| Diet soda now promoted as medicine to stop kidney stones (opinion) (NaturalNews) The "most retarded science journal of the year" award goes to the Journal of Urology which has published an article suggesting that diet soda is actually an effective type of medicine for preventing kidney stones... |
| New research: olive oil can prevent ulcerative colitis (NaturalNews) Ulcerative colitis is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that brings untold pain and misery to about 120,000 people of all ages in the UK and over a million in the US. It produces inflammation and sores in the lining of the rectum... |
| Prostate cancer screenings have huge rate of false positives (NaturalNews) One in eight men screened for prostate cancer will be falsely diagnosed with the disease, according to a study reported in the British Journal of Cancer. Routing screening for levels of the prostate specific antigen (PSA), a marker... |
| Lemon grass halts headaches much like aspirin (NaturalNews) Popping an aspirin or an ibuprofen to relieve a headache has become commonplace in the industrialized world, but there are actually natural plants and herbs that are capable of helping to relieve pain as well. Lemon grass is a great example... |
| Pressure builds against mountaintop removal coal mining (NaturalNews) The Obama Administration is coming under increasing fire for failing to take a strong stance against the destructive form of coal mining known as mountaintop removal. In mountaintop removal, miners use dynamite and earth movers to blow... |
| Natural Treatment Helps Hair Loss in Children Although not as common as hair loss in adults, hair loss in children can be severe. In many cases, the hair will grow back naturally with time. Topical drugs and synthetic substances are typically used to stimulate hair growth. Try natural... |
| Note the Tale of Two Pancreatic Cancer Patients: Patrick Swayze and an Eighty Year Old Survivor When actor Patrick Swayze was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer he decided to follow the advice of his doctors to use chemo and starve out his cancer. He ended up dying of wasting disease. By contrast, an 80 year old man who decided to nourish... |
| Drug Authority Calls for New Discussion on Jet Lag The US Drug Authority has chosen to deny a request to allow a currently used drug to be prescribed for jet lag. The practice, commonly known as an off label, had been in consideration for approximately three months. It was... |
| Clear up the Misconceptions about Omega 6 fatty acids Popular opinion says that we need more omega 3, and that too much omega 6 and too little omega 3 will cause cancer and inflammation. Omega 6 fats have been so vilified and misunderstood in the health community that they have become the new... |
| Massive underwater oil cloud may destroy life in Gulf of Mexico (NaturalNews) Over a week ago, I published an article here on NaturalNews questioning the media spin on the massive oil spill in the Gulf. That story, entitled Is Gulf oil rig disaster far worse than we're being told? |
Today's health headlines from across the 'net
(selected by the Health Ranger for your education and amusement)- US govt. okays planting of genetically engineered trees
- Bill Gates foundation funds technology to destroy sperm with ultrasound
- Chemical pesticides linked to ADHD in children
- High fat meals worsen asthma
- Urban pollution found to raise blood pressure
- 135 arrested in huge prescription drug bust (but Big Pharma sales continue)
- USDA announces that beef purchased for school nutrition programs will now be less gross
- Children who learn to lie make it to the top faster
- Long conversations on mobile phones linked to cancer
- Gulf oil spill could be thousands of times larger than publicly reported
- Shockingly bad conditions in Tylenol manufacturing plant
- Mobile phones linked to brain tumors in major study to be released next week
