Dr. Ettinger and I just returned from Las Vegas, NV where we attended the NNFA (NPA) conference. I really find these conferences interesting with all the new products and ideas – it’s just a good thing to go see. But the one thing that really caught my attention was the amount of new Goji, Mangosteen…
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US scientists back autism link to MMR
The Daily Telegraph UK (Filed: 29/05/2006) The measles virus has been found in the guts of children with a form of autism, renewing fears over the safety of the MMR vaccine. American researchers have revealed that 85 per cent of samples taken from autistic children with bowel disorders contain the virus. The strain is the…
Cancer Fears Over Beef
Advertiser Newspapers Pty Limited 04 Jul 2006 FEARS about eating beef from cattle pumped up with growth hormones have been raised by a British government expert. John Verrall said there was alarming evidence it could trigger breast and other cancers, bring forward puberty in girls and increase the risk of genital abnormalities in boys. Mr…
Diabetes Brings Earlier Heart Disease, Death
FRIDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) — People with type 2 diabetes can expect to suffer from fatal and non-fatal heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular events about 15 years earlier than non-diabetics, a new study shows. “The rates are consistently higher,” said lead researcher Dr. Gillian Booth, an adjunct scientist at the Institute of Clinical…
Pomegranates May Slow Prostate Cancer – 01/07/2006
The Daily Telegraph, United Kingdom By Roger Highfield, Science Editor (Filed: 01/07/2006) The bottles of pomegranate juice flown to Germany to stop England’s football players wilting in the stifling heat could have other health benefits, according to a study published today that suggests the juice can combat prostate cancer. Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) is a…
F.D.A. Warns of Liver Failure After Antibiotic Use – June 30, 2006
By GARDINER HARRIS Published: June 30, 2006 WASHINGTON, June 29 ” Federal drug regulators issued a strong warning Thursday that Ketek, a controversial antibiotic, could in rare circumstances cause serious liver injury, liver failure and even death. “We clearly now understand that there is risk of serious liver injury with Ketek,” said Dr. John Jenkins,…
The lawlessness of the FDA – June 30, 2006
In The News June 30, 2006 is a day that will be long remembered as a dark milestone in the history of FDA and its campaign against health consumers. On June 30, an FDA “Final Rule” goes into effect, establishing a regulatory power grab of such scale and scope that it attempts to bypass all…