By Peter Jamison SFWeekly.com ​According to the San Francisco-based organization California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform (CANHR), more than 25,000 California nursing-home residents are being given anti-psychotic drugs. That’s about a quarter of the state’s nursing-home population, and according to CANHR and other elder-rights activists, it’s a figure that’s way too high — particularly considering […]

By Dr. Mercola Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) is not contagious. It is an autoimmune disorder that develops when a person’s own immune system attacks and damages the myelin sheath of the body’s nerves, causing muscle weakeness and paralysis. GBS symptoms can last for a few weeks or months or can become permanent. In rare cases, […]

By Pete Kennedy, Esq. Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund On November 1, a group of mothers who feed their children raw milk and others who oppose the FDA’s enforcement actions against the distribution of raw dairy products will hold a demonstration outside the agency’s headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland. The rally will protest against the criminalization […]

By Norma Erickson, President Sane Vax Inc. In response to the recent announcement by SANE Vax Inc. of the discovery of genetically modified HPV DNA residue in multiple vials of Gardasil, the FDA posted the following page on their site, FDA Information on Gardasil – Presence of DNA Fragments Expected, No Safety Risk. The FDA […]

by Dr. Mercola Carole Baggerly is the director and founder of an organization called GrassrootsHealth, which is primarily focused on creating awareness about the profound importance of vitamin D for optimal health. They’re also developing and substantiating research to support the use of vitamin D as a prevention strategy against diseases like cancer. Carole’s interest […]

By Stuart Pfeifer Los Angeles Times Excerpts: The bust had all the makings of a major criminal investigation. Ten law enforcement and regulatory agencies dedicated hundreds of hours of personnel to track the suspects. They used high-tech video equipment hidden on a utility pole for round-the-clock surveillance and undercover agents to make covert buys. Defense attorneys […]

by Michael Belkin The Refusers The flu vaccine and the pertussis vaccine just received resounding failure grades from mainstream scientific studies. The first study from The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal showed that the injection flu vaccine (inactivated trivalent vaccine, the most widely prescribed type of vaccine in the U.S.) — had a pooled efficacy of 59% […]

By Andrew W. Saul National Health Federation It Just Takes Lots of Pharmaceutical Industry Cash Recent much trumpeted anti-vitamin news is the product of pharmaceutical company payouts. No, this is not one of “those” conspiracy theories. Here’s how it’s done: 1) Cash to study authors. Many of the authors of a recent negative vitamin E […]

By Associated Press WashingtonPost.com Excerpts: Pat Summitt has handled the talk about her dementia diagnosis the same way she manages Tennessee basketball and her life: with control and determination. The Hall of Fame coach dictated how news of her condition was revealed in August and has made it clear since that she wants the focus to […]

by Dr. Mercola Death by medicine is a 21st-century epidemic, and America’s “war on drugs” is clearly directed at the wrong enemy! Prescription drugs are now killing far more people than illegal drugs, and while most major causes of preventable deaths are declining, those from prescription drug use are increasing, an analysis of recently released […]