Washington Post Once Time’s ‘Person of the Year,’ an Ebola fighter dies in childbirth due to stigma of virusWashington PostAs the chaos and tragedy of the Ebola outbreak engulfed parts of Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea in 2014, a more insidious ill took root: distrust of all who had come into contact with the disease. … Read more
CNN Born in the ’90s? Your colon cancer risk could be risingCNN(CNN) Colon and rectal cancer rates are rising sharply for Americans under 55, according to a study published today. Someone born in 1990 would have twice the risk of colon cancer and four times the risk of rectal cancer at the same age had … Read more
NPR WHO’s First-Ever List Of The Dirty Dozen SuperbugsNPRThe World Health Organization for the first time has issued a list of the top 12 “priority pathogens.” They’re disease-causing bacteria that are increasingly resistant to antibiotics, says WHO. Yet the development of new antibiotics to treat them has …WHO offers list of most deadly pathogensThe Durango … Read more
(Natural News) Since last July, a total of 119 young girls and women in Japan have filed lawsuits against both the Japanese government and the two manufacturers of vaccines for human papillomavirus (HPV), GlaxoSmithKline PLC (GSK) and Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. According to the suits, the companies’ respective HPV vaccines, Cervarix and Gardasil, caused… … Read more
(Natural News) Chinese police have seized $120 million worth of counterfeit luxury cosmetics in an ongoing series of raids against a major crime ring. The fake merchandise, consisting of 1,200 boxes falsely branded with the labels Chanel, Christian Dior, Estée Lauder, and L’Oréal SA’s Lancôme, was seized in a series of seven separate raids. Fifteen… … Read more
(Natural News) You may never have heard of Momordica charantia, also known as bitter melon, bitter gourd, bitter squash or balmspear, but it has been a medicinal staple in India and China for hundreds of years, and its health benefits are far sweeter than its name may suggest. The bitter melon is a tropical fruit… … Read more
(Natural News) Usually, your immune system does an excellent job of protecting your body against disease-causing microbes. However, sometimes bacteria or viruses can slip past your body’s defense line and make you sick. If this happens, many people rely on prescription medication or antibiotics to get rid of the sick-making invaders. Alexander Fleming’s discovery of… … Read more
Newsday Employer-based health care was a wartime accidentNewsdaySo go ahead: repeal those tax breaks. Just don’t complain if doing so inexplicably leads to universal health insurance. As a Republican-controlled Congress struggles to make good on its promise to repeal the Affordable Care Act, House Speaker Paul Ryan … and more » View original article Author: Powered … Read more
WRAL.com ‘Absolutely horrible:’ Photos show veterans left to wait in pain at Durham VA hospitalWRAL.comDurham, N.C. — The story of two veterans left to wait in pain as they sought medical attention at the Duke VA Medical Center came to light over the weekend, after photos of the men were shared on social media. Steve … Read more
Mediaite ‘You Don’t Know!’: Tucker Carlson, Bill Nye Face Off Over Climate ChangeMediaiteFox’s Tucker Carlson tonight faced off with none other than Bill Nye the Science Guy over climate change. Carlson asked him about recent comments he made about how people are refusing to accept the evidence despite scientific consensus. He challenged …Watch Bernie Sanders & … Read more