(Natural News) A new study further highlights the negative implications of America’s obesity epidemic and why more education and policy changes are necessary to combat it: Some 40 percent of all cancers in the U.S. or about 630,000 cases annually, are linked to being overweight. The findings by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention… … Read more
(Natural News) As the executive director of the non-profit Consumer Wellness Center, I led the research team that conducted the mass spectrometry molecular analysis of popular bone broth protein products that have become extremely popular as part of the “Paleo” diet craze. Some of those bone broth brands include Ancient Nutrition, Sports Research and Left… … Read more
(Natural News) In what is sure to fuel even more speculation and intrigue surrounding the recent mass shooting in Las Vegas, an Australian man in the Mandalay Bay Casino Hotel the night of the attack is claiming there was more than one person firing on the crowd of 22,000 attending a country music festival 400… … Read more
Wink News Cigna to stop covering most OxyContin prescriptionsWink NewsNEW YORK (CNN) In an attempt to reduce opioid use amid a nationwide abuse epidemic, insurance giant Cigna will no longer cover most OxyContin prescriptions in its group plans beginning January 1. “Our focus is on helping customers get the most value …Cigna’s move to drop OxyContin … Read more
U.S. News & World Report Chaos and a Trail of Blood as Nursing Aide Helped Las Vegas Massacre VictimsU.S. News & World ReportNursing aide Jacqueline Rodriguez, who was among many health care workers who went days without sleep trying to save the lives of people wounded after the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history … Read more
Washington Post People are getting sick from a bacterial disease — and pet-store puppies might be to blameWashington PostA disease linked to puppies sold at Petland, a nationwide chain of about 80 pet stores, has sickened 55 people and hospitalized 13, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Since the outbreak began in … Read more
The Southern Jackson County Health Department continues education about need for flu shotsThe SouthernTracy Thomas, a public health nurse for the Jackson County Health Department, gives a flu shot to Sarah Patrick, an administrator for the health department Thursday at the health department. ISAAC SMITH The Southern. MURPHYSBORO — As flu season …Panelists: Physicians Must Stress … Read more
OCRegister Orange County records its first West Nile virus-related deathOCRegisterThe peak season of the mosquito-borne West Nile virus should be nearing its end, but state and local agencies are warning people to keep up the fight against mosquitoes. There were 47 new cases of the disease reported across the state in the past week.Health Officials … Read more
New York Times Researchers Predict a Quarter-Million New Cases of Breast Cancer in the USNew York TimesStudying mammograms to detect breast cancer. A study from the American Cancer Society estimates that a woman living in the United States will have a one in eight chance of getting breast cancer. Credit Ben Edwards/The Image Bank, via … Read more
New York Post HIV-positive hairdresser allegedly cut tips off condoms to infect his Grindr datesNew York PostA hairdresser deliberately infected at least four men with HIV after meeting them on gay dating app Grindr — before sending them mocking messages, a court heard. Daryll Rowe, 26, from Edinburgh, Scotland, is accused of embarking on a … Read more