Jamelle Agbuis

China has promised to phase out its organ harvesting operations and move to a volunteer organ donation system over the next few years, reports the Associated Press.

The time from Thanksgiving to New Years is the most traveled month of the year. Even with the TSA nonsense at airports and increasing TSA presence at train stations, more people will continue the tradition of getting together with family members at some time during the holiday period.

I'm going to make a bold prediction about the outcome of the upcoming U.S. election: The winner will be the guy who supports GMOs and bankster bailouts. Which candidate is this? Well BOTH of them, of course.

Head coach Jack Lusic has identified Australia's generation next water polo players in an extended girls' born '96 target squad to tour Europe next year.

As we enter the sweet season, parents are worried kids might indulge their way to obesity by gobbling up too many Halloween candy. But having a little fun with candy once a year will not lead to childhood obesity, says Ken Haller, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics at Saint Louis University.

The Board of Cycling Australia has nominated dual Olympian and current Amy Gillett Foundation Chief Executive Officer, Tracey Gaudry, for the position of President of the UCI Oceania Cycling Confederation.

Pregnant women in rural Ghana are getting health information via mobile phone. The pilot project is part of an international initiative to employ mobile technology to improve the health of people in developing countries.

Domain has launched Domain Chinese today, the first property magazine for the Sydney Chinese community that not only features listings, but also editorial content as well as statistics and tools for the property investor.

This week, Mother Nature occupied Wall Street. CNN, the Weather Channel and the National Weather Service reported that the floor of the New York Stock Exchange was under three feet of water. A live video feed of the trading floor said otherwise. Maybe it was just wishful thinking. The stock market was closed anyway.

The perception of China's economic problems have changed. But they're still stuck with the same problems they had a few months ago. That is, the need to rebalance a historically imbalanced economy.

Yesterday, the Australian stock market fell nearly 60 points - or 1.3% - on heavy volume. It was the steepest one day fall in...we don't know, but its seems like a while. There was no real catalyst for the sharp decline.

The next time you visit your primary care physician for a physical, you may want to consider inquiring as to whether or not you will be billed extra for asking too many questions during your checkup.

With Hurricane Sandy leaving millions of people without power, it raises the question of "what do we do?" Perhaps the most pressing matter for many families is the issue of food. These tips can help those affected by Hurricane Sandy, and it can stand as a useful guideline for families to be prepared for future events.

In the shadow of Halloween, local health departments all across the country are holding creepy new drive-thru flu shot clinics this year as part of a nationwide "emergency preparedness drill" to see how quickly and efficiently large numbers of people can be vaccinated.

The true cost of fossil fuel reaches far beyond what is paid at the gas pump -- the expense of waging war to protect oil interests, governmental corruption, global warming and environmental destruction all are part of the equation. And don't forget about the health consequences as well.

The HSBC Champions event in China has lost some of its draw after the world's two top-ranked players, Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods - withdrew from the event.

Luke Davison (Budget-Forklifts) is celebrating after claiming his maiden Subaru National Road Series (NRS) crown, with the 22-year-old unrivalled as he held the Series lead for the final six events of 2012.

Well, it didn't take long after Hurricane Sandy passed into history as the largest storm of its kind in several generations for someone in Washington to call for billions in new federal spending to compensate for its damage - billions that will, of course, be added to the trillions of dollars in debt the nation already owes.

Vietnam is facing a housing catastrophe. A disastrous slump has overtaken its housing market. The government is embarrassed, the banks are bankrupt, and the economy is in a mess.

You're probably familiar with all sorts of mythologies promoted as "truisms" in modern medicine: Flu vaccines prevent the flu (they actually don't), CT scans are harmless (they aren't), chemotherapy works to save lives from cancer (it actually causes cancer), and so on. There are all sorts of falsehoods in dentistry, too: Mercury fillings are safe for you!

At least we're not Greece, and for that we should be thankful. What's happening in that distant part of the world is really a tragedy. Greece is in a depressionary slump. It's been that way since 2010. 'Bailout' funds, debt write-offs and years of austerity have achieved absolutely nothing.

When it comes to discussing U.S. healthcare and the economy, most of the debate is about how and if the government should help make sure medical care is available to everyone, regardless of income.

As the groundswell of support among the general public continues to grow for Proposition 37, the effort to require labeling of genetically modified foods in California, a group of food experts has joined the ranks of backers: Chefs.

Last week we mentioned that Germany's audit office wanted the Bundesbank to make sure German gold held in foreign vaults is...you know...actually there...and has not been leased into oblivion, never to back sound money again. Well the story gets better.

People Devising Looting Sprees via Twitter in Wake of Hurricane Sandy May Find Armed Resistance Waiting For Them

The government finally published its Asian Century white paper this weekend. It sure sounds impressive. With the kind of timing this government has, a giant meteor will strike the Asian continent and destroy it sometime next week.

Here's a question: if the machines and bots have largely taken over the share market, why did the New York Stock Exchange close for weather-related reasons two days in a row? It's the first time the NYSE has done that since the 1880s, way back in the 19th century. Maybe this will be a dry run for markets that operate without physical trading floors.

Despite yesterday's blowout $6 billion or so profit from ANZ, it turns out all is not entirely well in Australia's financial services industry. For the last five years, the pattern in the markets has been the same. A crisis starts at the margin, with a peripheral player, and then moves its way up the food chain.

Food Production: Feed the World and Make Money From Agriculture