NaturalNews.com | Today's Featured Stories - July 1, 2010

Can you really eat your way to happiness? The mood food connection (NaturalNews) Yes, you really can eat your way to happiness, but perhaps not in the way you might first imagine. By "happiness," I mean lasting happiness, not the fleeting kind of sensory happiness that might be experienced from sucking the cream filling...

Baby making industry creating children with malformations, parents not told of risks (NaturalNews) If you get your information about assisted reproduction technologies (ART) such as in vitro fertilization (IVF) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) from the mainstream media, you may think these are simply wonderful ways to help...

Weight Reduction Drugs Produce Only Minimal Loss, Even After Taking Them for Years (NaturalNews) Weight drugs may result only in minor weight reduction, even after long-term use, according to a new study conducted by Brazilian and Canadian researchers and published in the British Medical Journal. Researchers conducted meta...

Triclosan may be harmful to health, says FDA (NaturalNews) The FDA is reevaluating the safety of a popular chemical additive called triclosan, based on recent studies that seem to indicate it causes endocrine disruption in the body and leads to the emergence of drug-resistant "super" bacteria. Triclosan...

BPA plastics chemical now linked to asthma (NaturalNews) The controversial chemical bisphenol-A (BPA), already linked to a wide array of health problems, may also increase the risk of asthma in children, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch...

Forget Filling Cavities: Regrow Your Teeth Instead If you've got a cavity, maybe you want to try regrowing your own teeth before heading for a filling. Our bodies are constantly renewing themselves and although it isn't commonly known, we can regrow our teeth too. In fact, regrowing our teeth...

New Cancer Causing Agent from Household Products Found in our Water Scientists have long known about carcinogens in common household items such as cosmetics and cleansers and the dangers they represented when people are exposed to them. Now, a new study is reporting that most of us are also being exposed...

Sunscreen Safety and Efficacy Called into Question Most experts agree people should use sunscreens to protect their skin from the sun, but there is wide disagreement on how well they actually work. In addition, other than sunburn prevention, little is known about their safety. The Food...

Genital Herpes: Home Remedies can Help Genital herpes is a chronic and contagious viral infection but there are several home remedies you can use to help relieve the pain, itching and discomfort of a herpes outbreak. -Aloe Vera is a soothing home remedy. This common plant will...

Gourmet "truly raw" organic almond butter from Sicily now available at NaturalNews Store (NaturalNews) Thanks to efforts by the USDA and the Almond Board of California, it is illegal for commercial almond producers in the United States to sell raw almonds. The almonds now have to be fumigated with chemicals or pasteurized (cooked)...

Today's health headlines from across the 'net

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

• Lawsuit seeks to stop BP from burning rare sea turtles alive
• L.A. neck-deep in trash: 48,000 tons per day
• Kombucha under fire for natural alcohol content from fermentation
• Dangerous food dyes linked to ADHD, cancer and allergies - new call to ban them from foods
• It's true: Airport body scanners could give you cancer
• Hard to believe: FDA actually admits antibiotics used in meat pose "a threat to public health"
• Doctors and dentists handed out tens of thousands of toxic charm bracelets to children
• VA hospital exposes 1,800 veterans to HIV infection
• Gee, really? Study "discovers" that the human body makes its own antibodies to defend against the flu
• Antidepressant drug use doubles, destroying lives with senseless medication
• Thanks to modern medicine, Americans are overtreated to death
• Coming to a dinner plate near you: Genetically Modified salmon meat!

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