Woman gives birth to 13-pound baby: “I never dreamed he'd be this big…” – Wink News

Wink News Woman gives birth to 13-pound baby: “I never dreamed he’d be this big…”Wink NewsNatashia Corrigan, of Melbourne, Australia, gives birth to 13-pound baby boy on January 24, 2017. FACEBOOK/NATASHIA CORRIGAN. (CBS) Oh, baby! That was most likely the reaction of Natashia Corrigan, a mother in Melbourne, Australia, after giving …‘I dreamed of a fat … Read more

Twitter accuses 'Cosmopolitan' of pushing 'cancer as a diet' plan – USA TODAY

USA TODAY Twitter accuses ‘Cosmopolitan’ of pushing ‘cancer as a diet’ planUSA TODAYAnother day, another big brand name stumbles — at least according to Twitter. On Tuesday, it was Cosmopolitan magazine. Cosmo, a magazine famous for its interest in sex, dieting and exclamation points in headlines, published one of its signature …Cosmopolitan magazine draws fire … Read more

Chiropractic Treatment May Help a Bad Back, to a Degree – WebMD

Channel NewsAsia Chiropractic Treatment May Help a Bad Back, to a DegreeWebMDTUESDAY, April 11, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Chiropractors can help ease some cases of low back pain, though their treatments may be no better than taking an over-the-counter pain reliever, a new analysis finds. The review of 26 clinical trials found …Should you treat … Read more

Maryland couple finds live scorpion inside a bag of spinach – Pulse Headlines

Pulse Headlines Maryland couple finds live scorpion inside a bag of spinachPulse HeadlinesA Maryland couple found a live scorpion in a bag of spinach they bought at a grocery store. Shanmukha Pranay Rajeev Jerripothula told NBC Washington he and his wife Sri Sindhusha Boddapati purchased a bag of spinach from a local giant on Friday. … Read more

Hospital grants Danish man his dying wish: a glass of wine and a cigarette – CBS News

CBS News Hospital grants Danish man his dying wish: a glass of wine and a cigaretteCBS NewsWhen Carsten Flemming Hansen was admitted to Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark, he learned he didn’t have much time left. According to a statement on Facebook from the hospital, Hansen was admitted last week after suffering an aortic aneurysm …Nurses … Read more

Iodine protection from nuclear fallout? Not always, warns the Health Ranger in science article debunking iodine myths

(Natural News) As the risk of nuclear war continues rising by the day, iodine myths abound on the internet. While iodine is very important for protecting your thyroid and other organs from iodine-131, a dangerous radionuclide, the zealous over-promotion of iodine has led many people to falsely believe that iodine can protect them from ALL… … Read more

Science journal calls for immediate safety review of glyphosate weed killer, warns it may be causing widespread public health hazards

(Natural News) A team of researchers has called for immediate review of standards in using glyphosate weed killer. According to their piece published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, current standards in glyphosate use may be causing widespread public health hazards as the potent weed killer, manufactured by Monsanto and sold under the… … Read more

Clean water graphene breakthrough could allow millions to drink filtered seawater

(Natural News) As drought conditions continue to spread across the globe, from the 2015 drought in California that swept over 90 percent of the state to South American countries like Brazil, and even nations in Africa — it is clear that water is an ever-increasingly precious resource. Even though the Earth is approximately 70 percent… … Read more

Brain stimulating technology once denounced as “quackery” by skeptics now being used by the Pentagon to boost mental performance of Navy Seals

(Natural News) With each passing day, the world seems to look more and more like a science fiction film. We are constantly developing new forms of medicine and technology, most of which didn’t even exist in our wildest dreams not long ago. Cell phones, for instance, were once nothing more than a concept routinely portrayed… … Read more

Clinical tests reveal that black cumin seed (Nigella Sativa) may treat hypothyroidism

(Natural News) Consuming a few grams of powdered Nigella sativa (NS), more commonly known as black cumin seeds, may improve the autoimmune thyroid condition known as Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, according to a study published in the journal BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Hashimoto’s thyroiditis is the most common form of thyroid gland inflammation. It is also the… … Read more