| Scientists cannot figure out why type 1 diabetes is rising three percent every year (NaturalNews) Back in 1890, about one American child out of every 100,000 died each year from type 1 diabetes. Fast forward to the 21st century and the number is as high as 24. Each year, scientists estimate that the number of deaths among children due... |
| Reproduction industry risks: infertility treatments increase risk of stillbirths (NaturalNews) The multi-billion dollar medical reproductive technology industry has resulted in the births of millions of kids. They were conceived through non-natural procedures including in vitro fertilization (IVF), also known as the process that produces... |
| Mediterranean diet protects against stomach cancer (NaturalNews) A study conducted by the Catalan Institute for Oncology in Barcelona has concluded that eating a "Mediterranean" diet significantly reduces the risk of developing stomach cancer. Published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition... |
| Eating Processed Food Leads to Depression (NaturalNews) People who eat more processed foods are significantly more likely to suffer from depression, while those who eat more fruits and vegetables are significantly less likely to be depressed, according to a study conducted by researchers from... |
| Atrazine pesticide causes birth defects This year's annual meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) will include research showing a link between the agricultural chemical atrazine and the birth defect gastroschisis. Gastroschisis has been on the rise over the past... |
| Boosting Circulation can Benefit the Entire Body Are you feeling weary? Are you having trouble focusing? Are your hands or feet chilly, even when the weather is warm? The reason could be a problem in your circulatory system. Like breathing and other automatic bodily functions, circulation... |
| Common Additives in Your Food Contain Shocking Dangers, Part IV Food marketers are vying harder than ever for your shopping dollar. They use any of 14,000 additives to make their products last longer, taste fresher or seem more appealing. The health effects of these compounds, especially in combination... |
| Future News: Massachusetts makes disobedience vaccine mandatory (NaturalNews) (Editor's Note: This story is a fictional future news story that depicts one possible future under an American medical dictatorship.) Taking aim at the growing spread of Obedience Defiance Disorder (O.D.D.) -- a mental disease... |
Today's health headlines from across the 'net
(selected by the Health Ranger for your education and amusement)- If you use pharmaceuticals, you are polluting the water
- FDA goes after tanning beds, attempts to restrict their use by minors
- China faces epidemic of diabetes after adopting Western diet
- Fidel Castro endorses Obama health care reform
- Are Vaccines Safe? Get the DVD set from Mary Tocco and learn what your doctor won't tell you
- Does health care law signal the decline of the American empire?
- In terms of sheer numbers, China is the new diabetes capitol of the world
- Google calls for end to internet censorship
- Vitamin D deficiency is actually more widespread than thought
- Brains that are relaxed are able to learn and remember better
- Hope for Autism: Focuses on nutritional therapy for reversing autism
- Up to 95% of infants are vitamin D deficient but only 1% get vitamin D supplementation
