By Susan Heavey
(Reuters) – An epilepsy drug also used to help prevent migraines can increase the risk for oral birth defects in babies born to women taking the medication, health officials said on Friday.
The Food and Drug Administration said new data shows expecting mothers taking the drug, sold generically and as Johnson & Johnson’s […]
Alliance for Natural Health
Last month we reported on the dangers of many artificial sweeteners. Now a report links diet sodas to a 61% increase in strokes and heart attacks.
The American Stroke Association held their International Stroke Conference a few weeks ago, where researchers presented the findings of a landmark study on diet […]
BY KARA YORIO
NorthJersey.com
Everyone can agree that buying chemical-free food is the best route. But when it comes to navigating a grocery store, the search for healthiest foods — even when selecting fruits and vegetables — can get confusing and costly for consumers.
With produce, the easiest thing to do is learn what’s “dirty” and what’s […]
by Dr. Mercola
Orthopedic surgeons and bone specialists have been seeing an increasing number of unusual fractures among long-term users of bisphosphonate bone-strengthening drugs such as Fosamax, Actonel, Boniva and Reclast.
The latest and largest study suggests that women who’ve been on bisphosphonates for more than five years have a nearly three times higher risk of […]
by Dr. Mercola
Drugs that include traditional non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) as well as new generation anti-inflammatory drugs (COX-2 inhibitors) have been linked to cardiovascular risks.
Researchers performed a comprehensive analysis of all randomized controlled trials that compared any NSAID with other NSAIDs or placebo. The analysis included more than 30 trials that examined in total […]
Raw Milk Activist Liz Rietzig shows why Real Milk is so important to human health, and the incredible injustice of making one of the healthiest foods on earth illegal.
Real Milk Freedom Fighters on Food Network
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by Dr. Mark Sircus
It is too early to call everyone in North America to prepare for a radiation cloud streaming down radioactive particles from the accident in Japan. According to the media and government, America is not at risk due to radioactive fallout from the recent Japanese nuclear accidents in several reactors but that […]
Open Letter to FDA’s Dairy Head, John Sheehan: Why Hide Serious Government Data on Raw Milk Drinkers?
by Steve Bemis
The Complete Patient
The discussion following the previous post, about how government-developed data is used, strongly suggests that the American public isn’t being given the complete picture about illnesses from raw milk, and food in general. Now, in […]
by Tracy McVeigh
The Guardian
Breastfeeding produces not only healthier babies but also brighter children, according to a study. As little as four weeks of breastfeeding for a new-born infant has a “positive and significant effect” on brain development, it finds, right up to secondary school and beyond.
Read the Full Article Here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/mar/13/breastfeeding-child-brain-development
by Elizabeth Goldenberg
Onespot Allergy
I follow several food blogs, and after seeing repeated mentions of coconut oil, I became interested in trying it. Tropical Traditions graciously provided me with a few jars of their product to sample, and I turned to the Onespot Allergy Facebook group for tips on how to use it. […]
by Dr. Mercola
For several years, doctors, scientists and activists have been raising concerns about the possible connection between cell phones and brain cancer.
And recent research by scientists at NIH and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory conclusively determined that a cell phone’s electromagnetic field can indeed cause changes in brain activity.
CNN reports:
“Brain […]
by Dr. Mercola
Soy can be found in almost every product on your grocery store shelves — corn chips, ice cream, canned tuna and every packaged food you can think of. It goes under names like yeast extract, soy protein, soybean oil, soy lecithin and soy flour.
But soy is one of the top eight allergens […]
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by Martha Rosenberg
Since pharma discovered the ka-ching in pediatric psychopharmacology, millions of kids are on ADHD meds and other psychotropic drugs for conduct disorders, depression, bipolar disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, mood disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders, mixed manias, social phobia, anxiety, and assorted “spectrum” disorders.
They are even treated for seizure-spectrum disorders without the presence of […]
By Pete Kennedy, Esq.
Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund
A number of raw milk bills have been introduced in the state Houses in the current legislative session. What follows is a state-by-state summary of the bills that have been introduced.
IOWA – House File 394 (HF 394), a bill that will allow the sale of raw milk and […]
by Creation Evolution Headlines
March 12, 2011 — John Horgan, a blogger for Scientific American, wanted to use this headline 20 years ago, but the editor didn’t let him. Now that editor is gone, so Horgan let the cat out of the bag: “Pssst! Don’t tell the creationists, but scientists don’t have a clue how life […]
BMJ editor admits that they should have disclosed competing commercial interests in Wakefield attack
By John Stone
Age of Autism
British Medical Journal’s editor has been forced into an embarrassing admission that the journal should have disclosed connections with MMR manufacturers Merck and GSK when publishing attacks on the integrity of Andrew Wakefield in January (HERE). […]
by Ethan A. Huff, staff writer
(NaturalNews) Still think the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has your best interests in mind? According to new reports, the agency has arbitrarily decided to grant exclusive approval to KV Pharmaceutical to produce the one-and-only FDA-approved premature birth prevention drug — which is really just a modified, patented […]
by Brian Shilhavy
Created4Health.org
This is what the LORD says — your Redeemer, the Holy One… “I am the LORD your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go.” (Isaiah 48:17)
The book of Isaiah in the Old Testament portion of the Bible is one of the most […]
by Brian Thomas, M.S.
Institute for Creation Research
Where did the first living cell come from? According to The Independent, Charles Darwin “was flummoxed by the ultimate mystery of mysteries: what led to the origin of life itself?”
Since Darwin’s time, his naturalistic followers have been diligently seeking […]
Lavender Oil has Potent Antifungal Effect
by Dr. Mercola
Lavender oil could be a weapon in the fight against antifungal-resistant infections. The essential oil shows a potent effect against fungi responsible for common skin and nail infections.
Scientists tested lavender oil and found it to be lethal to a range of skin-pathogenic strains known as dermatophytes, as […]
