Wednesday, September 2, 2009

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Pfizer pleads guilty to felony crime in fraudulent marketing of Bextra, pays billions in fines
(NaturalNews) For the last several years, I've referred to drug companies as "criminal" operations. They have engaged in price fixing, marketing fraud, science fraud and many other criminal activities that we've written about here on NaturalNews. And...

Study Finds Illness, Medical Bills Root Cause of Majority Of U.S. Bankruptcies
(NaturalNews) Unemployment is high and retirement accounts have virtually disappeared for many folks in the wake of the current recession. Housing prices have plummeted, too. So it comes as no surprise that data just released by the Administrative Office...

Mercury in Fluorescent Light Bulbs Poisons Factory Workers
(NaturalNews) Energy efficiency for the First World comes at a high cost for factory workers in China, with high rates of mercury poisoning being reported among employees in the plants that make compact fluorescent light bulbs. In an effort to reign...

Doctors Give Rat Poison to Heart Patients for Fifty Years
A Bloomberg report just told us that millions of people worldwide have been taking rat poison as a prescription blood thinner. It also said that the risk of bleeding in the brain with this drug called warfarin was one of the drug's most feared...

Superfood Profile: Find the Health Benefits of Wheat Germ Oil
Research has shown that obtaining nutrients through a naturally healthy diet is far more effective than trying to achieve health through synthetic nutrients found in pills and supplements. A daily dose of wheat germ oil is the perfect way...

Not Just a Beautiful Flower: The Marigold Brings Natural Health
Marigold (also known as Calendula officinalis) is not just a beautiful flower, but a natural medicine for many conditions. The marigold has now been placed in the books of cancer and anti-cancer cures, because it has antiseptic, anti-inflammatory...

Cherie Soria Part II: Raw Foods and Grains, Legumes, Breads and Scones
This interview is an excerpt from Kevin Gianni's Rawkathon, which can be found at http://www.Rawkathon.com. In this excerpt, Cherie Soria shares on grains, legumes, breads and scones in a raw food diet. Rawkathon with Cherie...

Hypnosis can Play a Role in Overcoming Fears
Many people have fears and phobias that can interfere with their ability to lead a normal life. Most fears and phobias develop due to traumatic experiences and are thus mostly psychological. Researchers also believe that genetics and our...

Why swine flu vaccines just don't add up: Doing the (fuzzy) math
(NaturalNews) Here's a seventh grade word problem for you: If swine flu has infected one million people and killed 500, how many people might be expected to die if it infects 150 million people (assuming no major changes in the virus)? The correct answer...