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Potential Good News for Chocolate Lovers

Nutrients Reduce Risk of Some Cancers

No Need to Stress Out Over Stress

Red Clover Extract Relieves Premenstrual Breast Pain

Integrative Approach May Reduce Symptoms of Endometriosis

Giving Vitamin D to Infants May Protect Against Diabetes

Calcium Supplements for Bone Strength: Does It Matter How and When You Take Them?

Nutritional Supplement Improves Outcome of Heart Surgery

Controversial Study Finds Gingko Biloba May Contain Toxin

Iron Supplements Alleviate Side Effect of Blood Pressure Drug Therapy

Avoiding Coffee Can Lower Risk of Heart Disease

Heart Health for Any Budget

Use of Complementary and Alternative Treatments Is on the Rise.

Estrogen-Replacement Therapy Does Not Protect the Heart

Newer Anti-inflammatory Drugs (COX-2 Inhibitors) May Increase Heart Disease Risk

Do Antioxidants Reduce the Effectiveness of Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs?

Eating Right Protects Women’s Hearts

New Study Points to Higher Vitamin C Requirement for Young Women

Soy-based Formulas Called Safe for Infants

Organic Foods... are they worth it?

The Classroom as Petrie Dish

The Everything Supplement!

Cholesterol Killer

Arthritis Relief

Diet and Lifestyle Changes Reduce Heart-Disease Risk in Women

Have a Cup of Tea: The Newest Prescription for Cardiovascular Disease

Good News for Bad Backs: When Back Ache Hits, Turn to These Proven Healers

An Epidemic of Vitamin D Deficiency?

Tea Compound Associated with Decreased Heart Disease Risk

Vitamin B12 May Prevent Important Antibiotic Side Effect

Vitamin D Deficiency Is Associated with Osteoporosis in the Elderly

Does Dietary Potassium Prevent Stroke?

Work Out for the Mind as Well as the Body

Testosterone Improves Memory in Older Men

Separating Fact from Hype: More Findings Regarding Creatine

Are Pacifiers Harmful?

The Weight is Over: New Study Highlights the Importance of Better Doctor-Patient Communication

FDA Issues Warning Regarding Comfrey Herbal Products

Prevention for Heart Disease Survivors: Are Physicians Doing Enough?

Herbs and Surgery Don't Mix: New Study Highlights the Importance of Better Doctor-Patient Communication

Cranberry Juice Prevents Urinary Tract Infections

Breast Self-Exam Not For Every Woman?

Going Nuts Over High Cholesterol

Less TV and More Exercise Decrease Risk of Diabetes

Young men with high blood pressure at greater risk of death

Does Fiber Prevent Colon Cancer?

High Hopes for Treating Low Back Pain

Folic Acid Fortification of U.S. Food Supply Decreases Neural Tube Defects — But Is It Enough?

High Blood Pressure and Cholesterol Levels Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease

Brassica Vegetables May Decrease Risk of Breast Cancer

Parasites in the Pool: CDC Report Highlights Summer Safety Issues

A Special Report - Alleged Danger of Vitamin C Questioned

Quitting Smoking Improves Crohn's Disease

How to Grow Old: New Study Shows That Lifestyle Choices Predict “Successful” Aging in Men

Dietary Fatty Acids May Influence the Development of Childhood Allergic Diseases

Psychosocial Predictors for Hypertension Differ for Men and Women

Exercise Prevents Falls Among the Elderly

Smoking Increases Stomach Cancer Risk in People With Ulcers

High Homocysteine Linked to Poor Memory

Antioxidants Improve Results of Corrective Eye Surgery

Grape Seed (Not Juice) Protective Against Heart Disease

How Much Exercise is Necessary to Prevent Heart Disease?

Relationship Between Nutrients and Age-Related Vision Loss: The Picture is Blurry

Ipriflavone Fails to Prevent Bone Loss in Postmenopausal Women

Promising Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease

Low-Salt Diet Cuts Need for Blood Pressure Drugs in Elderly

Preventing Heart Disease with Folic Acid — How Much Is Enough?

Beta-Glucan May Boost Immune System

DHEA Improves Well-Being and Sex-Drive in Women with Adrenal Insufficiency

Should Healthy People Take Vitamin E Supplements?

Natural Ways to Improve Liver Function

Eating to Beat High Blood Pressure

Vitamin C Intake Linked to Lower Death Rates

Green Tea May Not Lower Risk of Stomach Cancer

Sleep Needs Decline with Age

A New Link Between Alcohol and Prevention of Heart Attacks

Sugary Drinks Linked to Obesity in Kids

Tea Tree Oil: Skin’s Natural Antiseptic

Breast vs. Bottled Milk: The Pressure Is On

Lactobacillus Reduces Antibiotic Side Effects in Helicobacter Infections

Flaxseed May Help Prevent Breast Cancer

GHB: What You Don’t Know Can Kill You

FDA Attempt at Restricting Folic Acid Labeling Ruled Unconstitutional

Aloe vera: A Popular Remedy Despite Few Studies

Zinc Lozenges Get a Thumbs-Up For Treating the Common Cold

Secondhand Smoke Increases Risk of Childhood Ear Infections

Making Sense of Gugulipid

Glucosamine Sulfate is Proven Effective in Fight Against Osteoarthritis

Presence of Toxins Leads to Recall of Cold and Flu Remedy

Finding the Right Weight-Loss Formula: Pills vs. Lifestyle Change

Herbal Extract Alleviates PMS Symptoms

Herbal Alternatives to Viagra®

Ginkgo Ineffective for Treating Tinnitus

Vitamin E: Controversial at Heart

Fish Intake Protects Against Stroke in Women

Vitamin E, No Caffeine Key in Preventing Fibrocystic Breast Disease

Solvent Marketed as Dietary Supplement Responsible for Deaths

Fad Diets Put to the Test

Constipation Unrelated to Precancerous Changes in the Colon

Modest Weight Loss Leads to Significant Reduction In Blood Pressure

Good News for Children With Asthma

Natural Treatments for Age Spots

An Ancient Herbal Remedy Gets Modern Acclaim: Willow Bark Extracts May Calm Low Back Flare-Ups

Dietary Changes are Key to Lowering High Blood Pressure

Herbal Remedies Help PMS

Weight Loss Associated with Decreased Breathing Problems During Sleep

St. John’s Wort: Sorting Through the Facts Regarding Its Benefits and Potential Risks

Obese Men More Likely to Get Cataracts

Marital Strife Triples the Risk of Heart Attacks in Women

Caffeine Associated with Increased Risk of Miscarriage

Cranberry Effective in Preventing, Treating Bladder Infections

Butcher’s Broom Helpful for Post-Mastectomy Lymphedema

Ephedra-Containing Dietary Supplements Linked to Heart and Nervous System Problems

Does Zinc Nasal Spray Trump Zinc Lozenges for the Common Cold?

Herbal Combo PC-SPES Shows Promise for Men with Prostate Cancer

Ear Candling is No Match for Wax

Prudent Diet Prevents Heart Disease

Ginkgo biloba for Memory Loss in the Elderly

Does Fiber Increase the Risk of Colon Cancer?

ID Your Food Allergy

Can Cayenne Aid Weight Loss?

Vitamin E Cuts the Risk of Heart Attack

Water Fluoridation: New Information on Risks and Benefits

Ginseng Reduces Stress

Fat and Fatter: On the Continuing Epidemic of Obesity in the United States

Eating Whole Grains Reduces Risk of Stroke

More Dangers to Children of Smoking Mothers

Dietary Factors Affect Survival of Stomach Cancer Patients

Glandular Extracts Effective When Taken Orally

American Ginseng For Post-Meal Rise In Blood Sugar

Restriction of Pacifier Use Reduces Incidence of Ear Infections in Children

Soy Protein May Prevent Bone Loss After Menopause

Smoking During Pregnancy Increases Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)

Lead in Calcium Supplements: Much Ado About Nothing?

Popular Herbal Antidepressant Implicated in Drug Interactions

Pancreatic Enzymes Ease Indigestion

Running For Your Life

Echinacea Tea Shortens Duration and Severity of Cold Symptoms

AIDS Patients are Using Complementary Therapies Without Discarding Conventional Treatment

Osteopathic Manipulation Gets Patients Moving After Surgery

Boost Muscle-Building with Gamma-Oryzanol

Banish Brittle Nails with B Vitamin Biotin

Vegetable Extract Prevents Cervical Cancer

Testosterone Improves Sexual Function in Women After “Surgical Menopause”

St. John’s Wort — First Line of Defense Against Mild Depression

Cancer Patients Seek Alternatives to Complement Conventional Care

Cancer-Conscious? Eat Your Veggies

Are Low-Fat Diets Helpful or Harmful for Young Children?

Obesity Increases Mortality

Natural Remedies For Peptic Ulcer

Impossible But True: Science Validates Homeopathy

Garlic Repels Ticks

Plummeting Risk of Heart Disease in American Nurses Linked to Changes in Diet and Lifestyle

Iron Supplements: Which Form Is Best?

ABC News: Anti-organic research did not exist - Stossel to apologize.

Acupuncture Helps People Dependent on Cocaine

Weight Loss: A Matter of Life and Death

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TOXIC PRODUCTS

Preventing Gardasil Vaccine Injuries & Deaths

Home Tooth Bleaching Reduces Enamel Strength

Group finds carcinogens in kids bath products

Bills Would Ban BPA From Food and Drink Containers

FDA: Psoriasis drug could cause deadly brain infection

New Study of Splenda Reveals Shocking Information About Potential Harmful Effects

The Aspartame/NutraSweet Fiasco

Study Finds High Fructose Corn Syrup Contains Mercury

BPA Plastic May Stay in Body Longer

Cured Meats tied to Childhood Leukemia Risk

FDA: Peanut Plant Knew Product was Tainted with Salmonella

EPA Veils Hazardous Substances

USDA Unable to Weed Out Unapproved Modified Foods

Kellogg Warns Not to Eat it's Peanut Butter

Vicks VapoRub Linked to Infant Breathing Problems

FDA Comspired with Chemical Industry to Declare Bisphenol-A Harmless

Children in Danger From Bisphenol A

Use of Cleaning Products Increase Risk of Asthma in Young Children

FDA: Tiny Amount of Melamine Not Harmful to Adults

Are Energy Drinks Threatening Our Kids?

Aspartame Study: 67% of Female Rats Developed Visible Tumors

FDA Criticized Over Plastic Chemical

Warnings About the Safety of Chemicals in Plactics

Air "Fresheners" Actually Releasing Toxins into Your Home

Cell Phone Radiation Found to Distrupt Sleeping

Pharmaceuticals in Our Drinking Water

Cloned Meat and Milk to be Approved

Is Fluoride Poison?

Food Additives Altering Children's Behavior

Parkinson's Disease and Chemical Exposure

Exposed: The Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Products
and What's At Stake for American Power

Chemicals used in Teflon, Scotchgard, Found in Human Milk

Devra Davis: The Secret History of the War on Cancer

What Happens When You Use A Cell Phone

What Happens When You Drink a Coke

Lead Poisoning: Symptoms and Elimination

HERBS, SUPPLEMENTS AND FOOD

The Whole Truth About Milk

Vitamin D Deficiency Is Widespread And On The Increase

Green tea could delay prostate cancer: U.S. study

Broccoli Antioxidant Again Found to Help with Digestive Health

Ginseng: Nature's Anti-inflammatory?

Vitamin D May Halt Lung Function Decline In Asthma And COPD

Compound In Turmeric Spice May Stall Spread Of Fat Tissue

Coffee and Cancer

B-Vitamins Help with Digestive Health

What if we had no law protecting our supplements?

Omega-3 Fatty Acids Guard Against Advanced Prostate Cancer

Fish may be brain food for teenage boys

Universal Vaccine for the Flu? Look No Further Than Vitamin C and Zinc

Vitamins: It's Dose That Does It

New Anti-Cancer Components of Extra-Virgin Olive Oil

Broccoli Antioxidant Found to help Breast Health

Old Rats Shape Up with L-Carnitine

Garlic 'Prevents Common Cold'

Vitamin B1 May Reduce Risk of Kidney Disease

Niacin May Benefit Mental Health

Vitamin D Continues To Show Promise for Mental Health

Report: Kids Should Get More Vitamin D

Olive Oil Compound May Fight Disease, Act Like Painkiller

Vitamin E Shown to Benefit Eye Health

FDA Gives Thumbs Up for Vegetable Irradiation

Vitamin D May Prevent Breast Cancer Spread

Chia: Another Great Grain

Vitamin C Shows Promise as Cancer Treatment

The Critical Brain Nutrients Folate and Vitamin B-12

Vitamin D Extends Your Lifespan

Beta-Carotene Risks Still Unproven

Omega 3 Fatty Acids May Enhance Mood As Well

Vitamin D Your Sunshine

Rhodiola Defeats Stress

Pass That Bottle of Wine

Want to Live Longer? Take Vitamin D

Krill Oil

Garlic Is Great!

Honey VS Over-The-Counter Drugs

Fe, Fiber, Fo, Fum. I Smell the Blood of a Health One

OBESITY & WEIGHT LOSS

Obesity emerges as new risk factor for severe flu

Fewer calories equals a longer life

New Evidence That Vinegar May Be Natural Fat-fighter

Compound In Turmeric Spice May Stall Spread Of Fat Tissue

Physiologists And Microbiologists Find Link Between Sitting And Poor Health

United To Charge Heavier Passengers Twice To Fly

Big Belly And Obesity Linked To Increased Risk Of Restless Legs Syndrome

Cutting Calories May Boost Your Memory

Eating Nuts May Combat Metabolic Syndrome

When Money's at Stake, Dieters Have More Weight-Loss Success

Obese Children At Risk for Liver Damage

20 Diseases and Conditions Directly Attributed to Being Overweight

Doctors Unlikely to Tell us We're Fat

Exercise in a Pill? Not So Fast.

Study: Most Kids' Fast-food Meals Have Too Many Calories

Common Chemicals Part of the Obesity Epidemic

Anti-Diet Supplement Alpha-Fibe FBCx Gaining Lots of Attention

Skinny Up: Small Changes that Work for Weight Loss

Big Increase in Middle-Aged Women's Strokes Linked to Belly Fat

Top Ten Weight Loss Supplements

Hang Out at the Tavern After Your Workout - Alcohol and Weight Loss

Big Waistline Means Big Danger

Slim up For Summer

Inches Trump Pounds

Alarming Obesity Figures

Sea Vegetables and the Elmination of Fat Cells

Drinking to Obesity

Obesity Strongest Risk Factor For
Colorectal Cancer Among Women, Greater Than Smoking

Obesity and Sleep

AUTISIM

Autism Spikes, Toxins Suspected

Autisim and Nutrition

Autism Spikes, Toxins Suspected

DIABETES

Stopping Diabetes Damage With Vitamin C

Type 2 Diabetes Found to More than Triple Heart Disease Risk

U.S. Diabetes Rate Nearly Doubles in a Decade

Cost of Diabetes Care Has Doubled

Chocolately Good Diabetes Care

Common Cooking Spice Found to Combat Diabetes, Obesity

Skyrocketing Diabetes Rates Among Americans

Vitamin D Lowers Risk of Diabetes

HEART HEALTH

High Carbohydrate Foods Can Cause Heart Attacks

Is it a heart attack, cardiac arrest or stroke?

Lycopene in Tomatoes May Ward Off Heart Disease, Stroke, and Prostate Cancer

Scientists uncover genetic risks for stroke

Music Reduces Stress In Heart Disease Patients

New Study Confirms Antipsychotics Pose Heart Risk

Less Sleep in Older Adults Linked to Heart Attack, Stroke Risk

Chlorella Lowers Blood Sugar and Cholesterol

Biggest Danager for Hungers? Heart Attack, Not Stray Bullet

Alpha-Linolenic Acid (ALA) Fouind to Reduce Risk of Heart Attack

Heavy Snoring Is An Independent Risk Factor for Carotid Atherosclerois

Vitamin C Beneficial in Lowering Stroke Risk

Big Increase in Middle-Aged Women's Strokes Linked to Belly Fat

Snoring Linked to Cardiovascular Disease

Purely Positive Pomegranete Juice

Japanese Diet Rich in Fish May Hold Secret to Healthy Heart

Cats Calm Cardiovascular Risk

DASH Diet Reduces Heart Attack and Stroke

Reduced Risk of Heart Attack and Cancer from Eating Nuts

Preventing Heart Attacks with Red Yeast Rice

Natural Blood Pressure Control

Zelnorm Sales Suspended Because of Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Events

GENERAL HEALTH

Following A Healthy Lifestyle Is On Decline In U.S.

Car-driven society poses a risk to Americans' health

What's in a cough? 20,000 viruses!

Beat the winter blues: 6 ways to boost mind, mood and prevent depression

Maryland Eyes Artifical Food Color Ban

Panasonic's Pandemic-Related Move Fuels Questions

Too Much Tube Time for Kids Can Lead to Behavior Problems

NY Governor Paterson Proposes Soft Drink "Obesity Tax"

Secret of Flawless Skin and Makeup Techniques Revealed

Study Establishes Link Between Diet and Stress Induced Cancer

Google Tool Uses Search Terms to Detect Flu Outbreaks

Statins: Can Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Fight Pneumonia Too?

Money Worries Rob Workers of Sleep, Study Shows

How to Have a Healthy Halloween

Study: 8 out of 10 Americans Stressed Because of Economy

Colds Hate Positive People

Drugging Our Children for Behavior Control

Study: Can more sleep help fight off colds?

Coffee Drinking... Good or Bad?

Flu Season Getting Worse

Glyconutrients: The Sugar Building Blocks

A peel A Day Keeps Disease Away

New Study Provides More Evidence of Links Between Sleep Habits and Health

BIG PHARMA

Urgent Action Needed to Ensure that the FDA
Does Not Create a Monopoly for Weight Loss Supplements!

Suicide Warning Ordered on Anti-Smoking Drugs

Big Pharma and the FDA:
Suppress the Science, Ban the Natural Substances, Sell the Drugs

ACLU sues over patents on breast cancer genes

FDA says India Plant Falsified Generic Drug Data

Gardasil Vaccines: Side Effects and Death

Wyeth's Use of Medical Ghostwriters Questioned

More Kids Are Taking More Meds Than Ever Before

Prescription Drugs Kill 300 Percent More Americans Than Illegal Drugs

Links Between Cholesterol Drug Vytorin and Cancer

Ban on Gifts to Doctors Sought

U.S. Lawmaker Questions FDA, Cites Industry Ties

Drugging Grade Schoolers With Statins

Allergy Drug Singulair Linked to Suicides

Contaminated Blood Thinner Causing Death

Deliberate Heparin Contamination

Toxic Tamiflu

ECOLOGY AND SUSTAINABILITY

Living A Nightmare - Animal Factories in Michigan

Parkinson's linked to high levels of pesticide in the body

New Bill (HR2749) Gives FDA Unheard-of Power over Small Farmers,
Food and Supplement Producers

Eco-Innovation: Growing Produce Almost Everywhere

Canadian farmers opposed to GM wheat: survey

Food, Inc.

How Plants Protect Us From Disease

Advance Toward Producing Biofuels Without Stressing Global Food Supply

Can Algae Save the World... Again?

New Country-Of-Origin Labeling Laws
Tell You Where Most of Your Fresh Food Comes From

Pharmaceuticals in Our Drinking Water

The World According to Monsanto - A Documentary that Americans Won't Ever See

Toxic Soup of Plastic Debris, Twice the Size of Texas,
Discovered in the Pacific Ocean

Get Rid of the Lawn, Plant Your Own Vegetables

Summer to Close on COOL Note

Waking From a 70 Year Dream: Thinking, Eating, Shopping

ALZHEIMER'S AND AGE RELATED

Eating Fish, Nuts And Olive Oil May Be Associated With Reduced Risk
Of Age-related Blindness

Early Alzheimer's: Not Remembering What Is Important To Remember

UK drug shows early promise against Alzheimer's

Vitamin D and Memory Decline: A Possible Link?

Soybean Product Fights Abnormal Protein Involved In Alzheimer’s Disease

Elderly Patients at Risk of Adverse Drug Reactions in Hospital

Education Blunts Effects of Alzheimer's: Study

The Antiperspirant Alzheimer's Link

Sugary Beverages May Increase Alzheimer's Risk

Alzheimer's Disease

Even Pigs Can't Survive on GM Corn

Pig farmers are having major breeding problems from feeding their animals genetically-engineered corn. Despite 30 years of experience farming in Shelby County, Iowa, Jerry Rosman couldn't figure out why the birthrates of piglets fell 80 percent. He tested for diseases and made sure artificial insemination was working right, but he couldn't find the cause.

What Makes GM Crops Dangerous?

The United Nations World Food Summit met recently to decide whether genetically-modified crops will save poor countries from famine or will contaminate normal crops, presenting a danger to food supplies around the world.

GM Fish Could Wipe Out Species

Researchers have discovered that genetically tinkering with fish can cause the opposite effect of evolution the survival of the least fit and the eventual extinction of a species. It would take just one genetically-modified fish to wipe out local populations of that species if it escaped into the wild.

An Apple a Day Keeps Asthma Away
People who eat more apples are less likely to develop asthma than are those who eat few, according to new research published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine . . .

A Standardized Extract of Ginger May Reduce Knee Pain in Elderly
Daily use of a highly concentrated extract of ginger by elderly people may reduce the pain associated with osteoarthritis of the knee, according to a new report in Arthritis and Rheumatism . . .

In-office Screening for Osteoporosis Has Potential to Save Lives
Simple, inexpensive screening tests are able to determine whether women are at increased risk of breaking bones due to osteoporosis, according to a study published this month in the Journal of the American Medical Association . . .

Oats Lower Cholesterol in Postmenopausal Women
Adding oats to a cholesterol-lowering diet improves the effects of that diet in postmenopausal women with elevated cholesterol levels, according to a study recently published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association . . .

Clinical Recommendations on Use of Supplements by Healthy Individuals
The increasing popularity and use of nutritional supplements has put a greater demand on conventional physicians to provide insight into their appropriate use . . .

Does Selenium Ward off Prostate Cancer?
Men with a high intake of the mineral selenium have a reduced risk of developing prostate cancer, according to a study published in the December issue of the Journal of Urology . . .

Melatonin May Play a Role in the Winter Blues
The mood-altering effects of seasonal affective disorder (SAD) may be due in part to prolonged secretion of melatonin in the brain during the winter, according to a new report in the Archives of General Psychiatry . . .

High-Selenium Broccoli May Prevent Cancer
New evidence in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry indicates that consuming broccoli specially grown to contain large amounts of selenium may prevent the development of breast and colon cancer. . . .

Beans, Beans, Good for Your Heart
Eating more legumes, such as beans and peas, reduces the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) . . .

B Vitamins Improve Angioplasty Outcome
A simple, inexpensive B-vitamin supplement improves the results of a common procedure performed in heart patients known as angioplasty . . .

Use It or Lose It: Elderly Persons with Knee Pain Maintain Independence with Regular Exercise
As people age, the wear and tear on the knee joints can limit one’s capacity to perform daily activities such as bathing, dressing, and moving from a seated to a standing position without help. However, it appears that regular exercise may allow senior citizens suffering from osteoarthritis of the knee greater independence and a higher quality of life . . .

Extra Potassium for Better Health
Increasing potassium intake may lead to a wide range of health benefits . . .

Debate Over Folic Acid Fortification Moves to England
It is widely accepted among scientists and doctors that a common and devastating group of birth defects known as neural tube defects (NTDs) could be largely prevented if pregnant women consumed adequate amounts of folic acid during the very early stages of pregnancy . . .