Archive for January, 2007
Essential Trace Mineral May Help Slow HIV Advancement…
Research by the University of Miami concludes that the mineral selenium may be an effective weapon against HIV. Supplementing with selenium on a daily basis seems to keep HIV under control and strengthen the immune system at the same time. A double-blind study of 262 HIV patients, which divided patients into two groups was performed. One [...]
Posted: January 30th, 2007 under Selenium.
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Retail Giant Under Investigation Over Allegedly Deceiving Organic Claims…
It seems like lately everyone wants jump on the “organic” bandwagon but few actually have the right to claim the title. An investigation by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection is moving forward with regard to suspicions that retail giant Wal-Mart has mislabeling certain products as “organic” and in turn misleading consumers. [...]
Posted: January 28th, 2007 under Organic Products.
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Starbucks Campaign to Remove Artificial Hormone rBGH from Its Dairy Products Begins…
Last week, an announcement from Starbucks Coffee (the world’s largest retailer of specialty coffee) stated the company was switching many of its stores in western states and New England to milk which does not include the controversial artificial hormone rBGH. This is a move experts say will further harm Monsanto’s declining sales of the hormone. [...]
Posted: January 24th, 2007 under Monsanto.
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7UP Soda No Longer to be Marketed as “All-Natural”…
Following the threat of a lawsuit from the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), Cadbury-Schweppes announced it would stop marketing its lemon-lime 7UP soda as “All Natural”. For those of who are not aware, this poison contains high-fructose corn syrup which is manufactured through an industrial chemical process that turns starch molecules into [...]
Posted: January 21st, 2007 under high-fructose corn syrup.
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Parkinson’s Drugs Hold Greater Risk of a Serious Side Effect Than Previously Thought…
The New England Journal of Medicine published information recently suggesting that two drugs prescribed for Parkinson’s Disease might have much greater risks for damage to heart valves that supposed “experts” previously thought. Two studies were performed. The first, included researchers from the Instituti Clinici di Perfezionamento in Milan analyzing echocardiogram images from 155 patients who [...]
Posted: January 16th, 2007 under Prescription Drugs.
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Med School Doing A Big Injustice To Students…
Very recently, I began taking notice to a number of stories involving doctors being shocked at the results that their patients are achieving by simply changing their diets rather than using prescription medications. I recognized how harmful and sometimes useless prescription med’s can be as well as how effective and safe nature’s remedies can be [...]
Posted: January 9th, 2007 under Doctors.
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“Off-Label” Prescribing Responsible for Two Patient Deaths…
New Years Day is supposed to be a time of celebration. To celebrate what’s to come, to celebrate what has happened. Well on New Year’s Day 2007, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that two patients suffering from lupus passed away from of a rare brain infection after medical doctors prescribed the Genentech [...]
Posted: January 7th, 2007 under Prescription Drugs.
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