Internationaal nieuws 17-23 april 2016

Risk of Liver Cancer from Hepatitis B Persists Even after Clearing the Virus

Long-term infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) can cause liver inflammation and increase the risk of liver cancer. Researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, however, found that resolving HBV infection was not associated with reduced rates of liver cancer.

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Discover the Genetic Cause for Intellectual disability

A research group led by Osaka University and collaborative institutions discovered that disorders in the same gene PIGG are the cause for intellectual disability with seizures and hypotonia. PIGG is one of the enzymes active in the GPI anchor glycolipid synthesis and the current study revealed its significance in the development of the cerebral nervous system.

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Can Changes to Your Diet Help You Sleep Better?

A review of 21 studies that analyzed the effectiveness of modifying nutritional intake as a treatment for improving sleep found mixed results, as reported in the article "Systematic Review of Dietary Interventions Targeting Sleep Behavior (http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/acm.2015.0238)" in The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, a peer-reviewed publication from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers. The article is available free on The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine (http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/acm.2015.0238) website until May 21, 2016.

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A 7-Year Longitudinal Trial of the Safety and Efficacy of a Calcium Supplement Used to Enhance Bone Mineral Density

A recent study from the Journal of the American College of Nutrition (JACN), examines the safety and efficacy of a vitamin/mineral enhanced plant-sourced calcium supplement [AlgaeCal (AC)] in female consumers who had taken the supplement from 1 to 7 years. The article “A 7-Year Longitudinal Trial of the Safety and Efficacy of a Vitamin/Mineral Enhanced Plant-Sourced Calcium Supplement” is published in JACN Issue 35(2) 2016, the official publication of the American College of Nutrition.

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Rainforest study shows biodiversity loss worse than anticipated

The loss of plant and animal species around the world due to human activities could have been significantly underestimated due to a commonly used scientific method, according to a new study.

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It is critical to screen patients with rheumatoid arthritis for hearing impairment

The objective of this review is to evaluate published clinical reports related to hearing impairment in patients with RA. Furthermore, we discuss possible pathologies and associated factors as well as new treatment modalities.

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Gateway to the brain

Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School (Duke-NUS) have derived a structural model of a transporter at the blood-brain barrier called Mfsd2a. This is the first molecular model of this critical transporter, and could prove important for the development of therapeutic agents that need to be delivered to the brain --- across the blood-brain barrier. In future, this could help treat neurological disorders such as glioblastoma.

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Researchers uncover 'local heroes' of immune system

Research led by Dr. Axel Kallies and Dr. Klaas van Gisbergen at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, and Dr. Laura Mackay from the University of Melbourne at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity has identified the genes Hobit and Blimp1 and found that these genes control a universal molecular program responsible for placing immune cells at the 'front lines' of the body to fight infection and cancer.

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Research reveals a new secret to the miracle of breast milk

One of the secrets to rich milk production in lactation has been uncovered by researchers at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute. Their studies have revealed that breast cells develop two nuclei as the breast switches on lactation to nurture the newborn.This change begins to occur in late pregnancy with the generation of vast numbers of cells with two nuclei.

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Fructose alters hundreds of brain genes, which can lead to a wide range of diseases

Consuming fructose, a sugar that's common in the Western diet, alters hundreds of genes that may be linked to many diseases, UCLA life scientists report. However, they discovered good news as well: an important omega-3 fatty acid known as DHA seems to reverse the harmful changes produced by fructose.

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Adding some salt to the recipe for energy storage materials

A team of researchers from Drexel University, Huazhong University of Science and Technology and Tsinghua University recently discovered a way to improve the recipe and make the resulting materials bigger and better and soaking up energy -- the secret? Just add salt.

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Sleep loss detrimental to blood vessels

Getting too little sleep causes changes in the metabolism of cholesterol, demonstrates a study conducted at the University of Helsinki, Finland. According to the results, long-term sleep loss may contribute to the development of cardiovascular disease.

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Infant BMI is good predictor of obesity at age 2

Babies with a high body mass index (BMI) at age two months are at risk for obesity at age two years, say pediatric researchers. The authors say that BMI better predicts early childhood obesity than weight-for-length, the current standard measurement.

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Researcher studies how animals puncture things

If shooting arrows from a crossbow into cubes of ballistics gelatin doesn't sound like biological science to you, you've got a lot to learn from University of Illinois animal biology professor Philip Anderson, who did just that to answer a fundamental question about how animals use their fangs, claws and tentacles to puncture other animals.

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Dartmouth-led study of chimpanzees explores the early origins of human hand dexterity

Chimpanzees use manipulative dexterity to evaluate and select figs, a vital resource when preferred foods are scarce, according to a new Dartmouth-led study just published by Interface Focus. The action resembles that of humans shopping for fruits, and the study demonstrates the foraging advantages of opposable fingers and careful manual prehension, or the act of grasping an object with precision. The findings shed new light on the ecological origins of hands with fine motor control.

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Organ recipients with previous cancers linked to higher death rates, new cancers

People who had cancer before receiving an organ transplant were more likely to die of any cause, die of cancer or develop a new cancer than organ recipients who did not previously have cancer, a new paper has found.

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Higher muscle mass associated with lower mortality risk in heart disease patients

Research finds that cardiovascular disease patients who have high muscle mass and low fat mass have a lower mortality risk than those with other body compositions. The findings also suggest that regardless of a person's level of fat mass, a higher level of muscle mass helps reduce the risk of early death. This research could explain the 'obesity paradox,' which holds that people with a higher BMI have lower mortality levels.

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USC study shows how skeletal stem cells form the blueprint of the face

Timing is everything when it comes to the development of the vertebrate face. In a new study published in PLoS Genetics, USC Stem Cell researcher Lindsey Barske from the laboratory of Gage Crump and her colleagues identify the roles of key molecular signals that control this critical timing.

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Plastic below the ocean surface

Current measurement methods skim the surface of the ocean while computer modeling shows ocean turbulence may force plastics far below the surface despite their buoyancy.

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Outwitting poachers with artificial intelligence

Human patrols serve as the most direct form of protection of endangered animals, especially in large national parks. However, protection agencies have limited resources for patrolling.With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Army Research Office, researchers are using artificial intelligence (AI) and game theory to solve poaching, illegal logging and other problems worldwide, in collaboration with researchers and conservationists in the U.S., Singapore, Netherlands and Malaysia.

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UM study links neighborhood greenness to reduction in chronic diseases

University of Miami public health researchers just published a study showing that higher levels of greenness (trees, park space and other vegetation) in neighborhoods is linked with significantly lower chronic illnesses, diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol. The findings were based on 250,000 Medicare recipients age 65 and vegetation presence measured by NASA satellite imagery.

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In child heart patients, a novel approach improves symptoms of hazardous lymph blockage

Pediatric researchers have devised an innovative, safe and minimally invasive procedure that helps relieve rare but potentially life-threatening airway blockages occurring in children who had surgery for congenital heart defects. Physician-researchers developed new imaging tools to treat plastic bronchitis--in which abnormal circulation causes lymphatic fluid to dry into solid casts that clog a child's airways.

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Surprising result in new study of marital status, gender, and frailty

The well-accepted association between marital status, health, and risk of functional impairment in older individuals is generally true, but a new study on frailty found unexpected, gender-specific differences. Notably, widowed women had a lower risk of frailty than did married women, according to the study published in Journal of Women's Health.

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Immune cells in organ cavities play essential role in fast tissue repair
While scientists have known for many years that there are cells living in the cavities surrounding various organs such as the heart, lung and liver, their function has remained unknown. A recent Cumming School of Medicine study examined these cells, and discovered they play an integral role in fast tissue repair. The study was published in the journal Cell this month.

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Study shows how to make fertilizer from sunlight

A group of scientists led by the US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden and involving the University of Colorado Boulder has developed a new, eco-friendly method to produce ammonia, the main ingredient of fertilizer, using light.

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Volcanoes tied to shifts in Earth's climate over millions of years

A new study in the April 22 edition of Science reveals that volcanic activity associated with the plate-tectonic movement of continents may be responsible for climatic shifts from hot to cold over tens and hundreds of millions of years throughout much of Earth's history.

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Problems finding your way around may be earliest sign of Alzheimer's disease

Long before Alzheimer's disease can be diagnosed clinically, increasing difficulties building cognitive maps of new surroundings may herald the eventual clinical onset of the disorder, finds new research from Washington University in St. Louis.

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New research shows how different strains of bed bugs resist insecticides

In a new paper published in the Journal of Economic Entomology, Australian scientists describe how bed bugs are able to resist pyrethroid insecticides via metabolic detoxification, the process by which bed bugs break down insecticides.

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UF Health researchers develop unique model for studying ALS

University of Florida Health researchers have developed a unique mouse model that will allow researchers around the world to better study the genetic origins and potential treatments for a neurodegenerative brain disease that causes amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, often referred to as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease, and frontotemporal dementia.

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Regenstrief, IU study finds machine learning as good as humans' in cancer surveillance

Machine learning has come of age in public health reporting. Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University researchers have found that existing algorithms and open source machine learning tools were as good as, or better than, human reviewers in detecting cancer cases using data from free-text pathology reports. The computerized approach was also faster and less resource intensive in comparison to human counterparts.

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Increasing cases of anaphylaxis among children

Anaphylaxis, known to be a sudden and potentially life-threatening allergic reaction, seems to be increasing among children, according to a new study led by a team at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre. The findings recently published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, reveal that the percentage of emergency department visits due to anaphylaxis doubled over a four-year period based on data collected from the Montreal Children's Hospital in Montreal.

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Fungi must die

Research scientists from the Lomonosov Moscow State University demonstrated how it is possible to suppress the resistance of fungi to antifungal drugs.

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Confused cells lead to genetic disorders like heart problems, premature aging

It has been disorienting to the scientific and medical community as to why different subtle changes in a protein-coding gene causes many different genetic disorders in different patients -- including premature aging, nerve problems, heart problems and muscle problems. no other gene works like this. According to a new study, co-authored by Binghamton University faculty Eric Hoffman, it has to do with cell 'commitment.'

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Study finds lack of uniformity on laws protecting child witnesses

Each year, more than 100,000 children take the stand to testify in criminal, civil or juvenile courts, but legal protections for these underage witnesses and victims greatly vary from state to state.

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Researchers identify key factor for reprogramming adult cells into stem cells

In a new Cell Reports paper, a team led by John P. Cooke, M.D., Ph.D., of the Houston Methodist Research Institute, has identified and characterized a biological factor critical to the transformation of adult somatic cells (cells that are not sperm or egg cells) into stem cells.

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Discovery could lead to better asthma treatment

Scientists have made a discovery that could lead to improved treatment for asthma sufferers.They have found that blocking a certain signalling molecule can alleviate symptoms such as mucus production, swelling (edema), and constriction of the airways in the lungs.

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New insights in how blood vessels increase their size

A new study from the group of Holger Gerhardt in collaboration with Katie Bentley's Lab addresses a long standing question in the wider field of developmental biology and tissue patterning in general, and in the vascular biology field in particular: 'What are the fundamental mechanisms controlling size and shape of tubular organ systems?'

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Psychological symptoms and health-related quality of life in idiopathic environmental intolerance attributed to electromagnetic fields.

The results suggest that IEI-EMF is associated with various types of psychological symptoms and with poor HRQoL.

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Can You Get Addicted to Religion?

When does spirituality start looking like addiction?

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How Eating Tuna Can Weaken Your Immune System

Exposure to certain contaminants blocks the body’s ability to expel toxins, a study has found.

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5 Best Sex Positions for Female Orgasm

Satisfaction guaranteed.

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Why Grammar Mistakes in a Short Email Could Make Some People Judge You

How much you care depends on your age and personality.

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Men 'dangerously ignorant' of prostate

British men are dangerously ignorant of the prostate gland, according to a men's health charity.

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Why is there so much sugar in some savoury foods?

Why is there so much sugar in 'savoury' food?

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Ron Paul - U.S. Wouldn’t Allow Saudi Threats Over 9/11 ‘Unless D.C. Was Hiding What They’ve Done’

With Saudi royals having threatened to destabilize the dollar if the U.S. Congress passes a bill that would remove diplomatic immunity from foreigners, in relation to terrorist attacks against American citizens on U.S. soil, it begs the question; why are the Saudis so nervous? But maybe even more importantly – why is the U.S. seemingly responding to the Saudi blackmail threats – unless they too have something to hide? The seemingly disproportionate response by the Saudis has prompted former Republican congressman Ron Paul to address the issue in his latest Liberty Report.

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Public support for TTIP in U.S. plunges to 18% - survey

Support for the transatlantic trade deal known as TTIP has fallen sharply in Germany and the United States, a survey showed on Thursday, days before Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Barack Obama meet to try to breathe new life into the pact. The survey, conducted by YouGov for the Bertelsmann Foundation, showed that only 17 percent of Germans believe the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership is a good thing, down from 55 percent two years ago.

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56 Percent Of Americans Say Pot Should Be Legal — An All-Time High

Americans’ support for legal marijuana use is at an all-time high, a recent CBS News poll found.

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The Psychiatry Sandcastle Continues to Crumble

Psychiatry would long since have gone the way of phrenology and mesmerism but for the financial support it receives from the pharmaceutical industry. But the truth has a way of trickling out. Here are five recent stories that buck the psychiatry-friendly stance that has characterized the mainstream media for at least the past 50 years. Full Article →

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My Response to the FDA’s ECT Rule Change

I lived through forced ECT from 2005-2006 at the Institute of Living in Hartford, Connecticut. My experience with ECT was the impetus for me to become involved in the antipsychiatry and Mad Pride movements, although I am not entirely opposed to voluntary mental health treatment. The following is the comment I submitted to the FDA on its proposal to down-classify the ECT shock device. Full Article →

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Vietnam investigates mass fish deaths

Authorities are looking into whether pollution is to blame for a spate of mysterious mass fish deaths along the country’s central coast.

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Researchers have launched the world’s largest study on autism and genes.

Scientists funded by the Simons Foundation Research Initiative on Thursday announced the launch of an online project that aims to gather DNA and other information from 50,000 people with autism and their family members.

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Another 'toxic school' case leads to closure of Chinese chemical works.

Authorities have ordered the closure of a chemical industrial complex in eastern China after children at a local primary school came down with mysterious nosebleeds and skin complaints that their parents blamed on pollution.

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EU approves use of recycled plastics containing DEHP.

The European Union has agreed to let companies use recycled plastics containing softening additive diethylhexyl phthalate despite opposition from politicians and environmentalists who say exposure to the chemical poses a threat to human health.

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With climate deal, activists seeks land rights for native people.

Activists along with actor Alec Baldwin called on Thursday for a halt to deforestation, a contributor to global warming, by giving indigenous people rights to their land.

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Widely Used Hormone-Disrupting Pesticides Put Millions at Risk

The European Union just banned two agricultural weed killers linked to infertility, reproductive problems and fetal development – the first-ever EU ban on endocrine-disrupting pesticides.

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Glyphosate found in some breakfast foods - new study

Glyphosate - the active ingredient found in the world most widely used herbicide called roundup has found its way to some breakfast foods such as

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Reuters attacks IARC over glyphosate cancer link

Claire Robinson reports on a hit piece titled "Who says bacon is bad?", which quotes industry-linked sources to smear the cancer agency that judged glyphosate a probable carcinogen.

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GMO poison to be carpet bombed across 10,000 acres of Western Washington to kill moths

(NaturalNews) Washington residents should brace themselves for an aerial assault of GMO poison that is being launched throughout the Western part of the state in an attempt to prevent a widespread gypsy moth infestation.Last weekend saw the launch of a pesticide-bacteria spraying...

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Fears about MMR vaccines causing brain damage are legitimate, former Chief Scientific Officer explains

(NaturalNews) A former British medical officer who was responsible for deciding if medications were safe for the general public has accused the government he used to serve of "utterly inexplicable complacency" over the triple measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine for children,...

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Blueberries shown to boost brain activity in advanced Alzheimer's patients

(NaturalNews) Chock full of antioxidants, blueberries are touted as a superfood that can ward off heart disease and cancer. Adding to the list of potential health benefits, a recent study found that blueberries can help provide protection against Alzheimer's disease.The researchers...

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Only 6% of Americans trust the mainstream media
(NaturalNews) Americans are growing increasingly disillusioned, as the mainstream media continues to lie to them about vital issues such as vaccines, the economy and GMOs.While a number of people have been looking at the mainstream media with a skeptical eye for some time now...

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Obesity is fueling the rise in womb cancer

(NaturalNews) A dramatic increase in the proportion of women being diagnosed with womb cancer over the last 20 years is being pinned on rising obesity rates.According to Cancer Research UK, obesity is a major factor in the increase in the number of women being diagnosed with womb...

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Vaccine 'herd immunity theory' dismantled and debunked

(NaturalNews) The vaccine "herd immunity" lie is believed by the majority of Americans who have been brainwashed to be hypochondriacs and paranoid about infectious disease. Medical doctors repeatedly tell their patients that everything is genetic (they mean inherited) and that all...

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Higher Muscle Mass Associated with Lower Mortality Risk in People with Heart Disease

FINDINGS Researchers from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA found that cardiovascular disease patients who have high muscle mass and low fat mass have a lower mortality risk than those with other body compositions. The findings also suggest that regardless of a person's level of fat mass, a higher level of muscle mass helps reduce the risk of death.

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European Commission Fails to Regulate New GMOs after Intense US Lobbying

The European Commission has shelved a legal opinion confirming that a new breed of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) must undergo rigorous safety testing and labelling. This follows intense lobbying by the US government.

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Nestlé Removes GMO Ingredients from Top Ice Cream Brands

Food giant Nestlé announced Wednesday that it is removing all genetically modified ingredients (GMOs) from six of its top selling ice cream brands, in a move to “evolve with consumer preferences”.

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GMO Mushroom Sidesteps UDSA Regulations

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said it will not regulate the potential cultivation and sale of a genetically modified (GMO) mushroom the same way it regulates conventional GMOs because the mushroom was made with the genome-editing tool CRISPR-Cas9.

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Chemical Contents in Your Soap and Shampoo

You may be happy to know that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) prohibits the use of mercury, chloroform and nine other substances in your shampoo, soap and other personal care products.

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Cholesterol Myths You Need to Stop Believing

In a survey conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the vast majority of Americans (76 percent) said they had had their cholesterol level checked at least once in the previous five years.1

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Teflon Toxin Contamination Has Spread Throughout the World

In recent months, PFOA, the perfluorinated chemical formerly used to make Teflon, has been making news again. Also known as C8, because of its eight-carbon molecule, PFOA has been found in drinking water in Hoosick Falls, New York; Bennington, Vermont; Flint, Michigan; and Warrington, Pennsylvania, among many other places across the United States. Although the chemical was developed and long manufactured in the United States, it’s not just an American problem. PFOA has spread throughout the world.

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List of cancers taken down by immunotherapy keeps growing

New immunotherapy drugs are showing significant effectiveness against a broadening range of cancers, including rare and intractable tumours often caused by viruses

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Health Canada looks at forcing tobacco companies to make cigarettes less addictive

Critics argue that a nicotine reduction would only prompt people to smoke more to get their desired hit of the drug — and suck in more of tobacco’s carcinogens

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Research links certain types of oral bacteria to increased risk of pancreatic cancer

Research released Tuesday showed that two species of bacteria were associated with a sharply increased risk of getting pancreatic cancer

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Emotional problems persist when preemies reach school age

(Reuters Health) - Children who were born prematurely tend to have emotional and behavioral problems that are likely to still be present when they enter school, and to persist for at least a year, researchers say.

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NZ contributes to global report on Indigenous and tribal peoples

A world-first study into the health and wellbeing of more than 154 million Indigenous and tribal peoples globally was launched today simultaneously in Melbourne and London, by Australia’s Lowitja Institute and the Lancet journal.

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Scientists Share Why Keeping Warming Under 1.5 Degrees Celsius Is Crucial

With the possible prospect of the world warming dangerously and uncontrollably, half of one degree Celsius...

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3 Natural Deodorants That Actually Work

Ah, the classic conundrum—you want to put only natural things on your body, but...

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Do the Koch Brothers Want to Mine the Grand Canyon for Uranium?

The Prosper Foundation receives nearly its entire budget with funds from the...

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Electric Currents And An 'Emotional Awakening' For One Man With Autism

Switched On author John Elder Robison says the emotional empathy he gained after receiving transcranial magnetic stimulation was intense.

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Teen Moms Trust Their Gut, Even When It Puts Their Babies At Risk

Teenage mothers said they knew about safe-sleeping practices to prevent infant deaths. But they also said they weren't going to follow those rules because they knew what was best for the baby.

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An Antibody Approach To Preventing Sepsis

Research in mice suggests that a new antibody-based therapy could be a valuable weapon in the battle against sepsis.

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Brain Rewiring May Explain Chronic Pain After Nerve Damage

‘Reawakened’ astrocytes have been found to act as a sort of central processing unit that causes and sustains chronic pain.

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These Common Medications Are Linked to Brain Disease

When most people think of brain disease, they probably think of genetics, traumatic brain injury and other causes. But, there is a silent brain disease culprit that few people know about: prescription and over-the-counter drugs. Multiple studies even link some medications to dementia—a loss of mental ability severe enough to interfere with normal activities of […]

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15 Healthy Foods You Should Eat in Moderation

Healthy foods should make 80-90 percent of your diet, if not all. But some healthy foods should be eaten in moderation due to their high calorie content. As you may know, eating healthy foods is not enough for weight loss. You have to maintain a calorie deficit. If not eaten in moderation, the foods below […]

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This Simple Ingredient Helps Chemotherapy-Induced Rash

A review in the Journal of Drugs in Dermatology notes oatmeal has been used for centuries as a topical soothing agent on the skin to relieve itch and irritation in dermatology. Of course, that was coming from Johnson & Johnson, which sells a brand of oatmeal lotion. But if it helps with dry skin or […]

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Is meditation key to a youthful mind? People using relaxation technique 'have brains 7 YEARS younger'

Researchers at Jena University Hospital in Germany found chemicals behind the feel-good feeling produced by meditation may also provide a boost.

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Can't orgasm? The SHAPE of some vaginas mean certain women 'will never climax from intercourse alone'

New research suggests a woman's genital layout will determine her ability to orgasm during penetrative sex. The Indiana University study says the clitoris' proximity to the urinary tract is key.

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A fifth of acne patients have contemplated suicide and over HALF suffer verbal abuse

Health advocates at the British Skin Foundation are calling for medical professionals to treat acne far more seriously in a bid to support depressed patients.

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How LONG LEGS are linked to bowel cancer

Men with the longest legs – 90cm or 35.4 inches on average – had a 91 per cent raised risk of developing bowel cancer compared to those with the shortest ones, a University of Minnesota study found.

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Alcohol and processed meats linked to 'increased stomach cancer risk'

Drinking alcohol, eating processed meat and being overweight have been "strongly" linked to stomach cancer for the first time. A new study from the World Can...

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How to brush your teeth correctly in this 6 step guide

When cleaning our teeth we should brush in small circular movements - and not forget to scrape the tongue which can harbour bacteria, an infographic from private dental insurers Denplan shows.

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Gorging on sugary processed food and sodas during pregnancy 'increases the risk your baby will suffer heart disease'

Indulging in sugar-laden fizzy drinks and processed foods increases the risk offspring will be heavier, have higher body fat percentage and metabolic disorders, experts at the University of Texas found.

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Is YOUR home making you ill? Indoor pollution is killing millions every year

New research led by the University of Surrey found 4.3 million people globally died from indoor pollution - or Sick Building Syndrome - in a year. It can also cause headaches and extreme tiredness.

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The Difference Between a Man-Made and Natural Forest. Why One Threatens the Future of the Other

Two pictures recently posted reveal, in stark detail, just how shocking the transformation of Indonesia’s once-vibrant rainforests has been.

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Adults wrongly believe that an infant's sex is determined by the child's cries

Higher pitched babies' cries are mistakenly labelled as female while those with lower ones are males. But there is no actual difference between the voices of girls and boys before puberty.

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Being a storyteller makes men 'more attractive' to women as long term partners

Men who are good storytellers are seen as having a higher status by women and have a much better chance of becoming long-term partners, North Carolina researchers have found.

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Is your boss making you sick? Managers who pressurise their staff to go that extra mile risk harming their employees' health

Psychologists at the University of East Anglia found that bosses who encouraged a culture of working longer hours tended to have staff who took more time off on sick leave in the long term.

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Children risk becoming CROSS-EYED if they over-use smartphones

According to researchers in South Korea, the symptoms in many of the children were reversed by discontinuing mobile phone use for two months.

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Do you spend more time with your phone than your family?

A survey of 2,000 in the UK has shown they spend less than an hour each day talking to their family face to face, instead exchanging a barrage of emails, text messages and social media messages.

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TWO volcano eruptions in 6th century may have caused 'Dark Age' for Mayans

Ice cores from Greenland and Antarctica revealed two spikes in sulphur in the atmosphere that suggests two volcanic eruptions in 536AD and 540AD brought dramatic climate change.

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Dolphins 'talk to each other' to solve difficult problems, research suggests

Researchers at Dolphins Plus in Florida and a team from the University of Southern Mississippi, recorded the noises of dolphins as they cooperated to open a canister containing food.

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'Poisonous herbicide glyphosate is invading the food chain', experts warn

A report by The Alliance for Natural Health USA found detectable traces of glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, in 10 of 24 foods tested, including bagels, eggs, wholewheat bread and coffee creamers.

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Is YOUR home making you ill? Indoor pollution is killing millions every year

New research led by the University of Surrey found 4.3 million people globally died from indoor pollution - or Sick Building Syndrome - in a year. It can also cause headaches and extreme tiredness.

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Close-up images of bacteria that live inside our mouths

Microscopy expert Steve Gschmeissner, from Bedford, UK, captured the images by taking mouth swabs and placing them under a scanning electron microscope.

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Magic mushrooms may ease the pain of being rejected

Researchers at the University Hospital of Psychiatry Zurich have showed psilocybin -found in magic mushrooms (pictured)- changes the processing of social conflicts in the brain.

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Global travel and warming climates may expose parts of Europe to dengue outbreaks

Researchers at Umeå University in Sweden have developed a model for evidence-based predictions of the mosquito-borne dengue virus. Results show that global travel and climate change increase the risk for epidemics of dengue, and potentially other climate-sensitive infectious diseases carried by mosquitos, spreading into temperate areas.

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Targeted missiles against aggressive cancer cells

Targeted missiles that can enter cancer cells and deliver lethal cell toxins without harming surrounding healthy tissue. This has been a long-standing vision in cancer research, but it has proved difficult to accomplish. A research group at Lund University in Sweden has now taken some crucial steps in this direction.

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How to Avoid Foot Amputation in Diabetic Patients?

Scientists from Tomsk Polytechnic University and National Autonomous Mexico University develop techniques to treat diabetic foot syndrome with special insoles with silver nano-particles. The techniques help to fight ulcers appearing on feet in diabetic patients, facilitates their healing and disinfection, reducing the risk of amputation.

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Natural births after caesarean more likely if you call the midwife

Women who had a caesarean section in a previous pregnancy are much more likely to have a safer vaginal birth if their antenatal care is led by a midwife, according to a new study from The University of Manchester.

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Young Children in Well-Baby Group Care 90% Less Likely to Be Overweight Than Peers in Traditional Care

A novel approach to preventing overweight/obesity in young children by replacing traditional, individual well-child care with a series of group visits that emphasize nutrition-focused interventions during the first 18 months of life was associated with a significantly reduced obesity rate at 2 years of age. Designed for use in a primary care setting, this model provides a unique opportunity to target an effective strategy for pediatric obesity prevention to at-risk communities, as described in the study published in Childhood Obesity, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers (http://www.liebertpub.com/).

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Brain stem cell quiescence needs to be actively maintained in Drosophila

Hippo signaling pathway regulates quiescence in the neural stem cells of Drosophila larvaeNeural stem cells are responsible for the formation of differentiated daughter cells in the developing brain. If no new cells are needed, the stem cells may enter a resting phase called quiescence. Biologists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) have now discovered that the phases of quiescence in the Drosophila fruit fly central nervous system are controlled by the Hippo signaling pathway. Drosophila serves as a model organism that helps geneticists to decode the molecular fundamentals of cellular biology and unravel mechanisms that are conserved in human beings and other vertebrates.

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Feeding the world without further deforestation is possible

Deforestation is necessary to feed the growing global population – this is a common believe that has now been disproved by researchers of the Institute of Social Ecology, Vienna. In a study published in NATURE Communications they present results that reveal that it is possible to produce sufficient food for the world in 2050 and at the same time maintain the current forests of the world.

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Transfer of gut bacteria affects brain function and nerve fiber insulation

Specific combinations of gut bacteria produce substances that affect myelin content and cause social avoidance behaviors in mice.

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Stomach cancer diagnostics - New insights on stage of tumor growth

Researchers of Kazan Federal University and the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine found correlations between the superoxide and nitric oxide generation rates, levels of active forms of MMP-2 and MMP-9 in tumor and adjoining tissues between each other and with the disease stages for gastric cancer patients.

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York U brain study on memory delay explains visuomotor mistakes

The new study shows that when doing a visual task, neural activity in the frontal cortex initially reflects the visual goal accurately but errors accumulate during a memory delay, and further escalate during the final memory-to-motor transformation.

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Toward a resistance-proof antiviral that can treat many diseases

Scientists and health officials are marshalling forces to fight Zika, the latest in a string of recent outbreaks. Many of these efforts target that virus specifically, but some researchers are looking for a broader approach. Now one team reports in ACS' journal Macromolecules a new strategy to fight a wide range of viruses that appears to be safe in vivo and could evade a virus's ability to develop resistance.

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Grassroots tactics could improve global environmental policies

Much of the world may cringe as lemurs are hunted and killed or when entire forests are burnt and harvested for charcoal. However, if local residents don't perceive the actions as crimes or they believe there's a low risk of getting caught, then poaching and deforestation will continue.

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Non-inflammatory destructive periodontal disease

A NIDPD case was studied in order to analyze features of the disease, and discuss the possible etiologic factors.

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Ancient DNA reveals evolution of giant bears in the Americas

The work of University of Adelaide researchers is shedding new light on the evolution of what are believed to be the largest bears that ever walked the Earth.

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Fatty diets lead to daytime sleepiness, poor sleep

University of Adelaide researchers have found that men who consume diets high in fat are more likely to feel sleepy during the day, to report sleep problems at night, and are also more likely to suffer from sleep apnea.

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New role for immature brain neurons in the dentate gyrus identified

Researchers present data and a simple statistical network model that describe an unanticipated property of newly formed, immature neurons in the dentate gyrus.

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Can positive memories help treat mental health problems?

Researchers from the University of Liverpool have published a study highlighting the effectiveness of using positive memories and images to help generate positive emotions.

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Inflammatory protein involved in autoimmune diseases has healing potential

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have found that TNF-alpha, a proinflammatory molecule and protein produced by the body's cells during infection, also promotes the immune system regulatory responses by first inducing immune surveillance cells--a finding that could lead to more targeted drug therapies for treating several autoimmune diseases.

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Study indicates polar bears are swimming more as sea ice retreats

A study undertaken by scientists from the University of Alberta and Environment and Climate Change Canada to understand swimming behavior in polar bears is showing an increase in this behavior related to changes in the amount and location of summer sea ice. The pattern of long-distance swimming by polar bears in the Beaufort Sea shows the fingerprint of climate change. Swims are occurring more often, in association with sea ice melting faster and moving farther from shore in the summer.

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New study finds exhaled e-cigarette vapour particles disappear within seconds

A new study being presented today at the 4th Workplace and Indoor Aerosols conference in Barcelona shows, for the first time, that exhaled e-cigarette particles are liquid droplets that evaporate within seconds.

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Breast cancer patients receiving Herceptin treatment should be monitored for heart damage at any age

Breast cancer patients undergoing treatment with trastuzumab-containing regimens should be monitored for heart damage regardless of age. This is among the findings of a new study from the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences and the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research, University Health Network.

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Causes of childhood obesity complex, but families, media play key roles

Although the causes of obesity are complex, families have significant influence on children's dietary habits and weight, and should be involved in planning healthy living campaigns and efforts to curb food marketing that targets children, suggest the study's authors, Barbara H. Fiese and Kelly K. Bost, both with the University of Illinois.

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Aspirin use may help prevent bile duct cancer, Mayo-led study finds

A team of current and former Mayo Clinic researchers has discovered that aspirin use is associated with a significantly reduced risk of developing bile duct cancer, also called cholangiocarcinoma. The results are published in Hepatology.

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When it comes to a child's weight in the ER, mama knows best

Parents outperform even sophisticated measurement systems in emergency departments when it comes to estimating their children's body weight, according to the results of a systematic review of the literature on pediatric weight estimation published online today in Annals of Emergency Medicine ('Weight Estimation Methods in Children: A Systematic Review').

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NJIT high-resolution images capture a solar flare as it unfolds

Scientists at NJIT's Big Bear Solar Observatory have captured unprecedented images of a recent solar flare, including bright flare ribbons seen crossing a sunspot followed by 'coronal rain,' plasma that condenses in the cooling phase shortly after the flare, showering the visible surface of the sun where it lands in brilliant explosions.

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Ocean currents push phytoplankton -- and pollution -- around the globe faster than thought

Princeton University researchers found that ocean currents can carry objects to almost any place on the globe in less than a decade, faster than previously thought. While good for microorganisms such as phytoplankton that are essential to the marine food web, it also means that plastic debris, radioactive particles and virtually any kind of litter can quickly become a problem in areas far from where they originated.

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The more you run, the denser your bones will be

Spanish researchers have analyzed the effect of endurance running training on the stiffness index, a variable that is directly related to bone quality. The results confirm that the greater the race distance that is trained, the better; this can be used, therefore, to prevent the progressive decline in bone mineral density that occurs with age.

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Antipsychotic medications may be ineffective for treating or preventing delirium

Antipsychotic medications (treatments used for certain mental health conditions) did not lessen the number of new cases of delirium, and that using antipsychotic medication may not make much difference to the duration, severity, hospital length of stay, or mortality associated with delirium. However, the researchers caution that their findings may not cover particular situations where antipsychotics might prove useful for delirium treatment. More studies are needed in this area, say researchers.

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Health problems may predict traumatic brain injuries in older adults

In a study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, researchers set out to learn about the risk factors for traumatic brain injuries in older adults so that healthcare professionals can develop strategies to prevent these types of injuries whenever possible.

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Watercress extract detoxifies carcinogens in smokers, clinical trial demonstrates

Watercress extract taken multiple times a day significantly inhibits the activation of a tobacco-derived carcinogen in cigarette smokers, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, partner with UPMC CancerCenter, demonstrated in a phase II clinical trial presented today at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting in New Orleans.

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Neural stem cell transplants aid traumatic brain injury recovery

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of mortality and morbidity, often causing lifelong disability for those who survive. When researchers transplanted human neural stem cells into the brains of mice modeled with TBI to investigate whether the hosts' immune systems and the stem cells together would enhance repair, they found hNSCs had a beneficial effect when the cells differentiated into a neuroprotective form of microglia, immune cells in the CNS, and reduced inflammation.

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Double advantage of potential new diabetes treatment

Blocking the hormone that raises sugar levels in the blood could increase insulin levels while keeping blood sugar levels down.

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New research reveals surprising insight into British drinking culture

New research into the UK's alcohol consumption has revealed a surprising picture of Britain's drinking culture.

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Flexible hours controlled by management cause stress and damage lives of low-paid workers

Researcher calls on new DWP Minister Stephen Crabb to acknowledge distinction between flexible scheduling controlled by managers to maximize profit, damaging lives of the low-paid in the process, and high-end professionals who set their own schedules -- an issue he says was publicly fudged by the Minister's predecessor to justify zero-hour contracts.

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How electromagnetic fields can influence adult stem cells: positive and negative impacts.

The electromagnetic field (EMF) has a great impact on our body. It has been successfully used in physiotherapy for the treatment of bone disorders and osteoarthritis, as well as for cartilage regeneration or pain reduction.

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Robert Reich - Why Is One of Sanders' Most Important Proposals Being Ignored?

Bernies idea to tax financial speculation is right on the money, and not even radical. What gives?

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Council staff smoking ban approved

A council approves plans to ban thousands of its employees from smoking cigarettes and e-cigarettes in its buildings, on its land and in vehicles.

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Trial to 'prevent' diabetes starts

A major trial is set to start in Scotland aimed at preventing type-1 diabetes in children

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Dementia threat 'may be less severe'

The predicted explosion of dementia may be less severe than previously thought, a study in Nature Communications suggests

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Protein injection hope for Alzheimer's

Scientists believe injections of a natural protein could lessen the symptoms and progress of dementia after promising early trials in mice.

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Could cures for cancer lie hidden in the cloud?

How pooling patient data could help combat cancer

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Lindsey Graham blocks Saudi 9/11 bill

Sen. Lindsey Graham has placed a hold on legislation that would open the door for victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks to sue Saudi Arabia. Graham (R-S.C.), who is a co-sponsor of the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, put the hold on his own bill over concerns that new changes could expose the U.S. to legal attacks. Edits made last week by Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) might expand the scope, Graham told reporters on Tuesday, potentially putting the U.S. at risk of legal retaliation because of actions by individuals or unsavory allies.

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Forced child prostitution case - Netherlands elite, royalty under microscope

A number of important Dutch people were named in the Amsterdam court on Monday, where witnesses are being questioned in a case surrounding an extensive network of child sexual abuse and child prostitution in Amsterdam in the 1980’s. According to the first witness, former mayor Ed van Thijn, former Minister Onno Rudding and Prince Claus were all involved in pedophile-prostitution to some extent. Koos van Woudenberg is the first of nine witnesses that will testify under oath this week. According to Van Woudenberg, he was abused in an Amsterdam apartment while he was still in primary school, according to AD reporter Koen Voskuil tweeting live from within the courtroom.

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Patients 'unnecessarily tagged as allergic' to widely-used antibiotics

Most people who believe they're allergic to penicillin truly aren't, say Canadian doctors who stress both children and adults should be diagnosed properly because the substitutes are more toxic and expensive.

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Medical journal editor confronts corruption of scientific research

It's been called a "retraction epidemic" as hundreds of studies are pulled from the scientific record, often because of faked data, plagiarism or some other form of research misconduct.

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Limits to Medicine - Re-visiting Ivan Illich

We have come to believe that technology can eradicate all human suffering and provide unblemished and everlasting happiness. We have paid for this irrational expectation with our autonomy, our dignity and our ability to endure. Full Article →

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Inside the country's most controversial company.

I normally cover the agrichemical industry from afar. But on a recent afternoon, I found myself plunged into the industry's very bosom: Monsanto's global R&D center in suburban St. Louis.

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DDT found in great whites.

Great white sharks are being exposed to deadly chemicals as a result of the fight against malaria.

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High levels of mercury found in Oregon bass.

Oregon health officials have issued a permanent, statewide consumption advisory for bass because of high levels of mercury contamination.

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Activists lobby EU about logging in Poland's ancient forest.

Poland's plans to increase logging in the Bialowieza Forest could breach European Union law because it would some of its destroy natural habitats, campaigners lobbying the European Commission for action said on Tuesday.

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Unregulated Farm Pollution, Not Billboards, Is The Real Scandal

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Why Children, Pregnant Women Should Eat Food with Fewer Pesticides

The Academy, which represents more than 60,000 pediatricians, advised parents to “minimize using foods in which chemical pesticides were used” in order to reduce “unnecessary exposure.”

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The Rich Get Richer - 50 Billionaires Got Federal Farm Subsidies

Fifty members of the Forbes 400 list of the richest Americans – banking tycoon David Rockefeller Sr., Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, stockbroker Charles Schwab and dozens of other billionaires – got at least $6.3 million in farm subsidies between 1995 and 2014, according to an EWG analysis.

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How To Trash Your Own Study Results

Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a nutrition scientist. But I repeat myself. Sorry, just couldn’t resist borrowing from Mark Twain. Let me try again. Suppose you’re a nutrition scientist. And suppose you conduct a study, all the while expecting the results to support a hypothesis you already believe. But then — […]

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Solar panels power business surge -- not just lights -- in Tanzania

Samwel Nyakalege's life has recently become more of a grind -- and that's a good thing. The 33-year-old miller from Bwisya village, on Lake Victoria's Ukara Island, is one of the first to benefit from a project to bring solar power to residents and business-owners. Around the world, as the costs of solar energy plunge, it is increasingly being used to power industry and businesses, a huge step forward from simply supplying lighting and basic electrical power in places like Tanzania, experts say.

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Nutritionally-enhanced GM crops? Too bad about the deformed butterflies

It looked like such a good idea - take the pressure off wild fish stocks by growing GM oilseeds that produce health-enhancing long-chain omega-3 fatty acids, writes Claire Robinson. But as a new study has established, those fish oils, novel in terrestrial ecosystems, cause wing deformities in cabbage white butterflies. Yet a third open field trial of these GM crops could soon be under way

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Junk Food Idiocracy

The Idiocracy flourishes in an boom-bubble environment. This ampm is a convenience store chain owned by BP America, Inc., and apparently, marketing folks there take a dim view of the intelligence of their demographic base. This creature thing in the company’s commercial looks like a derelict version of H.R. Pufnstuf after about two decades of eating at 7-11 and [...]

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More Death and Destruction From the Warfare State

Detroit media has been running investigative reporting that has unveiled a rarely discussed legacy of the warfare state - its abandoned military bases and toxic aftershocks. Wurtsmith Air Force base in Oscoda, Michigan (the northeastern-ish lower peninsula) was closed in 1993, but it was known as early as the 1970s that groundwater contamination in and around [...]

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France bans glyphosate products with harmful co-formulants after yanking Roundup from garden centers

(NaturalNews) France is instituting a ban on glyphosate products that are mixed with certain additives, because of the risk they pose to human health. This news comes just two months after the French ecology minister, Segolene Royal, called for such a ban to be put in place.The...

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Parent's worst nightmare - Wave of babies born in Japan with extra arms and legs due to Fukushima radiation... Stillbirth numbers on the rise

(NaturalNews) Five years after the Fukushima nuclear accident, local residents are reporting a marked increase in serious birth defects, but due to an ongoing coverup by Japanese authorities, and a severe lack of scientific studies being performed, very little information on the subject...

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Same national media that freaked out over lead poisoning in Flint, remains totally silent on nationwide mercury poisoning through vaccines

(NaturalNews) Double standards are prevalent in American society, and are constantly being projected through the mainstream media. Recognizing these double standards is easy when you follow the money and understand the industries that influence and control the media.In Flint,...

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Why chocolate helps you sleep better - Cacao nutrient found to regulate your biological clock for a full night's sleep

(NaturalNews) It's unlikely that you need another excuse to eat more chocolate, but a recent report by the Daily Mail states that among the many other benefits of eating dark chocolate, it can also help you to get a good night's sleep. Dark chocolate is richer in nutrients than milk...

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Healthy, anti-inflammatory gut bacteria is actually key to averting the start of cancer

(NaturalNews) A number of studies have indicated that the "good" bacteria living in our intestines play an important role in managing obesity and preventing disease, and new research has found that gut bacteria also helps in preventing cancer.The latest study, conducted by researchers...

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HuffPo censors VAXXED documentary article and blocks writer account after discredited science troll David Gorski hijacks Wikipedia to trash the film

(NaturalNews) In a stunning example of outright journalism censorship and medical totalitarianism, Arianna Huffington's HuffPo content platform has gone "police state" on veteran contributor Lance Simmons. According to this article from Truth Barrier, Simmons has been an 8-year contributor...

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Six Years After Deepwater Horizon Spill Still Looking for Answers

Field experiment aims to uncover new clues about how oil and other pollutants move in the ocean.

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Multivitamin Use Protects Against Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy in Breast Cancer Patients

Researchers at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI), in collaboration with investigators from the cooperative group SWOG, have found that use of multivitamins prior to diagnosis may reduce the risk of neuropathy in breast cancer patients treated with the class of drugs known as taxanes. The team will present their findings at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2016, to be held April 16-20 in New Orleans.

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Researchers Pinpoint Part of the Brain That Recognizes Facial Expressions

Researchers at The Ohio State University have pinpointed the area of the brain responsible for recognizing human facial expressions.

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Compound From Hops Lowers Cholesterol, Blood Sugar and Weight Gain

A recent study at Oregon State University has identified specific intake levels of xanthohumol, a natural flavonoid found in hops, that significantly improved some of the underlying markers of metabolic syndrome in laboratory animals and also reduced weight gain.

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Scientists Identify Compounds that May Enhance Antitumor Activity of Vitamin D

Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) research on the most potent form of vitamin D, commonly called calcitriol, offers new insights into approaches that may enhance the antitumor activity of this much-studied human hormone. The researchers will share their findings in an oral presentation at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2016, to be held April 16-20 in New Orleans.

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Scientific American—Another Monsanto Bedfellow

Who can you trust to give you accurate, objective information about science and health these days? That's a question that keeps surfacing again and again, as mainstream sources for this type of information are being increasingly infiltrated by special interest groups.

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The Case against Low-Fat Milk Is Stronger Than Ever

For years you’ve been told to go for skim over full-fat dairy. Even the latest dietary guidelines for Americans urge people to avoid the full fat, and following this lead, school lunch programs provide only low-fat milk and no whole milk at all, even though they do allow chocolate skim milk with its added sugars. But large population studies that look at possible links between full-fat dairy consumption, weight and disease risk are starting to call that advice into question. And some research suggests people who consume full-fat dairy weigh less and are less likely to develop diabetes, too.

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Europe Bans Two Endocrine-Disrupting Weedkillers

The European commission has ordered a ground-breaking moratorium on two endocrine-disrupting weedkillers that have been linked to thyroid cancer, infertility, reproductive problems and foetal malformations.

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Raising Your Vitamin D Level to 40 Ng/Ml May Slash Your Cancer Risk by 67 Percent

Have you checked your vitamin D status lately? Ideally, you want to maintain a vitamin D level of 40 to 60 ng/ml year-round. Based on mounting research, 40 ng/ml appears to be the “magic” number at which a whole host of health benefits are reaped.

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Sex-abuse therapy program at Alberta ranch helping children
A new report says a therapy program at an Alberta ranch has helped child sex-abuse survivors suffering post-traumatic stress disorder and other trauma symptoms.

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166 Million Americans Live With Unhealthful Levels of Air Pollution

More than half of the people in the U.S. live in counties that have...

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These 10 Superfoods Can Help Balance Your Hormones and Reduce Inflammation

Eating certain foods will help balance your hormones and reduce ...

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Is the Seafood You Eat Caught by Slaves?

They found workers trapped in cages, whipped with toxic stingray tails for punishment and...

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Quitting Sugar Is as Tough as Kicking a Cocaine Habit

Quitting sugar can be as tough for people as giving up another powdery white substance...

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Bill Nye vs. Sarah Palin on Climate Change: Who Do You Believe?

Last week provided a beautiful series of examples of the increasingly amusing ways that...

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Do We Really Need Probiotics In Our Coffee, Granola And Nut Butter?

It's not just kombucha and yogurt - Probiotics are now showing up in dozens of packaged foods.

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Autism and Cancer? Light It Up... Blue.

It's April and for many with a diagnosis of Autism, it's just another month.

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Mainstream Media's Concerted Backlash Against VaXxed

Where is the name William Thompson in news reports on Tribeca and De Niro?

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Breakthrough Parkinson's disease blood test

A blood test to detect Parkinson's disease has been developed by Australian researchers, a breakthrough which will allow for earlier intervention and treatment of the debilitating condition.

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Hopes Type 2 diabetes can be reversed by changing diet

New research has raised the tantalizing possibility that the condition can be remedied by changes in diet.

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Social stresses of modern life can make you older than your years

Scientists are studying this biological weathering.

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Brain Slices Show That Stress Messes Up Your Memory

A study in an in vitro system has shown that stress interferes with the development of new synapses required for new memories to form.

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Study Finds Carcinogen in Common Breakfast Foods

Call me crazy, but the most important meal of the day should not contain poison. But, according to a new study, that’s exactly what many of the breakfast foods we eat actually contain. The study, conducted by the Alliance for Natural Health USA (ANH-USA)—an international organization dedicated to promoting sustainable health—reveals that 10 out of […]

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3 Natural Deodorants That Actually Work

Ah, the classic conundrum—you want to put only good, natural things in and on your body, but your armpits seem to only agree with deodorants that are definitely not those things. Do any of these natural deodorants actually work? Deodorant is an extremely important product to keep pure. It’s spread over a sensitive area day in […]

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Are Frozen Fruits and Vegetables Healthier Than Fresh?

It may seem like a natural assumption that fresh fruits and vegetables are more nutritious. But research shows this can be a false assumption. Frozen fruits and vegetables can be more nutritious than their unprocessed counterparts. Brief Overview of Commercial Freezing Processes Vegetables are typically blanched prior to freezing. This means they are submerged in […]

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Fast food could be making you fat in a way you never expected

Phthalates are chemicals found mostly in plastic that have been implicated for years for disrupting hormonal balance. Animal studies have shown the chemicals can be harmful to reproductive growth and development. A new study points to phthalates in fast food as a potential source of metabolic disorders including weight gain and obesity.

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Being lonely raises risk of a stroke or heart attack by a third

Loneliness increases the risk of a heart attack or stroke by almost a third, according to research. The effect of social isolation is similar to that of anxiety or work-related stress.

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Avocado sales soar as health-conscious Britons ditch lunchtime sandwiches

The health kick helped café chain Pret a Manger's sales reach a record high and led to a surge in demand for ingredients such as avocados (pictured), which has been deemed a superfood.

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Westminster University professor discovers how brain decides which hand is dominant

Gillian Forrester, a senior lecturer in psychology at the University of Westminster, explains how it is that some children have dominant left hands while others opt to write with their right hands.

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How brushing your teeth can ward off CANCER

The findings from the American Association for Cancer Research could give doctors a cheap and easy way to screen for pancreatic cancer, researchers said.

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E.coli could be key to fighting obesity as it blocks 'sweet cravings'

Fifteen hours after a small dose of E.coli into the gut, levels of the satiety hormone leptin increase, and within seven days the taste for sweet foods diminishes, scientists at Augusta University found.

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What may cause painful sex includes strawberries and even shampoo

Strawberries and coffee contain high levels of compounds called oxalates, which can irritate a woman's urethra, according to Samantha Evans, co-founder of sex toy company Jo Divine.

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Alzheimer's 'reversed in one week' with new treatment researched by Glasgow University

Glasgow University researchers hope to test jabs of the IL-33 protein on humans after discovering the drug rapidly restored memory to mice whose brains had been ravaged by Alzheimer’s.

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Night shifts and jet lag take a greater toll on WOMEN

Women whose body clocks were disrupted performed worse in attention, motor control in memory tests than men, a study by the University of Surrey. They also felt more tired and depressed.

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New hand treatment plumps up tired, saggy skin to make it look younger

Dr Nick Lowe, a London-based dermatologist, said injecting special microbeads into the hands stimulates the skin to grow more collagen, giving them a fuller and more youthful appearance.

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Cold and flu tablets can SHRINK the brain and slow down thinking

Indiana University School of Medicine researchers found the drugs block the chemical acetylcholine, which is involved in the transmission of electrical impulses between nerve cells.

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How long until your antibiotics stop working?

Increasingly bacteria are becoming resistant to the drugs. Emily Morris, 23, who lives in Milton Keynes, (pictured) has had attacks of cystitis for years, but penicillins now rarely work.

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New studies show cheese can actually be GOOD for you

The nation's relationship with milk and dairy seems to have soured. One in five Britons claims to have bought or eaten dairy-free alternatives in the past six months.

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Revolutionary lung cancer test could save the lives of thousands of smokers

Shirley Dolan's GP invited her to take part in a trial of a new blood test that screens for lung cancer. Healthcare assistant from Dundee, 57, smoked up to 20 cigarettes a day for 45 years.

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Is Flu jab the cause for a frozen shoulder

Irene's husband had a flu jab in his arm and complained that it felt tender and sore but thought it would ease. In fact it has got much worse.

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Visiting the dentist is just one of many things you should do pre-surgery

After surgery, teams of rehabilitation experts come together to ensure you make a quick recovery. But increasingly experts believe what you do before an operation could be just as important.

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Being a sugar addict can increase chance of obesity as you get older

Scientists at the University of Michigan found children who opt for sweet treats, such as cookies, experienced gradual increases in body fat as they aged, while those who chose salty snacks did not.

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The Number of GMOs Worldwide Just Dropped For the First Time in Two Decades

For the past two decades, the number of genetically-modified crops has been steadily skyrocketing around the globe. Until 2015, when the number saw its first recorded drop. What’s going on?Read more...

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This Dutch Man Was Tired of Seeing Litter on His Way to Work, so He Did Something Amazing!

Tommy Kleyn was tired of looking at trash on his bike ride to work, so he decided to do something about it!

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Stunning Video of Wild Orca Pod Will Inspire You to #EmptyTheTanks (VIDEO)

The three orca whales in this video were spotted near Moss Landing, CA by Blue Ocean Whale Watch. We can only guess what they're doing, but they say that the baby on the far left had some food in its mouth, so maybe they decided to take the scenic route back to the rest of their pod.

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Cash won't die out because shoppers do not trust contactless or mobile payments

Some 31 per cent of shoppers - particularly the middle aged and the elderly - never use contactless cards because they do not trust them.

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Is this why breast is 'best'? Human milk is a unique mix of 200 sugar compounds, seven times more than in other mammals

A review of scientific studies on human breast milk by researchers at Zurich University has suggested the 200 sugars in human breast milk helps to prime a baby's immune system and gut.

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YouTube video captures Chernobyl's wildlife reclaiming radioactive wasteland in Ukraine

Camera traps show 14 species of mammal (illustrated) are living in the exclusion zone around the site of the Chernobyl disaster in what is now Ukraine and Belarus.

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Is your DNA making you promiscuous? Genes may influence sexual activity

Geneticists at Cambridge University studied 380,000 people to look for genes that lie behind when people start having sex and how their sexual behaviour continues in later life.

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The fruit and veg you should keep apart to cut food waste

Keeping the right kinds of fruit and vegetables together so that they stay fresh longer could save people as much as £100 a year by cutting the amount they end up having to throw away.

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The brain's 'stopping' mechanism can be triggered by sounds

Neuroscientists at the University of Oxford and University of California, San Diego, have found the same mechanism which stops movements in their tracks could be stopping our thoughts (pictured).

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Children ‘twice as likely to eat greens’ if rewarded

CHILDREN at a Scottish primary school have been rewarded with prizes for eating their greens as part of a initiative to cut down on food waste.

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A yoga pose you can do in a kiddie pool or bathtub

Take your yoga underwater to build strength in your shoulder-core and hip flexor muscles.

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Lowered birth rates one reason why women outlive men

Using unique demographic records on 140,600 reproducing individuals from the Utah Population Database (USA), a research team led from Uppsala University has come to the conclusion that lowered birth rates are one reason why women outlive men in today’s societies. The study is published in Scientific Reports.

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Vegetables Irrigated With Treated Wastewater Expose Consumers to Drugs

Hebrew University and Hadassah Medical Center researchers show the link between exposure to pharmaceutical contaminants and consumption of fresh produce grown in reclaimed wastewater-irrigated soil

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Exposure to violence during pregnancy increases risk of prematurity and low birthweight, research suggests

Queen Mary University of London and University of Leicester study suggests stress-induced events have negative effects on unborn children in early pregnancy

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Demand for radiotherapy will rise substantially over next ten years; planning to deal with increase in new cancer cases should start now

The demand for radiotherapy across all European countries will increase by an average of 16% between 2012 and 2025, with the highest expected increase being for prostate cancer cases (24%), according to a new study published in Radiotherapy and Oncology [1].

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Smoking and schizophrenia - understanding and breaking the cycle of addiction

Smoking is a real problem for people with schizophrenia. A research team observed in schizophrenia smokers, when presented with appetitive cigarette images, greater neuronal activation of a specific region of the brain, the ventro-medial prefrontal cortex, a region involved in the brain reward system. The study confirms the tendency to smoke of people with schizophrenia and low smoking cessation rates.

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Discovery of enzyme in the sleeping sickness parasite streamlines drug development

Researchers from Umeå University in Sweden have discovered that the single-celled parasite causing African sleeping sickness has a defence mechanism against potential pharmaceuticals under development against the disease. The deadly parasite has an enzyme that can cleave and hence disarm adenosine analogue pharmaceuticals. This according to a study recently published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.

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Natural Disasters since 1900 - Over 8 Million Deaths and 7 Trillion US Dollars damage

More than seven trillion US dollars economic damage and eight million deaths via natural disasters since the start of the 20th century: These figures have been calculated and collected by the risk engineer Dr. James Daniell from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). His database CATDAT looks at examining socioeconomic indicators as well as collecting and evaluating socioeconomic loss data through time, and has built a massive base for his post-disaster risk model which helps governments and aid organisations with catastrophe management and assessing rapidly the scale of a disaster. James will present his results today at the 2016 European Geosciences Union General Assembly in Vienna.

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How children perceive faces - Seven-year-olds show different brain activities than adults

Seven-year-olds show different brain activities than adults when it comes to facial perception. This is reported by the workgroup Developmental Neuropsychology at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum. The brain activity in adults differed when they saw identical resp. different photos of the same person. Gradual differences like that did not exist in children. The results do not support the theory that brain areas that are specialised for facial recognition are fully developed by the age of five.

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Cellular trojan horse yields potential cancer treatment

A collaborative Brigham and Women's Hospital and Johns Hopkins University co-led team has found proof-of-concept evidence for a potential cancer treatment that leverages microparticles and mesenchymal stem cells.

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Great willow herb as an antitode in therapies against multi-drug resistant bacteria

Romanian scientists show that combining some of the commonly used antibiotics with great willowherb extracts, rich in different classes of phytochemicals, e.g. phenolic acids and flavonoids, may be beneficial in treating bacterial and fungal infections. Interestingly synergistic effect was observed for bacterial strains, which were resistant to some of the commonly used antibiotics

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Immune study offers treatment hope for arthritis patients

Arthritis and other inflammatory conditions could be helped by new insights into how the immune response is switched off. Scientists at the University of Edinburgh have discovered how compounds produced by the body's immune system help to dampen inflammation and prevent damage to healthy tissues.

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New study examines the effect of ecstasy on the brain

Researchers from the University of Liverpool have conducted a study examining the effect ecstasy has on different parts of the brain.

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Nanomaterial to drive new generation of solar cells
Physicists have discovered radical new properties in a nanomaterial which opens new possibilities for highly efficient thermophotovoltaic cells, which could one day harvest heat in the dark and turn it into electricity.The research team from the Australian National University and the University of California Berkeley demonstrated a new artificial material, or metamaterial, that glows in an unusual way when heated.

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Most US adults say today's children have worse health than in past generations

More than half of adults believe children today are more stressed, experience less quality family time and have worse mental and emotional health than children in past generations.

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Fewer romantic prospects may lead to riskier investments

Encountering information suggesting that it may be tough to find a romantic partner shifts people's decision making toward riskier options, according to new findings from a series of studies published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.

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Derailed train of thought? Brain's stopping system may be at fault

Study suggests that the same neural mechanism that interrupts body movement also interrupts cognition. The findings may give insights into Parkinson's disease. The brain circuitry implicated in 'over-stopping' motor activity in these patients might also be keeping them over-focused. More speculatively, it may be worth investigating if this circuitry plays a role in conditions characterized by distractibility, such as ADHD.

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Baylor study reveals role for oxidized mitochondrial DNA in lupus

Researchers at the Baylor Institute for Immunology Research have discovered that the neutrophils of systemic lupus erythematosus patients release oxidized DNA from their mitochondria that can stimulate an unwanted immune response. The study, which will be published online April 18 in The Journal of Experimental Medicine, suggests that targeting the pathways that lead to the accumulation of this DNA and/or facilitate its removal could be new ways to treat this chronic autoimmune disease.

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Chips or cookies? Toddlers with sweet tooth more likely to experience weight gain

Toddlers who reached for cookies over chips when their bellies were full had a higher risk of body fat increases.

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Breast cancer stem cells radicalize normal neighbors for purpose of metastasis

A University of Colorado Cancer Center study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2016 shows that stem-like breast cancer cells secrete molecules that allow neighboring, otherwise anchored cells to metastasize.

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UCLA scientists reveal how osteopontin ablation ameliorates muscular dystrophy

Removing an immunomodulatory protein called osteopontin improves the symptoms of mice with muscular dystrophy by changing the type of macrophages acting on damaged muscle tissue, according to a paper published in The Journal of Cell Biology. The study, 'Osteopontin ablation ameliorates muscular dystrophy by shifting macrophages to a pro-regenerative phenotype' by Joana Capote and colleagues, adds support to the idea that osteopontin inhibitors could be used to treat patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

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'Pee power' turns urine into sustainable power source for electronic devices

Researchers at the University of Bath have developed an innovative miniature fuel cell that can generate electricity from urine, creating an affordable, renewable and carbon-neutral way of generating power.

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Risk of second major osteoporotic fracture is greatest immediately after first fracture

This study shows that show that the risk of further fracture after a first major osteoporotic fracture is greatest immediately following the first event, with a declining, but still increased, risk in subsequent years. These results suggest that pharmacological treatment for secondary fracture prevention should be considered during the period immediately following a first fracture.

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Tecnalia develops a bioadhesive gel for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers

The College of Pharmacy of the University of Barcelona, Ojer Pharma Laboratories and Tecnalia are jointly collaborating on the project, PRODERMA: 'Coorperative Development of a Sustained Release Matrix for the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers.' The project seeks to improve the effectiveness of conventional topical treatments through the application of an innovative technique in the topical media and administration of active ingredients.

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Heart attack patients more depressed but get less antidepressants

Heart attack patients are more depressed but are less often prescribed antidepressants than people who have not had a heart attack, according to research presented today at EuroHeartCare 2016 by Dr. Barbro Kjellström, a researcher at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden.

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Farmers are not just the backbone of a nation, they may have stronger hips too

This study found that in Sweden, for male farmers, the risk of a hip fracture was 14 percent lower compared to other occupations, adjusted for age. When also adjusted for rural status of residence, the risk reduction was still 15 percent lower. When also adjusted for income, education and latitude the effect was even more marked -- at 39 percent lower risk.

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UK study supports cardiovascular safety of calcium and vitamin D supplementation

UK researchers have presented a new study that supports the cardiovascular safety of calcium and vitamin D supplementation. The study was based on analysis of the UK Biobank, a very large study comprising 502,664 men and women aged 40-69 years.

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Study shows hip fracture risk rises in the 10 years after total knee replacement

A Swedish study shows that individuals with total knee replacement (TKR) due to primary osteoarthritis had a low risk for hip and vertebral fracture in the decade before surgery. However, after total knee replacement, the risk for hip fracture increased by 4 percent and the risk for vertebral fracture increased by 19 percent compared to the population without TKR.

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Waist not weight -- the key to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

A new study presented today demonstrates that a build-up of fat around the waist can cause more serious complications than obesity in the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. The study was presented at The International Liver CongressTM 2016 in Barcelona, Spain.

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The role of electromagnetic fields in neurological disorders.

In the modern world, people are exposed to electromagnetic fields (EMFs) as part of their daily lives; the important question is "What is the effect of EMFs on human health?"

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The Most Dangerous States to Get Sick in Might Surprise You

When it comes to cases of medical malpractice, not all states are created equal.

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Meet the Corporate PR Firm Hired to Sell a Murderous Foreign Regime to the American Public

Ketchum was hired to improve the Honduran government’s image, which is stained by human rights violations.

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Monsanto's Most Dangerous Product?

The case against Glyphosate.

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Spread of super-gonorrhoea 'big concern'

Doctors say the spread of super-gonorrhoea widely across England and to gay men is causing "huge concern" about the ability to treat it in the future.

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Beneath the Fog

The medication left me emotionally numb, making it impossible to connect with people or sense the aliveness of the world around me. But after two years on antidepressants, I found something that gave me jolt of feeling strong enough to wake me up for a moment. I then spent the next seven years giving myself daily doses of horror to induce an emotional reaction. Full Article →

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The innovators - fruitful idea turns waste food into a tasty snack

Two friends created their Snact product to try to provide a solution to the millions of tonnes of fruit and veg discarded each year.

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The eco guide to grass-fed

Using products from livestock reared on grass as opposed to grain improves the lives of farm animals – and it has health benefits, too‘Grass-fed” is the new organic.

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China's vaccine scandal threatens public faith in immunizations.

The news that millions of faulty vaccines were given to children has reignited a widespread, often visceral distrust of China’s medical system.

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More than 1,000 diesel cars caught without pollution filter, figures show.

More than a thousand diesel cars have been caught without an essential pollution filter that traps deadly particles, according to UK figures.

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Air pollution increases 69 percent as coal named top polluter.

Air quality across Australia has deteriorated to alarming levels with the coal industry the nation's worst polluter, new data has shown.

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Biofuels, plastics and drugs - is this the future of our farms?

Climate change and poor returns on wheat and dairy drive a rural revolution in ‘future-proof’ agriculture.

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Pro-vaccine shill Dr. David Gorski, linked to cancer fraudster, in cahoots with pharma to develop lucrative autism drug

(NaturalNews) Dr. David Gorski is an established pro-vaccine internet troll with ties to the Barbara Anne Karmanos Cancer Institute, notorious for experimental cancer treatments and drugs that have been fast-tracked by the FDA.Karmanos is also where cancer fraudster Dr. Farid...

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Can A Toxic Metal Found in Vaccines Cause Heart Disease?

(NaturalNews) Aluminum is a metal found in many childhood vaccines. The stated role of aluminum as an adjuvant in vaccines is to enhance the immune response to the main ingredient in the vaccine. This would be either a virus or bacterial component.Vaccines which currently contain...

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Money-laundering, pro-GMO Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) could be held liable in court case prosecuted by the state of Washington

(NaturalNews) The ongoing legal proceedings in the state of Washington against the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) serve to illustrate the depth of corruption and illegal activity to which the pro-GMO movement is willing to stoop while pushing their agenda.The GMA, a Washington...

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As Burger King proudly presents their 'angriest' red-dyed burger, consumers should consider the health risks of artificial food dye

(NaturalNews) Fast-food franchise Burger King has introduced a massive sandwich it is calling "The Angriest Whopper."The sandwich features all the normal burger fixings – lettuce, cheese, sauces, pickles, onions, etc. – but its marketing focuses on its brilliant red...

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Study indicates that even one week of organic consumption vs. conventional foods leads to a 90 percent reduction in pesticide poisoning

(NaturalNews) Recent research has shown that eating organic foods for as little as one week can dramatically reduce the amount of pesticides found in the body.The study found that adults who ate only organic foods for seven days showed an 89 percent drop in urinary biomarkers...

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Can drinking a gallon of water every day make you healthier? A first-hand account of this 'challenge' says maybe so..

(NaturalNews) Sometimes simple cures are the best ones, and it doesn't get any simpler than water. Drinking water is a basic human necessity, and it has long been touted as a solution to a host of problems. Despite the common knowledge that drinking plenty of water can enhance well...

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Reforestation efforts improving as 'seed bombing' initiative shells out 900,000 future trees per day

(NaturalNews) Reforestation efforts around the world could get a massive boost thanks to an innovative idea that repurposes old planes. A billion trees could be planted every year thanks to aerial reforestation initiatives. The practice of dropping seeds from planes is not new, but...

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USDA announces it will stop regulating all GMO crops altered with CRISPR gene editing technique... Frankenfood tidal wave about to be unleashed

(NaturalNews) If you think our genetic food chain has been royally screwed up by big bio-ag's like Monsanto and Syngenta, and massively over-processed by Big Food, things are just about to get a whole lot worse, and what's more, our own government is doing it to us – yet again...

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Cancer industry kills 19-year-old girl THREE times, but she keeps coming back to life

(NaturalNews) Jessica Morgan Price, from Porthcawl, South Wales, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia in 2013. She was only 19 when she was diagnosed with this aggressive form of leukemia and immediately received chemotherapy.Unfortunately, things turned for the worse. During...

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Tylenol found to dull the brain and make people less likely to notice errors... the dumbing down of America continues at full pace

(NaturalNews) The active ingredient in Tylenol may interfere with people's ability to detect errors, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Toronto and the University of British Columbia, and published in the journal Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience...

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Engineering T Cells to Treat Pancreatic Cancer

Dr. Sunil Hingorani, a member of the Clinical Research and Public Health Sciences divisions at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, will present recent groundbreaking developments in treating pancreas cancer with engineered T-cells at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2016 in New Orleans on April 16.

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Danger in the Water - The Epidemic of Lead Across America

In this opinion piece, Anna Roberts, a fellow at the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University, discusses the current situation of lead exposure via water supply systems.

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Getting a good start in life

More and more studies are finding exercise is beneficial for mothers-to-be and the long-term health of their babies.

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Rethinking West Africa’s War On Drugs

The war on drugs has failed, devastating communities and doing little to curb trafficking and abuse. At the upcoming UN General Assembly Special Session on the World Drug Problem, West Africa must advocate for a more sensible approach, one based on public health and respect for human rights.

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India's ITC says to resume cigarette production amid health warning row

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's biggest cigarette maker ITC Ltd said it would resume production at its factories "consequent upon" a favorable court order, two weeks after it decided to shutter its plants over the government's stringent new packaging rules.

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5 Kinds of Tea You Should Drink for Optimal Health

Tea has been used as medicine for thousands of years and its...

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The Full-Fat Paradox - Dairy Fat Linked To Lower Diabetes Risk

The new findings add to the evidence suggesting that full-fat dairy may have protective effects — both in cutting the risk of diabetes and helping people control body weight.

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Did the CDC Censor Vaxxed? (They Didn't Censor Robert DeNiro)

Read Part 2 and Part 1 here. By Wayne Rohde and Louis Conte It’s been one heck of an Autism Awareness Month. Robert De Niro appeared on the Today Show Wednesday morning to talk about the Tribeca Film Festival. When...

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Trying to get fit? Bad gums may be your undoing

Bad gums? They're very likely shortening your lifespan, and even undermining sport and exercise that should extend your life, says a world oral health expert.

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Food industry compared to big tobacco and alcohol in long-running controversy over salt content

It has been described as "the largest delusion in the history of preventative medicine" - the body of evidence that suggests salty diets lead to increased health risks.

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Study Shows Sugar-Free Still Rots Teeth

Added sugar is a health hazard. Not only can sugar be incredibly harmful for those with insulin resistance, but the extra calories of sugar-laden junk foods is one of the primary drivers of weight gain and tooth decay. For this reason sugar-free alternatives, such as artificial sweeteners and diet drinks, are often perceived as “guilt-free.” […]

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What We Know So Far About Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

There are almost 2.5 million Americans with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), medically known as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) that robs people of a full life. Many are bed-ridden and unable to care for themselves, living in a ‘one room world’ because they are unable to get out and are often very sensitive to fragrances and sound. […]

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Why wearing underwear in bed is a nightmare for your health

Many of us sleep in pyjamas in winter and in underwear during the hot summer nights. But it turns out the latter could be doing more harm than good, according to experts from the US.

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The brain's 'stopping' mechanism can be triggered by sounds

Neuroscientists at the University of Oxford and University of California, San Diego, have found the same mechanism which stops movements in their tracks could be stopping our thoughts (pictured).

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Better delete QuickTime! US government warns software is vulnerable to hackers on Windows computers after Apple abandons security updates

A cyber security team at the US Department of Homeland Security has warned computers using Windows could be vulnerable to attack if they are running Apple's QuickTime media player.

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How to take control of exam stress - for parents and pupils

EXAM season is upon us and over the next couple of months school children and students across Scotland will be sitting their exams.

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Margaret Wyllie - Scotland should embrace homeopathy

I REMEMBER reading somewhere that medicine would be far easier to practise if it were not made complicated by patients.

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Rules Limiting Mercury Pollution Could Be Back On Track After EPA Cost-Benefit Analysis

For every dollar spent to make emission cuts, the public is receiving up to $9 in health benefits, according to the EPA.

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‘Essure’ birth control subject of potential class-action lawsuit in Canada

A lawsuit involving Essure has been filed in Canada; Bayer says the birth control device is highly effective

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Rates of women with COPD skyrockets as more women take up smoking

Many female smokers say they were encouraged by ads in the ‘60s and ‘70s that marketed smoking as a symbol of equality.

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More Proof the Cholesterol Theory is a Farce, Statins are Toxic Junk
Three recent studies confirm what I've been saying for years - 1) The cholesterol theory of heart disease is nonsense; 2) statin drugs are toxic junk whose side effects have been greatly downplayed, and; 3) the cholesterol-lowering drug ezetimibe is a complete waste of time, money and space.

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