| Frozen yogurt is not health food (NaturalNews) It did not even occur to me that people thought frozen yogurt was a "health food" until I spent some time in the USA. There, people line up in droves at frozen yogurt stores to buy a junk food that they're convinced is good for them. And... |
| Consent form gobbledygook: Are medical research subjects adequately informed? (NaturalNews) When a person signs up to participate in medical research, he or she is given a form to sign that is supposed to state the goal of the study as well as all the known possible risks of the drug or procedure being tested. But a new report... |
| Evidence mounts on links between cell phones and brain tumors (NaturalNews) A growing body of evidence, dating back to the 1960s, suggests that brain tumors may be only one of the many health problems produced by our new wireless society will produce. Cell-phone technology "could lead to a health crisis similar... |
| Australian courts rule that Vioxx should never have been approved for sale (NaturalNews) Australian courts recently ruled that Vioxx, a popular prescription painkiller, should never have been approved and allowed on the market. The case represents the world's first successful class action lawsuit against a drug company for damage... |
| Acid gel could replace dentists' drills (NaturalNews) A painless alternative to dental drills is already on the market in some parts of Europe, suggesting that drills may become altogether obsolete within the next few years. Dentists currently use drills to grind away at sections of a tooth... |
| Fosamax: Bone up on drug dangers and alternatives (NaturalNews) The breaking news is that Fosamax, the popular drug for supposed bone strength, may cause "spontaneous fractures." That means you could end up like Sandy Potter, 59, of Queens, New York on ABC News who claims she was in excruciating... |
| Dying Cancer Patients are Milked for Every Last Dollar Recent studies and reports have revealed that terminal cancer patients are frequently given harsh chemotherapy drugs and radiation treatments long after they have been diagnosed as hopeless. In many instances such treatments continue until... |
| Nutrition More Important than Exercise for Weight Loss, Suggests Study Women who rely on exercise to lose weight are destined to fail, so says a study that appears in the Journal of American Medical Association. Researchers found that exercise alone was useful in maintaining the weight for women, but... |
| 17 big questions about the handling of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill (NaturalNews) What's clear about the BP oil catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico is that the independent journalists are doing a better job of asking the really tough questions than the mainstream media. Sure, CNN, Fox and others are bringing some... |
Today's health headlines from across the 'net
(selected by the Health Ranger for your education and amusement)- Cartoon characters alter kids' perception of taste of processed food
- NYC schools want to control what your children say in your home, not just in school
- Nonstick cookware chemical causes ADHD in children
- Arctic seabirds loaded with environmental poisons
- Kids drinks frequently contaminated with lead
- Organic Consumers victory forces Whole Foods to ban bogus organic claims on personal care products
- FDA has taken more than 30 years and still no final regulations have been issued for sunscreens
- BP finally says yes to Kevin Costner's cleanup machines
- California about to approve neurotoxic pesticide for strawberries
- Scientists translate sun's flares into audible music
- California on the verge of a financial "system failure" - welfare state cannot be sustained
- Energy-from-water inventor killed in mysterious blast while SWAT team was "training" nearby
