Archive for July, 2005
Living with chronic pain
Excellent interview with the author of a book about her chronic daily headaches and chronic fatigue. She dismisses toxic causes at one point, but I still think it’s well worth reading. [subscription required but you can view a commercial to read it free] Paula Kamen has had a headache for 14 years. Her unlikely and [...]
Full StoryPesticides May Be Sickening School Kids
Washington Post: By LINDSEY TANNER The Associated Press Tuesday, July 26, 2005; 8:20 PM CHICAGO — Pesticide use in or near U.S. schools sickened more than 2,500 children and school employees over a five-year period, and though most illnesses were mild, their numbers have increased, a nationwide report found. Sources include chemicals to kill insects [...]
Full StoryFresh fears raised about aspartame
The Guardian: The European Food Safety Authority is reviewing “as a matter of high priority” the results of a large new study into aspartame, the artificial sweetener consumed by millions of people worldwide and used in more than 6,000 food and drink products. Researchers at the Ramazzini Institute for cancer research in Italy say their [...]
Full StoryBodyBurden 2 – The Pollution in Newborns
Environmental Working Group: Over the past 50 years, as infectious childhood diseases like polio, smallpox, rheumatic fever, and diphtheria have largely been controlled, chronic conditions of less obvious origins have taken their place. Asthma, autism, attention deficit and hyperactivity disorders (ADD and ADHD), childhood brain cancer and acute lymphocytic leukemia have all increased over the [...]
Full StoryIf the auto industry operated like Big Pharma: fifteen things you might notice
News Target: 1. Your average car would cost $4.5 million, representing a 30,000% markup over cost, which is typical for prescription drugs. Automakers would justify this price by saying they needed the money to fund research and development, but in reality, most of their research would be funded by taxpayer dollars through government grants and [...]
Full StoryGovernment Abandons Children to Big Food
AlterNet: A government-convened panel that was intended to discuss ways to limit marketing junk food to kids instead became an enormous PR opportunity for the junk food industry. With rising rates of childhood obesity and diabetes, you might think that when the federal government convenes a meeting on how food companies market food to kids, [...]
Full StoryChronic fatigue is not all in the mind
New Scientist: AT LONG last, we are beginning to get to grips with chronic fatigue syndrome. Differences in gene expression have been found in the immune cells of people with the disease, a discovery that could lead to a blood test for the disorder and perhaps even to drugs for treating it. The symptoms of [...]
Full StorySunlight emerging as proven treatment for breast cancer, prostate cancer and other cancers
From NewsTarget.com: Taking a daily 10 to 15 minute walk in the sun not only clears your head, relieves stress and increases circulation – it could also cut your risk of breast cancer in half. At least that’s what Esther John, an epidemiologist at the Northern California Cancer Center, recommends. And there’s plenty of proof [...]
Full StoryHow to grow your own pharmaceuticals
From NewsTarget.com: It’s very easy to grow powerful medicines that can lower your cholesterol, protect your heart, reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease, enhance nervous system function, and protect you from diabetes and many other chronic diseases. Every plant is a pharmaceutical factory provided by nature. It’s like a multi-million dollar pharmaceutical laboratory that takes [...]
Full StoryWhite flour contains diabetes-causing contaminant alloxan
From Newstarget.com by Dani Veracity You may want to think twice before eating your next sandwich on white bread. Studies show that alloxan, the chemical that makes white flour look “clean” and “beautiful,” destroys the beta cells of the pancreas. That’s right; you may be devastating your pancreas and putting yourself at risk for diabetes, [...]
Full StorySick: Evan Levine on The Paula Gordon Show
The health care system “stinks” in the United States, according to Dr. Evan Levine. He’s a practicing cardiologist who refuses to be silent any longer about what he considers the terrible condition of America’s biggest industry — health care — where Americans spend $1.5 trillion every year. Dr. Levine’s convinced that most of this enormous [...]
Full StoryDon’t be fooled by the invisible
From The Vacaville Reporter: By Becki Gipson and Linda Crossman For most of us, “You look so good,” is a compliment. But to a disabled person with no visible signs of disability – no wheelchair, no deformity – such a comment can be interpreted to mean, “I don’t see anything wrong with you.” Isn’t that [...]
Full StoryLegumes: Using beans, peas and lentils instead of meat
From MayoClinic.com: When was the last time you ate chickpeas, navy beans or black-eyed peas? Has it been days, weeks or even months? Legumes are among the most versatile and nutritious foods available. They’re good sources of protein and can be a healthy substitute for meat, which has more fat and cholesterol. Rediscover legumes and [...]
Full StorySenate acts to block pesticide tests on humans
MSNBC: EPA has been drafting rule that would allow such tests for permits WASHINGTON – The Senate voted to block the Environmental Protection Agency from using studies that intentionally expose people to pesticides when considering permits for pest killers. By a 60-37 vote, the Senate approved a provision from Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., that would [...]
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