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More than half the scientists on the swine flu taskforce advising the Government have ties to drug companies. Many have declared interests in GlaxoSmithKline, the vaccine maker expected to be the biggest beneficiary of the pandemic. The disclosure of the register of interests comes just days after a health expert branded the swine flu outbreak a 'false pandemic' driven by the drug companies which stood to profit. Daily Mail, January 14, 2010 |
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Tuesday, January 12 2010 02:11 |
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People who spend more than four hours a day watching television are 80 per cent more likely to die from heart disease than those watching for less than two hours. Researchers in Australia monitored 8,800 adults for six years to see what impact watching TV had on their long-term health. They found that each hour spent per day in front of the television increased the risk of death from all causes by 11 per cent. It also raised the risk of dying from cancer by 9 per cent and the risk of heart disease-related death by 18 per cent. The Independent, January 12, 2010 |
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Tuesday, January 12 2010 02:10 |
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Mothers-to-be should only give birth by caesarean when strictly necessary, according to a new study. Figures suggest caesareans carried out during labour without pressing medical reasons were 14 times more risky than a normal birth. Data from the World Health Organisation's global maternal survey - published in the Lancet medical journal - found pregnant women who had C-sections were more likely to die in childbirth or suffer serious complications, such as needing intensive care treatment, blood transfusion or hysterectomy. Daily Telegraph, January 12, 2010 |
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Monday, January 11 2010 10:18 |
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THURSDAY, Dec. 31 (HealthDay News) -- "Frail" and "elderly" don't always have to go together, say experts who have begun to shine a brighter light on the condition of frailty in older adults.
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Monday, January 11 2010 10:16 |
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(Reuters Health) - Drinking warm water seems to relax the bowel and improve the comfort of colonoscopy, as well as the "completeness" of the procedure, hint findings of a study from Korea.
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Monday, January 11 2010 10:15 |
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(NaturalNews) If you're in the beef business, what do you do with all the extra cow parts and trimmings that have traditionally been sold off for use in pet food? You scrape them together into a pink mass, inject them with a chemical to kill the e.coli, and sell them to fast food restaurants to make into hamburgers.
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Monday, January 11 2010 10:12 |
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The "false pandemic" Wolfgang Wodarg, head of health at the Council of Europe, has claimed that the swine flu outbreak was a "false pandemic" driven by drug companies that stood to make billions of pounds from a worldwide scare. He accused the pharmaceutical firms who produced the flu drugs and vaccines of influencing the World Health Organisation's decision to declare a pandemic. A resolution proposed by Dr Wodarg calling for an investigation into the role of drug firms has been passed by the Council of Europe. Daily Mail, January 11, 2010 |
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Monday, January 11 2010 10:11 |
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Eating just one apple a day could reduce the risks of bowel cancer by more than a third, say scientists. Research shows that apples appear to have a powerful anti-cancer effect, even for people whose diet is low in other fruit and vegetables. Although it has long been believed that a wide range of fresh foods are needed to protect against cancer, the most recent study - by Polish researchers - suggests that apples provide most, if not all, of the benefit. daily Express, January 11, 2010 |
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Thursday, January 07 2010 01:37 |
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One of the strangest behaviors I've ever seen in the natural health crowd is something I call "Soy Rage." It's an angry reaction that wells up in some people every time they hear me recommend natural, non-GMO, home-made soy milk. |
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