Salon Scientists highlight deadly health risks of climate changeCNN(CNN) The future is expected to hold more deadly heat waves, the fast spread of certain infectious diseases and catastrophic food shortages. These events could cause premature deaths — and they’re all related to climate change, according to a panel of …When It Comes to our Health, We … Read more
Reuters Mistakes at US lab force hundreds of Zika tests to be repeatedReutersAedes aegypti mosquitoes are seen at the Laboratory of Entomology and Ecology of the Dengue Branch of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 6, 2016. REUTERS/Alvin Baez/File Photo. 1/2. left. right.Warmer Temps Speed Infectious Disease … Read more
Medscape Vitamin D May Protect Against Respiratory InfectionsMedscapeVitamin D supplements may help reduce people’s risk of developing acute respiratory infections, particularly among those with vitamin D deficiency, suggests a new meta-analysis published online February 15 in the BMJ. However, some experts caution that …People w/ low levels of vitamin D could benefit from it during a … Read more
USA TODAY House votes to undo Obama rule protecting Planned Parenthood grantsUSA TODAYWASHINGTON — The House voted Thursday to overturn an Obama-era rule banning states from denying federal funds to Planned Parenthood and other health care providers that perform abortions. The rule was designed to prohibit states from withholding …House Approves Resolution to Overturn Obama Mandate … Read more
Washington Post Flu vaccine is 48% effective this season, CDC saysfox2now.comThe flu shot has been reducing the risk of infections in the United States by about half this season, according to reports issued Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but the season is expected to continue for several more weeks.Flu Vaccine Protects … Read more
CNN Families, lawmakers demand transparency for $89000 drugCNN(CNN) A newly US-approved drug with an $89,000-a-year price tag has been put on hold, owing to the latest uproar from advocates and lawmakers over high drug prices. The drug, a steroid called deflazacort, was approved by the Food and Drug …Marathon Pharma may get boot from industry organization … Read more
(Natural News) Everybody wants to be healthy, well-informed and financially free, but most of us receive the wrong advice, believe in popular myths, get sick from ridiculous illnesses that are totally preventable and curable, and then spend our money trying to get ourselves “fixed” by doctors who don’t understand a lick about nutrition. All this… … Read more
(Natural News) Evidence continues to pile up about the serious risks of taking antidepressants, and a new study provides additional proof that these risks extend beyond the popular SSRI class of drugs. A study out of the University of Nottingham links some popular antidepressants to a higher rate of suicide and self-harm among people suffering… … Read more
(Natural News) A senior-level microbiologist for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was fired when he started to question the government’s policy regarding biosolids. Before he was terminated, David Lewis, Ph.D, published two articles in Nature that raised serious concerns about the EPA’s 503 sludge rule. First off, what are biosolids? Biosolids are a fancy form… … Read more
Bloomberg Tennessee Hints at Chaos If Republicans Leave Obamacare in LimboBloombergTennessee is providing an early preview of the disruption that could ensue if lawmakers leave Obamacare in limbo. At least 40,000 people in the Knoxville area may have no health plans to pick from in the Affordable Care Act’s markets after insurer …2 quick fixes … Read more