NaturalNews.com | Today's Featured Stories - January 24, 2010

What "skeptics" really believe about vaccines, medicine, consciousness and the universe (NaturalNews) In the world of medicine, "skeptics" claim to be the sole protectors of intellectual truth. Everyone who disagrees with them is just a quack, they insist. Briefly stated, "skeptics" are in favor of vaccines, mammograms, pharmaceuticals and...

Music exposure helps premature babies gain weight and strength naturally, study finds Babies born prematurely are at increased risk for a host of health problems. But now research by Israeli scientists has uncovered a non-drug way to help preemies gain weight and grow stronger quickly. A new study by Dr. Dror Mandel and Dr...

Birth Drugs Impair Breastfeeding (NaturalNews) Drugs commonly given during hospital labor may impair a woman's ability to breastfeed, according to a study conducted by researchers from Swansea University and published in the journal BJOG. "A lot of women are not given enough...

Spice Up Your Smoothies with Cinnamon Nutrition Cinnamon nutrition has become very popular as a supplement in the USA. It is inexpensive, safe, and with proven health benefits. Most people who use cinnamon take cinnamon capsules. A more effective way to enjoy the health benefits of cinnamon...

Toxic Flame Retardant to be Phased Out, Says EPA (NaturalNews) A common flame retardant chemical, Decabromodiphenyl ether (Deca), is set to be phased out of use in consumer products in the next several years. Three large chemical companies that produce and use the toxin, in cooperation with the Environmental...

As Times Get Tough, It is Time for Beans and Rice With jobs getting scarce and the economy falling amidst rumors of food shortages in large communities, here is a suggestion. Use bulk rice and beans. You'll cut your food costs considerably if you shop for bulk rice and beans at your local...

Shorty Awards exposed as rigged contest; all NaturalNews reader votes deleted (NaturalNews) NaturalNews has learned that the Shorty Awards are being operated fraudulently and that the voting results are fixed to exclude candidates who the editors at the Shorty Awards don't want to win. In addition, the Shorty Awards, by...

Today's health headlines from across the 'net

(Hand-picked by the Health Ranger for your education and amusement)

• Dairy farmer kills his 51 cows then shoots himself
• Scientologists use therapeutic touch to help Haiti victims
• Vitamin D slashes risk of bowel cancer by 40 percent
• Vitamin D deficiency now so widespread that rickets is on the rise once again
• MRSA superbugs actually caused by widespread antibiotics use in the 1960s
• Public Citizen demands FDA ban Savella fibromyalgia drug
• Obesity drug banned in UK over heart attack fears
• Antidepressant drugs cause premature births
• Electro-acupuncture helps with knee arthritis
• Non-stick chemical in cookware linked to thyroid disease
• High-dose Vitamin C therapy proven effective
• Solar leasing innovation makes solar power as affordable as city electricity

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