Saturday, November 28, 2009

Vaccines are Big Money for Big Pharma


Vaccines are Big Money for Big Pharma

Vaccine sales are excpected to double, from $19 billion last year to $39 billion in 2013.

Omaha World Herald | Malaria. Tuberculosis. Alzheimer’s disease. AIDS. Pandemic flu. Genital herpes. Urinary tract infections. Grass allergies. Traveler’s diarrhea. You name it, the pharmaceutical industry is working on a vaccine to prevent it.

Many vaccines could be on the market in five years or less.

Contrast that with five years ago, when so many companies had abandoned the vaccine business that half the U.S. supply of flu shots was lost because of contamination at one of the two remaining manufacturers.

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Household Toxins Reach Babies Before Birth


Household Toxins Reach Babies Before Birth

New research shows that chemicals from everyday products contaminate women's bodies, and that their children enter the world already exposed to known toxics.

Sphere | Andrew Schneider | It is one of the worst nightmares for a mother-to-be: She's poisoning the baby in her belly, and there is little she can do about it.

Now new research out Tuesday has put hard numbers to those fears, showing that chemicals from everyday products contaminate women's bodies, and that their children enter the world already exposed to known toxics.

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Friday, November 27, 2009

Red Yeast Rice Helps Colon Health in Addition to Reducing Cholesterol


Red Yeast Rice Helps Colon Health in Addition to Reducing Cholesterol

In a recent study red yeast rice significantly stopped growth of colon cancer cells.

Nutrition for Optimal Wellness | Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS | Red yeast rice is a fermented rice eaten throughout Asia (1) that has been used for medicinal purposes for more than 1,200 years (2). Red yeast rice has been shown for more than a decade to be very effective in helping maintain healthy cholesterol levels. A 1999 study showed that 2400 mg per day of red yeast rice produced an 18% decrease in total cholesterol and a 23% decrease in LDL cholesterol (3). Now a 2008 lab study (4) suggests that red yeast rice may also help maintain colon health.

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Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Is BPA Turning Off Your Sex Life?


Is BPA Turning Off Your Sex Life?

Erectile dysfunction and ejaculation problems were two side effects in a recent study of men exposed to high levels of bisphenol A, or BPA.

AlterNet | Elaine Shannon | When people ask whether modern synthetics are damaging their health and endangering future generations, Topic A is nearly always bisphenol A (BPA), a synthetic estrogen, an integral component of polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins and one of the highest volume industrial chemicals in existence.

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Monday, November 23, 2009

Coffee and Cancer


Coffee and Cancer
Women who drink at least two cups of caffeinated coffee a day may have a lower risk for this cancer of cells lining the uterus.

Women dread a diagnosis of endometrial cancer, but those who drink at least two cups of caffeinated coffee a day may have a lower risk for this cancer of cells lining the uterus.

Coffee drinking seemed to particularly protect overweight and obese women, study co-author Dr. Emilie Friberg, at the Karolinska Intstituet in Stockholm, Sweden, told Reuters Health by email.

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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Non-Stick Cookware Hazards

Non-Stick Cookware Hazards

Toxic fumes from the Teflon chemical are released from pots and pans at high temperatures, potentially killing pet birds and causing people to exhibit flu-like symptoms.

EWG | Non-stick cookware has been popular because, well, it's non-stick -- very convenient to use and clean. But it also emits toxic fumes when overheated. Environmental Working Group recommends that you choose safer cookware to reduce the risk of inhaling toxic particles when you let that non-stick pan get a little too hot. And who doesn't do that occasionally?

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Niacin Lowers Cholesterol Better than Prescription Drugs


Niacin Lowers Cholesterol Better than Prescription Drugs
A new study out shows vitamin B3, also known as niacin, lowers bad cholesterol more effectively than common statin drugs.

A new study out shows vitamin B3, also known as niacin, lowers bad cholesterol more effectively than a common statin drug, ezetimibe, sold as Zetia. Statins inhibit the absorption of cholesterol from the intestine, which then reduces the amount of LDL (bad cholesterol) in the blood stream. Since high cholesterol has been linked to cardiovascular disease, lowering LDL levels has been widely adopted as good preventive medicine.

However a new study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, not only shows niacin contributing to a more significant drop in bad cholesterol (LDL), but also shows increases in the amount of good cholesterol (HDL). Niacin seems to reduce the plaque-like build up in veins and arteries when compared to ezetimibe. Most importantly, the study concluded “The incidence of major cardiovascular events was lower in the niacin group than in the ezetimibe group (1% vs. 5%, P=0.04 by the chi-square test).”

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Thursday, November 12, 2009

Mirafit FBCx Reduces Caloric Absorption Confirmed by Clincial Study


Mirafit FBCx Reduces Caloric Absorption Confirmed by Clincial Study

Mirafit fbcx is a soluble fiber derived from corn that reduces human body absorption of consumed fat.

Reuters | A scientific study presented at the annual meeting of The Obesity Society confirmed significant weight loss using the pill mirafit fbcx(R). Dr. K-L Catherine Jen and Dr. Joseph Artiss, principals at ArtJen Complexus USA, LLC, presented these clinical study findings on October 27, at The Obesity Society 2009 annual scientific meeting at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C., The Obesity Society's 27th annual scientific meeting.

According to Drs. Jen and Artiss, "Mirafit fbcx is a soluble fiber derived from corn that reduces human body absorption of consumed fat. Taken as directed, six tablets a day will reduce caloric absorption from 2,000 kilocalories/day to 1,500. This is equivalent to approximately 50-60 percent of fat or 25-30 percent of calories from the typical American diet. Five hundred kilocalories per day becomes 3,500 kilocalories per week, which equates to a weight loss of about 1-1 1/2 pounds per week."

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Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Lower Cholesterol Equals Lower Cancer


Lower Cholesterol Equals Lower Cancer

Low total cholesterol is associated with 60 percent lower risk of prostate cancer while higher levels of good cholesterol HDL may protect against lung, liver cancers.

Most people know that healthy cholesterol levels can help protect your heart. But new research suggests another potential benefit: a lower risk of developing some types of cancer.

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Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Chemicals, Cancer, and Conflict of Interest


Chemicals, Cancer, and Conflict of Interest

“Everyone should know that the ‘war on cancer’ is largely a fraud.” – Dr. Linus Pauling, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and the Nobel Prize in chemistry

A new documentary looks at some of the major chemical makers – including Dow Chemical, Bayer, Dupont, Monsanto – and how they produce cancer causing chemicals that pollute our environment, while at the same time, they are developing cancer treatments and profiting from the very disease their products are causing.

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Monday, November 9, 2009

Drugging Our Children For Behavior Control


Drugging Our Children For Behavior Control

Is little Johnny misbehaving? Perhaps he's jumping out of his chair at school and talking out of turn. For many people the solution is simple: fill those energetic children with drugs! They fit right into the mold (any mold for that matter) that a teacher / administrator / guardian may want.

The amount of prescriptions for psychotropic drugs for America's children has more than doubled between 1995 and 2000. There certainly exists devastating consequences of this excessive medicating of our children with mind-altering drugs.

The medical establishment, in partnership with the pharmaceutical megaCorporations, have decided that being a kid: fidgeting, speaking out of turn, not wanting to sit still, is a disease and it must be treated with dangerous (and expensive) drugs.

The diagnosis of ADHD is often made based on anecdotal evidence and standardized assessments from parents and teachers, without giving consideration to other potential factors like home life, diet and nutrition, and environmental toxins.

The end result for kids diagnosed with ADHD, as the video below shows, is almost always medications.

It gives one pause to wonder: For over 200 years the children of America have had easy access to guns and other weapons, yet RARELY ever committed suicide or violent acts in schools. Why is it that today a month doesn't seem to go by before children are acting like deranged killers? Take a look at this important video.

This revealing documentary by Gary Null details the devastating consequences of this excessive medicating of our children with mind-altering drugs.

The film focuses on children who have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), even though evidence to verify such a diagnosis is lacking.

Warning: If you care about the children of America, this film could be disturbing.

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A Glass of Wine Every Day May Be Good in Six Ways


A Glass of Wine Every Day May Be Good in Six Ways

The list of wine’s benefits is long—and getting more surprising all the time. Already well-known as heart healthy, wine in moderation might help you lose weight, reduce forgetfulness, boost your immunity, and help prevent bone loss.

With America likely to edge out France and Italy in total wine consumption in the near future, according to one analyst, and with women buying more than 6 out of every 10 bottles sold in this country, we’re happy to report that wine may do all of the following:

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Saturday, November 7, 2009

The New Religion of Consumerism


The New Religion of Consumerism
Our enormously productive economy demands that we make consumption our way of life, that we convert the buying and use of goods into rituals, that we seek our spiritual satisfaction and our ego satisfaction in consumption. We need things consumed, burned up, worn out, replaced and discarded at an ever-increasing rate.
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Friday, November 6, 2009

Decreasing Alzheimer's Agitation with Lemon Oil


Decreasing Alzheimer's Agitation with Lemon Oil
A medical study funded by the Alzheimer's society, has concluded that there are therapeutic benefits in aromatherapy for psychiatric disorders. Alzheimer's disease was included in the study. Clinical trials have shown a potential for effective treatment, but more clinical trials are needed.
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Thursday, November 5, 2009

Autism, Mercury and Vaccines


Autism, Mercury and Vaccines
Thimerosal... is directly related to the Autism epidemic. And it could have been prevented if the FDA was not alseep at the switch because of misplaced protectionism of the pharmaceutical industry.
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Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Life Support Systems on Earth Failing


Life Support Systems on Earth Failing

By some estimates, 12,000 species go extinct every year, and the rate is accelerating. Akin to a cataclysmic asteroid, pollution, logging, over-exploitation, consumption, land use changes and engineering projects have produced the planet's sixth great extinction of species.

Freshwater ecosystems may be the first collapse of one of Earth's life support systems in 13,000 years. Species that live in lakes and rivers are vanishing four to six times faster than anywhere else on the planet, said Klement Tockner of the Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries in Germany.

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Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Red Palm Oil - Ancient Healing Power


Red Palm Oil - Ancient Healing Power

For generations, red palm oil has been revered as both a nutritious food and a valuable medicine. Even now, scientists are beginning to recognise the value of the prized plant in the treatment and prevention of several diseases. Ben Ukwuoma writes on the latest scientific work presented at the International Biomedical Science Congress held in Birminghan United Kingdom by a Nigerian scientist, based in Cape Town South Africa on the nutritional and healing properties inherent in the plant.

It was prized by the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt as a sacred food. The oil was so highly valued that it was entombed with the Pharaohs so that they would have access to it in the afterlife.

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Monday, November 2, 2009

Low-Level Mercury Exposure, Zinc Deficiency and Learning Disabilities

Low-Level Mercury Exposure, Zinc Deficiency and Learning Disabilities

Child learning and behavioral disorders are on the rise. Increasingly, diet-related factors like synthetic food dyes, mercury contamination and mineral deficiencies are being linked to these problems.

A new study in this month's issue of the peer-reviewed Behavioral and Brain Functions Journal suggests an important new model for how these disparate factors in the food system may be interacting to create a much bigger overall problem than typically is appreciated by looking at these diet factors individually.

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