Lawmakers Express Distrust of CDC on Vaccine StudiesWASHINGTON — For years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has maintained that no direct link exists between early vaccinations and developmental disorders in children, but not everyone wants to give the last word on the subject to the government public health agency.
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill — responding to a growing clamor from parents and advocacy groups who argue the rise in the number of autistic children is linked to childhood vaccines — say they want the CDC o... (more)
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The Cancer Research Money MachinesHow many times do you see commercials on the boob tube that say cancer has become "a way of life," or "one in X number of Americans will develop cancer"? The drum beat is never ending for one cancer research center after another wanting your insurance company's bucks for treatment. A thousand special interest groups, including hundreds of hospitals and universities continue demanding more and more money from the people's treasury for cancer "research." We can find a cure, we just need more billi... (more)
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How to Detox Your Body of Depleted Uranium Residues, the Effects of Radiation, and Radioactive ContaminationHow to Detox Your Body of Depleted Uranium Residues, the Effects of Radiation, and Radioactive Contamination
from Radiation Detox.com
Sad but true: There are thousands of scientific references and medical studies out there on the fact that radiation and radioactivity can harm you yet, despite millions of dollars spent by the government to study radiation, virtually nothing is available about a detoxification diet or nutritional supplements you might use to mi... (more)
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Walnuts 'combat unhealthy fats'Eating walnuts at the end of a meal may help cut the damage that fatty food can do to the arteries, research suggests.
It is thought that the nuts are rich in compounds that reduce hardening of the arteries, and keep them flexible.
A team from Barcelona's Hospital Clinico recommend eating an ounce (28g) of walnuts a day.
The study, which appears in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, also showed walnuts had more health benefits than oli... (more)
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U.S. Rules Allow the Sale of Products Others Ban: Chemical-laden goods outlawed in Europe and Japan are permitted in the American market.OAKLAND — Destined for American kitchens, planks of birch and poplar plywood are stacked to the ceiling of a cavernous port warehouse. The wood, which arrived in California via a cargo ship, carries two labels: One proclaims "Made in China," while the other warns that it contains formaldehyde, a cancer-causing chemical.
Because formaldehyde wafts off the glues in this plywood, it is illegal to sell in many countries — even the one where it originated, China. But in the United Stat... (more)
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FDA not ‘nano-ready’, says reportA former FDA deputy commissioner for policy has denounced the agency's capacity to properly regulate nanotechnology products including supplements, a criticism that could inflame debate leading up to the agency’s first major public meeting on the atomic technology.
In a report commissioned by the Woodrow Wilson Center's project on emerging nanotechnologies, University of Maryland School of Medicine professor Michael Taylor concluded the US Food & Drug Administration's resource bas... (more)
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Chemo 'brain fog' can refuse to liftChemotherapy might change the way the brain works, triggering mild forgetfulness in some cancer survivors, says a small study out today.
The study of breast cancer survivors suggests the mental fog known as chemobrain might last longer than once thought and shows women treated with chemotherapy a decade ago still experience subtle memory problems.
The new findings may have implications not just for breast cancer patients but for other cancer survivors, says Ellen Co... (more)
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Federal trans-fat plan best: OfficialsHealth departments in New York city and Chicago are considering a total ban on restaurant foods that contain harmful trans-fatty acids, but health officials in Toronto say they favour federal legislation and regulations to deal with the issue nation-wide.
Three years after New York banned smoking in restaurants, health officials in the Big Apple are considering regulations that would bar cooks at any of the city's 24,600 food-service establishments from using ingredients that cont... (more)
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Pesticides found in a third of our food Nearly a third of food and drink products available in the UK contained pesticide traces, according to a report.
In 1.7% of cases the chemical residues exceeded maximum legal limits, according to the Pesticide Residue Committee's 2005 annual report.
A further 30.2% of the 3,787 items surveyed during last year had pesticide traces within those limits. In 2004 only 1.09% of samples contained pesticide traces above the s... (more)
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Certain veges hold the key to killing cancer cells Broccoli may hold the key to killing cancer cells, New Zealand scientists have discovered.
A team from Otago University's Christchurch school of medicine has found that compounds from cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, brussels sprouts and watercress help kill cancer cells which are resistant to other treatments.
Their research has shown that the naturally occurring chemical compounds known as isothiocyanates cause cell-suicide in cancer cells, including in... (more)
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Sixth grade girls to face mandatory cervical cancer vaccinations under Michigan billTuesday, a bipartisan group of female lawmakers backed legislation that, if passed, would require all Michigan girls entering sixth grade in the Fall of 2007 to be vaccinated against cervical cancer.
Lead sponsor Sen. Beverly Hammerstrom said the legislation is the first of its kind in the United States, and said the group believes the law could save girls' lives. American Cancer Society numbers estimate that 9,700 women will be diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2006 in the United... (more) There is something in this vaccine the powers that be really want you to take. |
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One fifth of US rice contaminated with illegal GM strain'Genetic engineering - hands off', the label says on a plate of rice contaminated with an illegal GM variety
Up to one fifth of rice entering the EU is contaminated with an illegal genetically modified (GM) strain from the US. Those are the findings of the European Commission's own investigation into EU rice imports, following the admission in August by the US government that untested strains of GM rice had entered the food chain.
If that wasn't alarming enou... (more)
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City removes fluoride from waterFluoride will no longer be added to Del Rio’s drinking water.
The Del Rio City Council made that decision Tuesday night after a presentation by John Morony, a retired college biology professor, who characterized fluoride as a poison and showed the council numerous research references that link fluoride to higher rates of cancer and other health hazards.
Following Morony’s presentation and a brief discussion by the council, Councilman Pat Cole said, “I make the motio... (more)
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"Miracle" cancer drug Glivec found to cause heart cell death, heart failureA study of targeted cancer therapy Glivec (Imantinib mesylate) found that the treatment could cause heart failure, and moreover, could indicate side effect issues for other targeted therapies.
The FDA approved Glivec in May of 2001 after 11 weeks of consideration -- the fastest review in the administration's history -- setting the stage for its use on patients with advanced stage Philadelphia-chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia. The treatment has been successful enough th... (more)
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Genetically engineered crops contain latent pesticides that are activated when eaten by consumersAccording to a recent article from the Institute for Responsible Technology, certain varieties of herbicides used on genetically modified (GM) crops -- though inactive inside the plants they protect -- can be re-activated after consumption and cause toxic reactions.
Herbicide tolerance (HT) is a common trait in roughly 71 percent of all GM crops, which are mostly comprised of corn, soy, cotton and canola. HT crops tend to make a lot of money for biotech companies, since farmers wh... (more)
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Paralysed author vows to dance all night after work-out wonder cureA BESTSELLING romantic novelist who was paralysed from the waist down for 16 years says that she has learnt to walk again after spending two minutes on a toning table.
Anne Bennett, 57, was resigned to life in a wheelchair after an accident while carrying books in her earlier career as a schoolteacher caused a disc in her back to collapse. Crippled by fibrosis and also suffering from ME, she was forced to give up her job and became largely confined to her home.
Doct... (more)
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FDA Approves Viral Adulteration of Our Food SupplyOn Friday, August 18, 2006, the FDA approved a viral cocktail to be sprayed on foods we eat. This is the first time viruses have been approved for use as food additives. The FDA wants you to believe it will be safe to consume these viruses every day for the rest of your life with no adverse health effects. This is a monumental announcement by the FDA, indicating they are throwing all caution to the wind regarding the safety of our food supply.
Are you willing to stand in line for ... (more)
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Don't Worry About Mercury Fillings, Gov't SaysWASHINGTON -- Silver fillings used to patch cavities aren't dangerous even though they expose dental patients to the toxic metal mercury, federal health researchers said Friday.
The Food and Drug Administration reviewed 34 recent research studies and found "no significant new information" that would change its determination that mercury-based fillings don't harm patients, except in rare cases where they have allergic reactions.
The FDA released a draft of its review... (more) "The science is over. There is no safe level of exposure," said Charles Brown, a lawyer for one of the groups, Consumers for Dental Choice. "The only thing standing between this and a ban is politics. They are still pretending it is a scientific question, but it isn't." |
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Drug industry paid for part of Medicare ads, lawmakers chargeA recent multimillion-dollar ad campaign that lends support to Republican lawmakers who support the new Medicare prescription drug benefit was partly paid for by the pharmaceutical industry, political officials say.
Though the U.S. Chamber of Commerce says it paid for the ads -- which are airing in 10 states -- a spokesman has refused to disclose whether or not the Chamber received funds from the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), an organization represe... (more)
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Whistleblower: Genetically Engineered Crops May Cause DiseaseMonsanto was quite happy to recruit young Kirk Azevedo to sell their genetically engineered cotton. Kirk had grown up on a California farm and had worked in several jobs monitoring and testing pesticides and herbicides. Kirk was bright, ambitious, handsome and idealistic—the perfect candidate to project the company’s “Save the world through genetic engineering” image.
It was that image, in fact, that convinced Kirk to take the job in 1996. “When I was contacted by the headhunter f... (more)
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Cancer alert over tin can and plastic bottle chemicalA gender-bending chemical found in babies' bottles and tin cans may cause breast cancer, scientists have warned.
Bisphenol A, used in the manufacture of CD cases, lunchboxes, sunglasses, water bottles babies' bottles and tin cans, has been linked to health problems ranging from cancer to miscarriage and infertility.
Industry has previously claimed the chemical is broken down by the body, making it safe to use. But new research casts doubt on this, with experiments s... (more)
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Biotech Firm, Govt. Hid Rice Contamination from PublicLast week, the US Department of Agriculture announced that US commercial long-grain rice supplies are contaminated with "trace amounts" of genetically engineered rice unapproved for human consumption.
The genetically engineered (GE) rice is known as Liberty Link (LL) 601. Its genetic code has been modified to provide resistance to herbicides and is illegal for marketing to humans because it has not undergone environmental and health impact reviews by the USDA and the Food and Drug... (more)
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Two soft drink companies agree to remove benzene-forming chemical from kids' drinks following lawsuitA group of parents, which sued two beverage makers in the District of Columbia Superior Court over the leukemia-linked ingredient benzene in their drinks, achieved a victory yesterday when both companies agreed to eliminate the ingredient as part of a settlement.
Benzene -- found in products like Zone Brands' "BellyWashers" drinks, which has labels sporting kid-friendly characters such as Spiderman and Scooby Doo -- forms in drinks containing vitamin C and either sodium benzoate o... (more)
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