November 2011 - Posts
Paul Jaminet, an astrophysicist from Harvard with a strong interest in health and diet, and Dr. Ron Rosedale have recently been having a lively internet debate. Jaminet believes that carbohydrates from starches such as potatoes and cooked rice are healthy “safe starches” that if not consumed can lead...
New research is showing that flu vaccine may weaken children’s immune systems, and increase their chances of catching other influenza viruses. Researchers collected blood samples from 27 healthy, unvaccinated children and 14 children who had received an annual flu shot. The children who were not vaccinated...
The media in modern America is a cartel system. It is owned by a handful of giant corporations -- corporations that are in turn saddled with heavy debts. This has encouraged them to cut costs wherever possible, while at the same time producing whatever material they think will sell the most and the quickest...
A new report has revealed that thousands of Texas doctors and medical experts, including more than 100 employed by the state itself, routinely supplement their salaries with money paid by drug companies. Between 2009 and early 2011, more than 25,000 Texas doctors and researchers received a combined total...
Research is showing that consumption of cow's milk has adverse effects on the iron stores of infants and toddlers. Several mechanisms may be contributing to the problem, including intestinal blood loss associated with cow’s milk consumption during infancy -- a condition that affects about 40% of...
A new report suggests the yawning may have a previously unknown function -- helping to keep your brain cool. Your sinuses play a role in the process, acting as bellows. Researchers showed that raising or lowering oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in the blood did not produce the yawn reflex, indicating...
Taking even just a tiny bit too much Tylenol (acetaminophen) over the course of several days is actually more likely to be fatal than a single, massive overdose. Although acetaminophen is one of the most commonly used drugs in the world, taking only slightly higher dose than is recommended can cause...
Weeds that are resistant to the herbicide glyphosate are spreading at exponential rates in U.S. farms. They are also being increasingly documented in Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Europe and South Africa. Although Monsanto claims that its GM technologies help the environment by reducing pesticide...
21-year-old Christina Tarsell and 17-year-old Jessica Ericzon were both healthy, athletic young women who suddenly dropped dead shortly after receiving their final injection of Gardasil. But when their families tried to get the FDA to investigate, nothing happened. Newly released documents show that...
A recent study sought to evaluate the effectiveness of music listening in reducing depressive symptoms. Researchers systematically searched 9 databases and reviewed 17 studies. They found that listening to music over a period of time helps to reduce depressive symptoms in the adult population. All types...
A recent study aimed to investigate the association between glucose metabolism and perceived age. Glucose is related to skin aging. Perceived age was assessed using facial photographs of more than 600 subjects. Their glucose and insulin were assessed. Factors such as gender, chronological age, current...
For a recent study, researchers obtained semen samples from 29 healthy men and placed the samples under a laptop connected to the Internet via Wi-Fi. Four hours later, a quarter of the sperm were no longer swimming, compared to just 14 percent from a control sample. In addition, 9 percent of the sperm...
A new study has shown that vitamin D is a highly effective way to avoid influenza. In fact, children taking low doses of Vitamin D3 were shown to be 42% less likely to come down with the illness. Although the study itself did not make any comparison with vaccination, some reports are pointing out that...
A nonprofit research group called Extending the Cure has published a series of maps looking at the major drivers of bacterial resistance to antibiotics. They demonstrated a troubling growth in the use of some antibiotic classes, and also a more surprising result. The states with the highest levels of...
Increasing physical frailty as you age may not be inevitable. Until recently, most studies showed that after age 40, people typically lose 8 percent or more of their muscle mass each decade. But newer research suggests that this is not a foregone conclusion. One study of 40 competitive runners, cyclists...
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