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Big Pharma blackmails Greece; halts medicine supply over cash demands
(NaturalNews) In the midst of runaway economic problem in Greece, the
pharmaceutical industry has decided to blackmail the nation and halt
shipments of medicines to Greece until it agrees to pay full price for
the drugs.
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| Jun 14, 2010 |
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Breast cancer cells destroyed by peach and plum extracts
(NaturalNews) Even the most aggressive types of breast cancer cells
couldn't stand up to treatments with peach and plum extracts. That's
the outcome of a natural fruit-derived treatment tested in the Texas
AgriLife Research Lab which resulted in cancer cells dying while normal
cells were not harmed at all.
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| Jun 14, 2010 |
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New research: flavonoid quercetin fights viral infections, protects against chronic lung diseases
(NaturalNews) Asthma, cystic fibrosis (CF) and chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) are serious and even life-threatening
conditions. However, these health problems share something with a
usually minor infection -- the common cold.
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| Jun 14, 2010 |
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Study shows how radiation causes breast cancer
(NaturalNews) It's well-established that exposure to ionizing radiation
can trigger mutations and other genetic damage and cause normal cells
to become malignant. So it seems amazing how mainstream medicine
frequently dismisses the idea that medical imaging tests from
mammograms to CT scans could play much of a role in causing breast
cancer. Take this example from the web site for Cornell University's
Program on Breast Cancer and Environmental Risk Factors:
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| Jun 14, 2010 |
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Vitamin D deficiency unquestionably linked to bone fractures
(NaturalNews) Recent research from Scotland reinforces the longstanding
medical opinion that vitamin D deficiency leads to a significantly
increased risk of bone fractures.
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| Jun 14, 2010 |
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Antidepressants dramatically raise risk of cataracts
(NaturalNews) Of the 35 million Americans who are age 65 or older, the
National Institutes of Health (NIH) claims about 7 million of them
suffer from clinical depression -- and millions are on the prescription
antidepressant drugs known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
(SSRIs) such as Prozac, Paxil, Lexapro and Zoloft.
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| Jun 14, 2010 |
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NY hospitals agree to stop flushing pharmaceuticals down the drain and polluting watershed
(NaturalNews) Five health care facilities have signed an agreement with
the New York Attorney General's Office to settle charges that they
polluted the state's watersheds by dumping pharmaceutical products down
sinks and toilets.
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| Jun 14, 2010 |
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New research: Electropollution can cause diabetes (type-3)
(NaturalNews) Most people are familiar with type-1 diabetes and type-2
diabetes, but did you know researchers have discovered a third type of
diabetes? Type-3 diabetes, as they are calling it, affects people who
are extra sensitive to electrical devices that emit "dirty" electricity.
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| Jun 4, 2010 |
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California county sues Glaxo for false advertising of Avandia drug
(NaturalNews) Recent reports revealing the dangers of GlaxoSmithKline's
(GSK) diabetes drug, Avandia, have not gone unnoticed. Santa Clara
County in Northern California recently filed a lawsuit against the drug
giant for suppressing evidence that the drug increases heart attack
risk.
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| Jun 4, 2010 |
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New Study Finds Pesticides Double Risk of ADHD in Our Children
(NaturalNews) For years environmentalists and natural health advocates
have been trying to point out that organophosphate pesticides
(malathion, etc.) work by disrupting the neurological systems of
insects, and therefore humans who consume them on foods are at risk of
neurological problems. Now, after millions of kids have been diagnosed
with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactive disorder), it is finally being
admitted.
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| Apr 19, 2010 |
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Health insurance firms caught investing in junk food companies? And more...
The largest health insurance companies in North America have collectively invested $2 billion in fast food chains like Burger King, McDonald's, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut. It's a clever business model because the more junk food and fast food you eat, the more you'll need health insurance, right?
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