NaturalNews.com | Today's Featured Stories - April 22, 2010

Susan G. Komen for the Cure makes mockery of self with KFC pinkwashing campaign (opinion) (NaturalNews) Susan G. Komen for the Cure has now crossed the line into asinine idiocy thanks to its new alliance with Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), where pink buckets of fried chicken are sold under the slogan, "Buckets for the Cure." I'm not making...

Big Brother doctors say patients don't need to see their imaging test results (NaturalNews) If you are an American, you probably assume that this is a free country. So if you agree to undergo imaging tests -- which cost you or your insurance company hundreds and even thousands of dollars and may subject you to radiation -- you...

Most prostate cancers detected by screening aren't dangerous in the first place (NaturalNews) Only about one in 10 prostate cancers detected by screening actually poses a threat to a man's life, according to a new analysis conducted by researchers from the University if Cambridge. The findings come from a preliminary analysis...

There is literally excrement in your salad: Fecal bacteria contamination widespread (NaturalNews) A recent Consumer Reports investigation has revealed that bagged salads labeled "pre-washed" or "triple-washed" may not be as clean as they appear. Of the 208 samples taken from 16 different brands of bagged salad, researchers found...

Relieve Dysmenorrhea Pain with Acupuncture A study in the journal Evidence-based Complimentary and Alternative Medicine demonstrated a significant beneficial effect when acupuncture treatments were administered to patients who were suffering from dysmenorrhea resistant to conventional...

Omega-3: A Vegetarian Perspective Identifies the Best Source (Opinion) We are taught early in life that fish oil is the best source of omega-3 fatty acids. But, as you will see, this is not so. Only plants can make omega-3 fats. Fish cannot; cows cannot; and people cannot. So, how do fish acquire omega-3 fatty...

How to Manage Stress and Anxiety Naturally Stress is the body's way of dealing with potentially dangerous situations, heightening adrenaline levels and increasing alertness. However, prolonged stress and anxiety can be detrimental to mental and physical health. Understanding stress...

Pharmaceutical pinball (comic) (NaturalNews) There's a pervasive (but false) idea in western medicine that the more pharmaceuticals you take, the healthier you'll get. That's how pharmaceuticals are marketed, in fact: Take these pills if you want to be healthier! If you take one...

Today's health headlines from across the 'net

(selected by the Health Ranger for your education and amusement)

• Cows on drugs
• America's supermarkets waste huge amounts of food
• 80% of male fish now exhibiting female traits due to toxic chemicals and pharma runoff
• Too fat to fight? Three-fourth of America's youth unfit for military service
• Metal from hip replacements could cause tumors
• High school administrators secretly took over 56,000 pictures of students at home through webcams
• 1 out of 3 Americans view U.S. govt. as major threat to their freedoms
• Osteoporosis drug patients report bone fractures caused by drugs
• Political rhetoric heating up in America as conservatives accused of sedition for voicing opposition
• Monsanto declares P.R. war against Food Inc. film
• Amy's Kitchen veggie burgers made with toxic chemical hexane
• Gender bender chemical atrazine widely contaminates U.S. public water supply

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