Pesticides 'up Parkinson's risk' Exposure to pesticides could lead to an increased risk of contracting Parkinson's disease, a study has found.
Researchers discovered that high levels of exposure increased the risk by 39%, while even low levels raised it by 9%.
However, the Aberdeen University researchers stressed that the overall risk of developing the disease remained small.
In the UK, one person in 500 develops the incurable degenerative brain... (more)
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Caution: Some soft drinks may seriously harm your health A new health scare erupted over soft drinks last night amid evidence they may cause serious cell damage. Research from a British university suggests a common preservative found in drinks such as Fanta and Pepsi Max has the ability to switch off vital parts of DNA.
The problem - more usually associated with ageing and alcohol abuse - can eventually lead to cirrhosis of the liver and degenerative diseases such as Parkinson's.
The findings could have serio... (more)
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FDA approves pill that stops periods; is womanhood a disease?Conventional medicine has, for decades, preyed upon the "symptoms of womanhood" and attempted to transform every female activity from childbirth to menstruation into a disease requiring chemical treatment. Today, the FDA approved Lybrel, a daily pill for women that stops periods... forever.
The concept behind such a pill is based on the false idea that menstruation is a disease requiring a medical fix. Most sane people would agree that menstruation is, in fact, a natural biologica... (more)
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Government knew of HIV risk from imported blood The government's advisers on medicine knew that patients were at risk of contracting Aids from imported blood products as early as 1983, but ruled against a ban because of fears it would cause a shortage of supply.
Minutes obtained by the Guardian of a meeting held on July 13 1983 reveal that the Committee on Safety of Medicines (CSM) knew that "patients who repeatedly receive blood clotting-factor concentrates appear to be at risk" of Aids.
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The classroom 'cancer risk' of wi-fi internet Britain's top health watchdog has called for an inquiry into the use of wireless Internet networks in schools because of concerns they could be exposing children to the risk of cancer.
The demand came after it was revealed that classroom "wi-fi" networks give off three times as much radiation as a typical mobile phone mast.
Guidelines from the Health Protection Agency already state that masts should not be sited near schools because of a possi... (more)
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The Battle to Ban Toxic Toys"Phthalates" (pronounced THA-lates) are found in everything from cosmetics to IV bags to children's toys. Environmentalists and environmentally minded legislators are beginning to worry about long-term exposure to the chemical compounds.
Specifically, they worry about diisononyl phthalate or DINP, a plasticizer commonly used in soft vinyl products made for babies, such as bath books, rubber ducks and teething rings as well as bisphenol A (BPA), a building block for polycarbona... (more)
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Nestlé 'bypasses' baby milk codeThirty years after a boycott of Nestlé products was launched to highlight its unethical marketing of baby formula in developing countries, baby formula manufacturers are still failing in their responsibilities towards the world's poorest mothers and babies, Save the Children claims today.
It says around 1.4 million children die each year of illnesses such as diarrhoea that could have been prevented if they were being breastfed. But - despite the dangers of mixing infant formula wi... (more)
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TV toddlers 'become aggressive' Toddlers who watch too much television can become aggressive and suffer from poor attention span, a survey claims.
The report discovered that an increasing number of children are watching television at a younger age and that nearly half of children in the study were regular viewers of television, video or DVDs by the age of three months.
The figure jumps to 90 per cent of two year olds, according to researchers who say parents are ignoring the health warnings.
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New fears over additives in children's food Food safety experts have advised parents to eliminate a series of additives from their children's diet while they await the publication of a new study that is understood to link these ingredients to behaviour problems in youngsters.
The latest scientific research into the effect of food additives on children's behaviour is thought to raise fresh doubts about the safety of controversial food colourings and a preservative widely used in sweets, drinks and processed foods in the UK.... (more)
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TV ads boost eating of obese children by 130%OVERWEIGHT and obese children increase the amount of food they eat by more than 130 per cent after watching food adverts on TV, a study revealed yesterday.
Researchers at Liverpool University showed a group of 60 children a cartoon along with TV adverts for either food or toys.
The youngsters were then offered a selection of low-fat savoury snacks, crisps, grapes, chocolate and jelly sweets. The team found calorie intake was higher in the group which watched the f... (more)
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I'd always been pro-abortion..until the day I became a mother One liberal broadcaster describes her startling change of heart over one of the most emotionally charged issues of our times, abortion.
When I discovered I was pregnant in February 2005, after several weeks of heavy drinking and flying to and from the U.S. for work, I was 38 and in a settled relationship. And, despite my nonideal lifestyle, our baby was planned.
So far, so straightforward. What was unplanned, for me, were all the questions that... (more) Related: Women demand tougher laws to curb abortions: Ultrasound images 'of a 23-week-old foetus smiling and grimacing, have made people change their views' |
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Food additives linked to child aggressionPOPULAR food additives, preservatives and colours make children aggressive and disruptive, a ground-breaking experiment has found.
A New South Wales school that went additive-free for two weeks reported significant behaviour changes in students.
Sue Dengate, who runs the Food Intolerance Network and organised the project at Palmers Island Primary School, said the results were surprising.
"It was amazing. The children were more co-operative, the siblin... (more)
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Flu drug warning after two child deathsThe anti-flu drug that has been stockpiled by the Department of Health for a future epidemic has been given a new pack warning after reports of teenagers falling to their deaths from tower blocks.
Japan uses more than 60 per cent of the world's supply of Tamiflu
It has been reported that two 14-year-olds in Japan died in separate incidents while taking the antiviral drug Tamiflu.
The European Medicines Agency (EMEA... (more)
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Are Common Chemicals Feeding Obesity Epidemic?THURSDAY, March 15 (HealthDay News) -- Exposure to a class of chemicals commonly found in soap and plastics could be fueling the obesity epidemic by contributing to abdominal obesity and insulin resistance in men, a new study suggests.
The chemicals, known as phthalates, have already been implicated in male reproductive problems including low sperm counts and low testosterone levels. However, it's too soon to know whether they are actually causing these health problems, cautioned ... (more)
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Strong Suspicions of Toxicity in One GMO CornAllowed to go on the market in France and Europe, MON 863, a transgenic corn invented by Monsanto, has been at the center of a controversy over its innocuousness for over two years (April 23rd, 2004, Le Monde). These debates could resume after the March 13th publication in "Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology" of a study suggesting this genetically modified organism (GMO) is toxic to the liver and kidneys.
According to this work, consumption of MON 863 corn ... (more) Related: Who Controls the Food Controls the People |
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Arsenic's use in chicken feed troubles health advocatesPOCOMOKE CITY - Carole Morison steps into a vast metal building where 27,200 chicks cluster in darkness around feeding machines. Pipes pump a gray, gravelly mush into round steel bowls.
Along with the corn, fat and protein being snapped up by the young birds is Roxarsone - a feed additive made from arsenic. Perdue Farms requires Morison to feed it to her chickens to fatten them and fight parasites.
"It's very disturbing to me that people are being exposed to this ar... (more)
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Call to add fluoride to bottle waterBOTTLED water may soon contain added fluoride amid rising concerns about childhood tooth decay.
Consumer, health and industry groups were united yesterday in calls for the national food regulator, Food Standards Australia New Zealand, to overturn its ban on added fluoride. Only naturally occurring fluoride is allowed in bottled water.
Two months ago Prime Minister John Howard described the increase in tooth decay as a national tragedy and called for parents to give ... (more)
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The Really Big Lie About Autism About six months ago I wrote an OpEd piece called "The Really Big Lie About Autism" in which I described the persistent yet illogical claim that all the autistic kids filling speech therapy sessions, classrooms, and even whole schools, are the result of "better diagnosing and greater awareness" on the part of doctors. In other words, autism has always been ... (more)
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The Plot Against Mexican Corn: Big Biotech is Forcing Farmers to Buy GMO Seeds The "diableros" (hand truck hostlers) from Lagunilla market clustered around La Lupita's Ricos Tacos in the rough and tumble barrio of Tepito were not smiling. "Yesterday these cost me six pesos. Today, it's eight. Tomorrow, who knows, ten?" complained Rodrigo Aldama, 28, pointing at the three greasy tacos on his paper plate, "Vitamin T is rich man's food now." Vitamin T, a staple of urban diet here, includes tacos, tostadas, tamales, tortillas,... (more)
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Natural contraception 'effective'A natural family planning method is as effective as the contraceptive pill, German research suggests.
The symptothermal method (STM) assesses fertility levels during the monthly cycle by measuring body temperature, and observing cervical secretions.
The Human Reproduction study found using STM correctly led to a rate of 0.4 pregnancies per 100 women per year.
UK experts said natural family planning was effective - provided it was taught properly and c... (more)
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Half of women 'would think of having plastic surgery'HALF of British women - including some as young as 17 - would consider plastic surgery, says a new survey.
Almost a third (31 per cent) of women who are size 12 also think they are overweight or fat, according to the poll of almost 25,000 people.
Among those who are a size 14 - still below the average of a size 16 - 66 per cent think they are overweight or fat.
And almost half (43 per cent) of all women questioned said they had skipped a meal to try a... (more)
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They Want You to Eat Cloned Meat--And They Don't Want You to Know ItThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is close to letting into our food supply meat and milk from cloned livestock and their offspring. This is a really bad idea, and worth complaining about; they have asked for comments. An easy way to send them in is by going to the site set up by the True Food Network. The final decision will not be made until the beginning of April.
The FDA claims that cloned meat and milk are safe, in fact so muc... (more)
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Children's TV 'is linked to cancer, autism, dementia'Key quote
"It is the number of hours and the age at which they start which produces the biological effects. It is because of the medium, not the message, that these effects are occurring." - DR ARIC SIGMAN
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IT HAS long been blamed for creating a nation of couch potatoes. But a new report today claims that Britain's love affair with television is causing far more damage - both physically and psychologically - than previously thought.
The ... (more)
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