| Despite FDA concern, American Chemistry Council insists Bisphenol A is safe for everyone (NaturalNews) The American Chemistry Council (ACC) has never met a chemical it didn't like. The organization is a chemical advocacy group whose members include all the largest chemical producers such as Monsanto, Bayer, Merck, Chevron, DuPont and many... |
| New study confirms bisphenol A found in plastic is linked to heart disease (NaturalNews) According to the American Heart Association, cardiovascular disease is the number one killer in the U.S. Various forms of the disease take the lives of over 80 million Americans a year. And while we've all heard about the risk factors for... |
| Broths Contain Mysterious Ingredients There's a company that dominates the soup business, but its products are at best bland and mushy. You probably know who I'm talking about. Some of the company's soups contain so much salt that they're the human equivalent of a salt lick.... |
| 90 Percent of Parents Misled by Food Nutrition Labels (NaturalNews) Recent research conducted by the British Heart Foundation (NHF) has revealed that about 90 percent of British mothers do not properly understand food nutritional labels. Most of the women falsely believe that products claiming to be good... |
| Pesticides are killing birds, bees, and bats by the millions Estimates from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service indicate that millions of birds and fish die every year from pesticide exposure. Scientists are now discovering that even low level exposure is disrupting the animal kingdom and causing new... |
| Ancient Chinese Herbal Remedy More Powerful At Killing H1N1 Than Prescription Antivirals (NaturalNews) An ancient Chinese remedy that was used to fight the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic may prove effective against the H1N1 swine flu, according to a study conducted by researchers from Kaohsiung Medial University in Taiwan and published in the... |
| Take a Look at the Chemicals in Processed Foods Americans spend about 90 percent of their total food budget on processed foods - and we wonder why we have a health care crisis. Besides being enzyme deplete, processed foods are often crammed with chemicals, including colors, flavors and... |
| Chlorophyll blocks absorption of toxic carcinogens (NaturalNews) A recent study conducted by researchers from Oregon State University (OSU) has found that chlorophyll works effectively to block bodily absorption of aflatoxin, a fungal contaminant found in many grain and legume stocks. Research participants... |
| Natural Remedies Help Ascites Ascites, also known as dropsy or abdominal dropsy, is a physical disorder where someone suffers from accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity. Ascites can be caused by liver disease and is a common side effect of alcoholism, chronic... |
| Please help the Health Ranger win the Shorty Awards for health content (NaturalNews) I don't ask for your help very often, but right now, I could really use your vote to help win the Shorty Awards for the category of health. These are awards given to publishers of the internet's best short-form content, and... |
Today's health headlines from across the 'net
(Hand-picked by the Health Ranger for your education and amusement)- Leading heart surgeon calls for ban on butter
- Doctors demand outright ban on trans-fats in the food supply
- Drug-addicted surgery tech gave Hep C to dozens of patients
- American Chemistry Council says BPA is perfectly safe. Eat all you want!
- FDA in bed with chemical industry over BPA in plastics
- Rolaids recalled due to "unusual odor"
- Big Tobacco's racketeering is a lot like Big Pharma's
- Johnson & Johnson engaged in drug money kickbacks to nursing home pharmacy
- Psych doctor wrote 1,000 prescriptions a week for psychotropic drugs
- Nations scrap orders for swine flu vaccines
- Vitamin D reduces nursing home falls
- Bee stings as therapy? Apitherapy can treat arthritis and more
