Dr. Mercola's blog

Oppose Plan for Untested GMOs in Food

2012-06-28T06:00:59Z

Protecting public health from GMOs is of the utmost importance, no matter what the biotech industry says. Other countries around the world have zero-tolerance policies when it comes to GMOs and GMO labeling--but not the U.S. It's time to put the pressure on U.S. government officials who are being lobbied by big-GMO companies, and oppose plans to allow untested GMOs in our food....(read more)

'Smoking Vaccine' Blocks Nicotine in Mice Brains

2012-06-28T06:00:59Z

A vaccine that would extinguish the desire to smoke, making it an activity that was no longer pleasurable, is working in mice models, researchers say. While years of research are ahead before it would be used in humans, the vaccine is showing results good enough to make scientists believe it will be a new vaccine for the future....(read more)

Side Effects Persist after Prostate Cancer Treatment

2012-06-28T06:00:59Z

New research shows that side effects from treating prostate cancer can persist for years, causing urinary incontinence and sexual dysfunction. This news brings the treatments into question, seeing that other research has shown that many men are being treated for a cancer that, left alone, would never have progressed or harmed the men in other ways....(read more)

How Junk Food and Sodas Ruin Kids' Teeth in Developing Countries

2012-06-28T06:00:59Z

In a startling report, The Atlantic uncovers the dark side of introducing sodas and other sugary foods to developing, poor nations, where more and more children's teeth are rotting to the core. For those who argue that it's lack of dental care, not the foods and soda that's causing the children's bad teeth, The Atlantic points out that before the sodas and sugary foods were introduced, cavities in children were rare in these countries....(read more)

Class Says Merck Lied about Vaccine

2012-06-28T06:00:59Z

Things aren't going so well lately in the litigation department for Merck, which has been accused in a class-action suit of lying about the effectiveness--or non-effectiveness--of its mumps vaccine. According to court documents, Merck allegedly has known for more than 10 years that its vaccine is not as effective as it the company claims. Also according to court documents, Merck allegedly falsified documents to back up its claims, thus reeling in millions of dollars for questionable doses of...(read more)

NY Bill Would Notify Women of Dense *** Tissue

2012-06-28T06:00:59Z

The New York state legislature has approved a bill that will require physicians and radiologists to notify women of their *** tissue density. The matter has been brought to light because the denser a woman's breasts are, the more likely that cancer will be found through mammography. The bill still must be signed by the governor to become law....(read more)

GM Soy Linked to Illnesses in Farm Pigs

2012-06-28T06:00:59Z

When a farmer in Denmark became frustrated because his pigs were sick, he decided to change what he was feeding them. The pigs had chronic diarrhea, birth defects, reproductive problems, reduced appetite, bloating, stomach ulcers, weaker and smaller piglets, and reduced litter sizes. But when the farmer stopped feeding his 450 sows GM soy and gave them fishmeal instead, it only took two days for him to see noticeable results--for the better....(read more)

A Healthcare Reform Law for the FDA

2012-06-28T06:00:59Z

A bill working its way through Congress that gives the FDA more funding for regulating foods and drugs has drawn both praise and criticism from consumers' groups as well as the drug industry....(read more)

Low Vitamin D Linked to Weight Gain in Older Women

2012-06-28T06:00:59Z

A new study of more than 4600 women age 65 and older shows that having low vitamin D levels apparently contributes to weight gain. The study didn't look at the cause of the weight gain, just the correlation....(read more)

Vitamin D Deficiency Common among Adolescents Evaluated for Weight Loss Surgery

2012-06-28T06:00:59Z

A new study has found that most adolescents seeking weight loss surgery are deficient in vitamin D. The research correlates with earlier studies that showed vitamin D deficiency in adults seeking bariatric surgery....(read more)

Study Says More Vitamin D = Less Lbs

2012-06-28T06:00:59Z

If you're a woman over age 65 and you're deficient in vitamin D, research shows that you're probably more likely not only to weigh more, but to gain more weight....(read more)

Common Diabetes Drugs Associated with Increased Risk of Death

2012-06-28T06:00:59Z

A new analysis introduced to the most recent meeting of the Endocrine Society shows that three widely used drugs for diabetes are associated with an increased risk of death....(read more)

NY Law Gives Women More Information about Mammogram Results

2012-06-28T06:00:59Z

A New York state law that has yet to be signed by the governor would mandate that women be given information on their *** density....(read more)

2009 Swine Flu Outbreak Was 15 Times Deadlier: Study

2012-06-28T06:00:59Z

A new study based on computer statistical models shows that the swine flu of 2009 killed 284,500 people, or 15 times more than health officials originally estimated....(read more)

The Evolution of Bird Flu and the Race to Keep Up

2012-06-28T06:00:59Z

Bird Flu, or H5N1, doesn't spread easily among humans, but its capability of mutating has scientists worrying whether it could mutate enough to cause a human pandemic. The controversy is especially heated since it was announced that a group of researchers had figured out how to manipulate the virus enough to make it spread easily in the air....(read more)