional hectares of corn were...

A cancer causing chemical is forcing hundreds of homeowners nationwide out of their new homes after a Seattle-based company used formaldehyde on floor joists.

Okay, we all know that Hillary is in hiding because the media is going to give their all and try to pull here over the finish line. They have received their marching orders and their talking points and they have put out a mob hit on Donald Trump. The less Hillary is seen and heard it appears her poll numbers rise while the media attacks Donald Trump 24 hours a day to distract from the fact that Hillary is low energy, in bad health and can't keep up with the stamina of Donald Trump. Plus she doesn't do news conference...

Toxic chemicals used in everyday products such as household cleaners, clothing and furniture have been linked to serious illnesses, including cancer, infertility, diabetes and Parkinson’s disease. Under current law, only a small fraction of chemicals used in these products have been reviewed for safety. A bill that Congress sent President Barack Obama on Tuesday would set new safety standards for asbestos and other dangerous chemicals, including formaldehyde, styrene and BPA, that have gone unregulated for decades. The bill would update the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act to require the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to evaluate new and existing chemicals against...

Last week, I discovered Frank Schnell when he wrote a comment on formaldehyde and said it was not a cancer-causing agent and that the EPA had lied about it. His comment was on an American Council on Science and Health posting by Josh Bloom, Ph.D. (organic chemistry), with a 20-year history of pharmaceutical research. Bloom busied himself in the post eviscerating a scare-monger on formaldehyde from the enviro-fanatic group National Resources Defense Council, and did a good job, but in the third or fourth comment, I saw a gem – a brief but insightful discussion by a man who described...

Lumber Liquidators shares are getting smoked after a report aired on "60 Minutes" Sunday night that showed major issues at some of the company's factories in China. Near 11:15 a.m. ET on Monday, shares of the company were down more than 22%. In premarket trade Monday, shares of Lumber Liquidators — North America's largest specialty retailer of hardwood floor — were down as much as 24%. At the opening bell on Monday, shares of the company were halted, news pending. Just after 11:00 a.m. ET, the company released a statement regarding the "60 Minutes" report, saying the newsmagazine used an...

Did I just hear the woman say she's going to do 4-6%?

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A state official said Wednesday that he "can guarantee" some West Virginians are breathing in traces of a carcinogen while showering after the chemical spill, but federal health guidelines say people need to breathe "a lot of it" to be a problem.

The new blue uniforms issued to Transportation Security Administration officers at hundreds of airports nationwide may have a snazzy look, but they have become a major irritant for some of those employees. The new uniforms are causing rashes and other irritations among transportation security officers who screen passengers at airports, according to the union representing the workers. "We're hearing from hundreds of TSOs that this is an issue," said Emily Ryan, a spokeswoman for the American Federation of Government Employees. Most of the complaints have been for skin rashes, but they have also included runny or bloody noses, lightheadeness, red...

Tainted Fish From Famous Chinese Lake Found OCTOBER 15, 2008 08:48 Tainted ayu, or “sweetfish,” with high levels of formaldehyde and as hard as rubber have been found in China’s Jiangsu Province. Chinese media reported yesterday that Jiangsu authorities found the tainted fish after studying ayu caught in Lake Tai (Taihu) and sold in a market in the city of Wuxi. A Wuxi agricultural official said, “The so-called rubber sweetfish has been a social issue after being found in Suzhou. But this is the first time for the contaminated fish to be found in Wuxi.” He said the rubber sweetfish...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Pig fetuses believed stolen from a biology lab at a Des Moines high school were found impaled on car antennas at a rival school's parking lot in West Des Moines. The incident was discovered on Tuesday at Dowling Catholic High School. The pig fetuses were believed stolen from Roosevelt High School. They were on about 15 cars, along with a pound of biology-class crawfish that were smeared on hoods and windshields. "You could smell the formaldehyde from a block away," Dowling Assistant Principal Ron Meyers said.

(JAKARTA) - Local supplier PT Hawaii Confectionery Factory has withdrawn its product "Blackcurrant" candy from the market due to public concern over the possibility it contains the recently banned chemical formaldehyde. "Blackcurrant candy is a domestic product that is manufactured under a Health Ministry license, but we have decided to withdraw it from the market in the interests of consumer safety until the agency gives us the results," the company's marketing manager, Rusmin Soetjipto, said in a media release issued Monday. Blackcurrant candy is currently being tested for formaldehyde at the Food and Drug Monitoring Agency, although the company has...

WELLINGTON, Aug 21 (Reuters) - The New Zealand government said on Tuesday it was investigating the safety of imported clothing from China and other countries following concerns that it contained dangerous levels of chemicals. The Ministry of Consumer Affairs said the investigation had been launched after a local television programme found woollen and cotton fabrics imported from China contained levels of formaldehyde up to 900 times the safety limit set by the World Health Organisation. ... Chinese officials have said the world should have faith in the "made-in-China" label and that a spate of product recalls has been unfair, biased...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand‘s government is investigating clothing imports from China after some were found to contain dangerously high levels of the chemical formaldehyde, officials said Monday. Formaldehyde — a preservative that is used to give a permanent press effect to clothes and also as an embalming fluid — can cause problems ranging from skin rashes to cancer. "Target" producer Simon Roy said scientists from government agency AgriQuality had tested a variety of new children‘s and adult‘s clothes. Ministry of Consumer Affairs general manager Liz MacPherson said it had launched an investigation into the nature and size of...

The government has launched an urgent investigation after tests revealed dangerously high levels of poison in many of the clothes we wear. Scientists working for TV3's target programme showed formaldehyde in clothes made in china at levels 900 times higher than is safe. Mother-of-two Susan Lord is careful to give her daughters healthy, nutritious food and make her home safe for them. But there's a hidden danger lurking in their wardrobe and it is putting all of us at risk. Tests of new children's clothes bought in New Zealand shops, including the Warehouse and Kmart, found alarmingly high levels of...