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A diet with lots of fish fatty acids has no effect on memory and concentration in the elderly. It also does not improve their wellbeing. This is the conclusion of research by Ondine van de Rest at the Dept. of Human Nutrition of the Wageningen University.

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Manto Tshabala-Msimang was a Minister of Health in the South African government from 1999 to 2008 under President Thabo Mbeki, also known as an AIDS denialist. She died today, December 16, 2009 in the Wits University Donald Gordon Medical Centre & Medi-Clinic ICU from complications related to her first liver transplant.
In spite of the fact that [...]

Oral Roberts, a well-known evangelist and faith-healer, has kicked the bucket yesterday, December 15, 2009. There is one fewer con-artist and obvious fraud on this planet now, and we’re better for it.

Asheville City, North Carolina, is being threatened with a lawsuit for accepting Cecil Bothwell as a council member because he is an atheist.

According to the constitution of the United States, religion cannot be a reason to bar someone from taking up public office:
Article 6 - Debts, Supremacy, Oaths
All Debts contracted and Engagements entered into, before the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be as valid against the United States under this Constitution, as under the Confederation.
This Constitution, and [...]

According to the North Carolina Constitution, atheists are not allowed to serve in public office.
In flagrant violation of the US constitution, anyone taking up office must swear an oath which references God:
Sec. 7. Oath.
Before entering upon the duties of an office, a person elected or appointed to the office shall take and subscribe the following [...]

Religionists often claim that there is no evidence for Darwin’s theory of evolution. World-famous biologist and author Richard Dawkins takes them on and shows how wrong this claim is.