Archive for August, 2008

In reality, there’s plenty of evidence. It’s just not convincing to them. Nothing would be. You can’t convince tobacco companies that nicotine is addictive, either. You can’t convince utility companies that power lines cause brain cancer in children. And you’ll never convince Big Pharma scientists that there’s any danger whatsoever to their profitable vaccines.
(NaturalNews) The [...]

Cadmium, lead and nickel are toxic metals with a long history of detrimental effects. Exposure to these toxic metals is common in industry, where the metals are used in a wide range of manufacturing processes. The presence of heavy metals, such as Pb and Cd, replaces Ca and Zn, respectively, by competition with binding sites [...]

Kathryn Brown, CBS News
(CBS) - Some parents are spending a lot of money on a new controversial treatment for autism. Doctors say it’s not medically proven to help.
Dinnertime in the Conte household is a family affair.
Eight-year-old triplets Louie, Sam and Thomas all pitch in to help, but for Sam and Thomas, who are autistic, even [...]

RALEIGH, NC - As part of his continuing health series, John C. Pittman, MD, of The Carolina Center for Integrative Medicine (CCIM), will present “Examining the Dangers of Mercury Toxicity” on Tuesday, August 19 from 7:00-8:00pm at CCIM’s office at 4505 Fair Meadow Lane, Suite 111 in Raleigh. This free, public health presentation will [...]

A new research has established that some special genes are responsible for the Study: Gene Raises Risk Of Lifetime Smoking Habitdevelopment of smoking habit. These genes can also increase the risks of lung cancer in human being.
The research on genes and smoking habits is concluded by of the University of Michigan Medical School. The research [...]

by Thomas Manso
Getting ready to buy drinking water filters? That’s a great decision. Some people believe that a drinking water filter for their home is not a necessary expense. This is difficult to believe because they are not expensive, at all.
Drinking water filters are far less expensive than a personal computer or a television set. [...]

How do mercury emissions affect pregnant mothers, the unborn and toddlers? Do the level of emissions impact autism rates? Does it matter whether a mercury-emitting source is 10 miles away from families versus 20 miles? Is the risk of autism greater for children who live closer to the pollution source?
A newly published study of Texas [...]

This week, The Times’s new “Recipes for Health” feature focuses on eggs, a topic sure to cause confusion for those of us who have been told for years that eggs aren’t a health food.
But most medical experts agree eggs have a healthful place in a balanced diet. As the Berkeley Wellness Letter, from the University [...]

So let me get this straight: Cell phones cause cancer, injuries and death.
This is horrible news because in the past 18 years, cell phone use in the U.S. has risen from under 5 million to over 260 million.
From ComputerWorld.com
Don’t look now, but your cell phone is out to get you. This deadly device can cause [...]

“In 648 B.C.E., the Greeks introduced the sport of pankration” (Walter 2003, para 1). Pankration was essentially a combination of boxing and wrestling and is the basis of the current sport known as mixed martial arts, or MMA, which has been popularized in recent years due largely to the Ultimate Fighting Championships, or UFC. MMA [...]