NPR Dental Schools Add An Urgent Lesson: Think Twice About Prescribing OpioidsNPRThe opioid epidemic has been fueled by soaring numbers of prescriptions written for pain medication. And often, those prescriptions are written by dentists. “We’re in the pain business,” says Paul Moore, a dentist and pharmacologist at University of …You Are a Part of the … Read more
CNET Mayo study: It’s OK to snooze with your dog (sort of)CNETNo dogs on the bed, please. Megan Wollerton/CNET. Some dogs get free rein of their humans’ bedroom. Some are banished for fear of causing a bad night’s sleep. A new Mayo Clinic study published in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings this week says it’s OK … Read more
The Inquisitr Could a Mediterranean diet be as good as drugs for acid reflux?NHS Choices“Why the Mediterranean diet is the best cure for acid reflux: Study found patients who ate plenty of fish and veg had fewer symptoms and avoided side effects of medication,” the Mail Online reports. Acid reflux, also known as gastro-oesophageal reflux … Read more
PEOPLE.com Mom of 6 Who Refused Cancer Treatment to Deliver Baby Is ‘Hours Away From Death’: ‘It Hurts So Bad,’ Says HusbandPEOPLE.comCarrie DeKlyen is hours away from dying — but her final, selfless act to forego cancer treatment and carry her baby to term will “never be forgotten” says her husband. “When our daughter gets … Read more
(Natural News) There’s something to be said about getting out of the way when bad things are headed in your direction. In the same way that you should never stand on the railroad tracks and play chicken with an approaching train, you probably shouldn’t challenge a category-5 hurricane to a game of “who’s the bigger… … Read more
BBC News French girl mutilated by rats in night attack at homeBBC NewsA disabled French girl covered in rat bites is critically ill in hospital after a pack swarmed into her bedroom in northern France. The 14-year-old paraplegic was sleeping on the ground floor when the attack happened, in a rented house in Roubaix. A … Read more
(Natural News) If there was any lingering doubt in your mind that the major pharmaceutical manufacturers in the United States are truly evil, this story should kill it once and for all. The Daily Mail recently reported that the state of Arizona is suing pharma giant Insys – manufacturer of the fentanyl-based drug Subsys – for… … Read more
(Natural News) Fond of using commercial-grade cleaning products at home? Be cautious! Antiseptic chemicals found in common household products weaken mitochondria and hinder estrogenic functions in cells, a new in-vitro study concluded. Researchers from the University of California, Davis surveyed a collection of 1,600 compounds and drugs in household and pharmaceutical use, with mitochondrial function, and… … Read more
(Natural News) Hurricane Harvey is providing a number of lessons to anyone who is serious about learning them — namely, that prepping is the only legitimate way to make sure that you and your family do not go without following a major disaster or societal collapse. As reported by Homeland Security Newswire, the storm left… … Read more
(Natural News) Abortion mill Planned Parenthood has sounded in on President Trump’s recent decision to scrap the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, an Obama-era executive order that allows illegal aliens who were unlawfully brought into the U.S. as children to remain in the country without being deported. As per usual, Planned Parenthood has taken the… … Read more