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Latest Articles: Health
ADHD treatment causes young boys to develop female sex organs
Post Date: 2009-05-28 15:35:55 by christine
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A drug used to treat ADHD children is causing concern in the United States. It is called Risperdal and it is supposed to be used primarily for adults with sever psychological problems. But last year it was prescribed more than 6.5 million times. The side effects include young males developing female sex organs. Nineteen-year-old John was just seven when he began taking Risperdal for ADD. Even though the FDA approved the drug only for adult patients who were psychotic, John's doctor and others widely prescribed it to kids for less severe behaviour problems. Once taking Risperdal, John's mum says he became aggressive, sleepy, and developed bowel problems. But the biggest shock ...
New prostate cancer treatment drawing U.S. patients, doctors to Mexico
Post Date: 2009-05-27 19:37:45 by christine
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Not long after Dick Schwab learned he had prostate cancer at age 56, he flew to Mexico for a procedure not approved in the United States. As he joined a rising tide of medical tourists going abroad for treatment, Schwab's October trip had a twist: His Austin doctor joined him in Cancún, Quintana Roo, on Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula, to do the procedure. Schwab, general manager of an industrial uniform service company, said Austin urologist Richard Chopp encouraged him to learn about his options, including the standard treatments for prostate cancer: radiation to kill cancer cells and surgery to remove the prostate. After two months, he decided on high-intensity focused ...
WHO urges hospitals to join climate change battle
Post Date: 2009-05-26 17:01:59 by farmfriend
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WHO urges hospitals to join climate change battle By Katie Reid GENEVA (Reuters) - Hospitals and their emergency vehicles, which are major polluters, must join the fight against climate change, the World Health Organization said on Friday. "The health sector can contribute a lot to reduce the carbon footprint because the health sector in many countries is the second most important user and energy consumption is very high," Maria Neira, director of the WHO's department of public health and environment, told a news briefing. The amount of energy produced by hospitals and healthcare centers is contributing to a growing number of asthma cases and more respiratory illness as ...
Mexico, US, Canada Announce Swine Flu Deaths
Post Date: 2009-05-26 12:57:15 by Brian S
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CHICAGO (AP) — Authorities in Mexico announced three more swine flu deaths and the United States and Canada one more death each as the world's largest vaccine maker signed a deal with the United States to produce a swine flu vaccine. The World Health Organization says at least 46 countries have confirmed more than 12,950 swine flu cases. The Mexican death toll now stands at 83, and Canada's is two. The U.S. death is the 12th in the country. The tiny nation of Bahrain reported Tuesday that a 20-year-old student had come down with mild swine flu — the first case in a citizen of a Gulf Arab country. Kuwait, another Gulf nation, reported Sunday that 18 U.S. soldiers who ...
Modern Survivalism: Tenet Number Two
Post Date: 2009-05-26 07:01:14 by Ada
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Debt Is Financial Cancer! Minimize It, Pay It Off Early and Stay Away From Credit Cards On the surface debt elimination may sound far and away from what people think of when they think of survivalism. The reality is the modern survival philosophy actually hinges on this tenet. Before we delve deeply into the topic though let’s just put it up against even the typical view of survivalism and ask if there is any place for debt-based living in the survival community. Think of a typical image of a “survivalist” even the stereotypical view: tough, able to live off the land, resourceful and ready to deal with any disaster. Does this sound like the guy who whips out a Visa Card ...
Mother pleads no contest to killing baby with breast milk
Post Date: 2009-05-22 21:54:59 by farmfriend
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Mother pleads no contest to killing baby with breast milk y Andy Furillo afurillo@sacbee.com Published: Friday, May. 22, 2009 - 3:20 pm Last Modified: Friday, May. 22, 2009 - 6:08 pm A Sacramento woman whose infant daughter died last year after consuming methamphetamine-contaminated breast milk has pleaded no contest to a single count of felony child abuse. Maureen Hoffart, 46, entered the plea on Wednesday and is scheduled to be sentenced June 17 by Superior Court Judge Laurie Earl. Hoffart is expected to receive a four-year suspended state prison sentence, according to her attorney, Kate Carlson. Under the plea agreement, Hoffart will serve 90 days of a year-long county jail ...
33 Of The Healthiest Foods On Earth
Post Date: 2009-05-22 17:03:32 by Horse
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We created the North Carolina Research Campus to study the health benefits of fruits and vegetables. It is the only campus in the world encompassing eight universities all working together for the benefit of health and longevity. Pineapple Speeds post-surgery Promotes joint health Reduces asthma inflammation Blueberries Restore antioxidant levels Reverse age-related brain decline Prevent urinary tract infection Spinach Helps maintain mental sharpness Reduces the risk of cancers of the liver, ovaries, colon and prostate Top nutrient density Red Bell Pepper Reduces risk of lung, prostate, ovarian and cervical cancer Protects against sunburn Promotes heart health Broccoli Reduces ...
Blood
Post Date: 2009-05-22 12:57:05 by richard9151
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Blood Definition: A truly marvelous fluid that circulates in the vascular system of humans and most multicelled animals, supplying nourishment and oxygen, carrying away waste products, and playing a major role in safeguarding the body against infection. So intimately is blood involved in the life processes that the Bible says “the soul of the flesh is in the blood.” (Lev. 17:11) As the Source of life, Jehovah has provided definite instructions regarding the use to which blood may be put. Christians are commanded to ‘abstain from blood’ Acts 15:28, 29: “The holy spirit and we ourselves [the governing body of the Christian congregation] have favored adding no ...
The Quackery of Chemotherapy, Gunpoint Medicine and the Disturbing Fate of 13-Year-Old Daniel Hauser
Post Date: 2009-05-21 21:34:19 by christine
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You see it in newspapers and websites across the 'net: People insisting that 13-year-old Daniel Hauser must be injected with chemotherapy in order to "save his life," and that anyone refusing to go along with that is a criminal deserving of arrest and imprisonment. What's most astonishing about the mainstream reaction to the forced chemotherapy of Daniel Hauser is not merely that they believe states now own the children, but that they believe in the entire world there exists but one single treatment for cancer, and it happens to be the one that makes pharmaceutical companies the most money. The arrogance (and ignorance) of that position is mind boggling. There was once a ...
US Swine Flu Deaths Hit Double-Digits
Post Date: 2009-05-21 10:54:35 by Brian S
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(05-21) 07:32 PDT SALT LAKE CITY, (AP) -- Swine flu forced Christina Huitron to make a choice no mother should ever have to make. On Wednesday she told doctors to take her 21-year-old son off life support, making Marcos Sanchez the nation's 10th fatality associated with the newly discovered virus that continues to spread across the globe. "I knew he was suffering," Christina Huitron told KSL-TV. "I don't know how he was feeling, but I just knew I had to do it because he was passing away slowly anyways, and I didn't want him to suffer anymore." Sanchez checked into a suburban hospital Saturday, vomiting blood and burning with fever, Huitron told The Salt ...
Beer tax on tap for health care?
Post Date: 2009-05-20 13:57:10 by christine
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Joe Six-Pack may have to hand over nearly $2 more for a case of beer to help provide health insurance for all. Details of the proposed beer tax are described in a Senate Finance Committee document distributed to lawmakers before a closed-door meeting Wednesday. Senators are focusing on how to pay for expanding health insurance for an estimated 50 million uninsured Americans, a cost that could range to some $1.5 trillion over 10 years. You can't raise that from beer money alone. Lawmakers are looking at an extensive list of spending cuts and tax increases, including a new levy on the value of job-based health insurance. The latter proposal seems to be gaining ...
Exactly what kinds of birth records does Hawaii provide?
Post Date: 2009-05-20 13:10:12 by 2big2fail
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Generally, folks don't know that Hawaii law, even in 1961, provided for multiple kinds of birth records, most of which are not what people think of when they think of birth certificates. The following is a description of those, including certificates for people not born in Hawaii. Go figure! 1. In the State of Hawaii, back in 1961, there were three different birth certificates that were obtainable: a. If the birth was attended by a physician or mid wife, the attending medical professional was required to certify to the Department of Health the facts of the birth date, location, parents’ identities and other information. (See Section 57-8 & 9 of the Territorial Public Health ...
W.H.O. May Raise Alert Level as Swine Flu Cases Leap in Japan
Post Date: 2009-05-18 12:24:13 by Brian S
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TOKYO — Japan rushed to contain a widening outbreak of swine flu on Monday as global health ministers met in Geneva to discuss vaccine preparations and other preventative measures against the new flu strain. Japanese cases of the H1N1 strain of influenza reached 135 after the government confirmed 74 new infections, including in a 5-year-old boy and a man his 60s, the Health Ministry said late Monday. The new cases came as health ministers from around the world met in Geneva for the week-long meeting of the annual World Health Assembly, with pandemic preparedness at the top of the agenda. The World Health Organization’s director-general, Margaret Chan, announced the organization ...
Voodoo/mind attacks body
Post Date: 2009-05-18 07:25:12 by Tatarewicz
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The idea that believing you are ill can make you ill may seem far-fetched, yet rigorous trials have established beyond doubt that the converse is true - that the power of suggestion can improve health. This is the well-known placebo effect. The placebo effect has an evil twin: the nocebo effect, in which dummy pills and negative expectations can produce harmful effects. Around 60 percent of patients undergoing chemotherapy start feeling sick before their treatment. POSTER COMMENT: Much more at New Scientist site or go to coasttocoastam.com where among the Top Stories there's also one explaining that meditation "enlarges" parts of the brain.
Debating the Wisdom of ‘Swine Flu Parties’
Post Date: 2009-05-18 06:50:54 by PSUSA
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Deliberately get swine flu? Skip to next paragraph RelatedTimes Topics: Swine Flu What at first appears an absurdity — seeking out infection with swine flu instead of avoiding it — is being actively debated on flu Web sites and by some flu experts.Infectious disease specialists say they understand the logic — that surviving the current, apparently mild strain of the virus might be protective if a more virulent strain emerges next fall. But they are generally against it.Dr. Anne Moscona, a flu specialist at Weill Cornell Medical College, said she had been called by a reporter for a women’s magazine “asking if mothers should hold swine flu parties, like chicken ...
Study uncovers truth about antidepressants
Post Date: 2009-05-17 11:01:55 by Original_Intent
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Seems like most Americans these days have bought into the lie that taking some form of pill can solve any and all emotional or mental issues. If only it were that easy! And every time I try to give people a good dose of the truth, they point to one Big Pharm study or another that "proves" me wrong. Boy, have I got a doozie for them... According to new research from Stephen Wisniewski, a professor at the University of Pittsburgh, antidepressants are only effective in a small percentage of patients with a narrow range of psychological disorders. Patients with multiple issues -- which can be as many as 60 percent of the psychiatric patients in the U.S. -- may not be getting any ...
Cops just LOVE little kids
Post Date: 2009-05-17 09:40:26 by PSUSA
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Posted on 05/17/2009 by psusa | Edit Mark Thomas Petrina Retired Kern CA deputy charged in molestation case A retired Kern County Sheriff’s deputy has been returned to Bakersfield to face charges he molested several girls. Mark Thomas Petrina, 76, made a brief appearance in Kern County Superior Court Friday. He’s charged with six molestation felonies, including one count that alleges abuse over a long period of time. Stanislaus County CA sheriff’s deputy Alfred Lowell Huskey convicted of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor was sentenced to one year in jail. The victim in the case made an emotional impact statement to Judge John G. Whiteside, who sentenced Huskey, ...
Is This Good Advice About Your Health
Post Date: 2009-05-16 18:25:46 by wakeup
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Please take a look at this health memo I was mailed recently. www.onedollardvdproject.com/DVD-new/Health.html
Poster Comment:I think it is time to straighten up and start taking care of my human form. Post any comments and wisdom you may have after reading the short note. I am inclined to follow all these suggestions.
Judge To Decide If Family Can Refuse Chemo For Boy
Post Date: 2009-05-15 11:31:45 by Brian S
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(05-15) 01:27 PDT MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- A Minnesota judge is expected to decide whether a family can refuse chemotherapy for a 13-year-boy's cancer and treat him with natural medicine, even though doctors say it's effectively a death sentence. With chemotherapy, Daniel Hauser has a 90 percent chance of surviving his Hodgkin's lymphoma, according to his cancer doctor. And without it? "It is almost certain that he will die," said Dr. Bruce Bostrom, a pediatric oncologist at Children's Hospital and Clinics of Minnesota. Bostrom, who diagnosed the disease, is an ally of the legal effort in southwestern Minnesota's Brown County to make Hauser submit to chemotherapy ...
'Gay' gene claim suddenly vanishes, APA revises statement on homosexuality
Post Date: 2009-05-14 11:53:44 by Disgusted
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A publication from the American Psychological Association includes an admission that there is no "gay" gene, according to a doctor who has written about the issue on the website of National Association for Research & Therapy of Homosexuality. A. Dean Byrd, the past president of NARTH, confirmed that the statement from the American Psychological Association came in a brochure that updates what the APA has advocated for years. Specifically, in a brochure that first came out about 1998, the APA stated: "There is considerable recent evidence to suggest that biology, including genetic or inborn hormonal factors, play a significant role in a person's sexuality." ...
Congress weighs federal aid for health insurance
Post Date: 2009-05-14 10:28:55 by christine
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WASHINGTON (AP) - House Democrats are looking at big health care changes, including federal aid to help families earning up to $88,000 pay for insurance and a requirement that all must carry coverage. A document obtained by The Associated Press shows the plan being developed by the House Energy and Commerce Committee would also require employers to offer coverage to their full-time workers, or pay a percentage of their payroll to the government. The committee summary is a first look at where House Democrats are headed as leaders try to meet an ambitious goal of passing a health care overhaul by the end of July. Energy and Commerce Chairman Henry Waxman, D-Calif., is expected to play a ...
False Positives Common on Cancer Tests, Scientists Find
Post Date: 2009-05-13 20:08:52 by tom007
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False Positives Common on Cancer Tests, Scientists Find Share | Email | Print | A A A By Elizabeth Lopatto May 11 (Bloomberg) -- A third of men and a quarter of women undergoing cancer screening will get false positive results by the time they have undergone four tests, which can lead to inappropriate medical procedures, a study found. Men’s risk of a false-positive finding was 36.7 percent by the fourth screening, and women’s risk of the wrong result was 26.2 percent by the fourth of the 14 routinely recommended tests possible for each patient, according to the research published in Annals of Family Medicine. Almost 1 in 5 men and 1 in 10 women were likely to undergo an ...
Obama wants skinnier feds(nanny state alert)
Post Date: 2009-05-12 15:13:35 by freepatriot32
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President Barack Obama wants to get the fat out of the bureaucracy — literally. The president was holding a roundtable discussion at the White House on Tuesday with CEOs of companies that have found innovative ways to lower health care costs and improve employees' health. "As a result of many successful programs at businesses across the country, workers have become more engaged in their own health care, productivity is increasing, absenteeism is dropping, and employers are passing some of their health care savings to their workers," the White House said in a fact sheet. "Employers are discovering that improving quality of care can reduce health care costs. Small ...
U.S. Now Leads World in Swine Flu Cases
Post Date: 2009-05-11 12:48:03 by freepatriot32
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MONDAY, May 11 (HealthDay News) -- Confirmed cases of H1N1 swine flu in the United States climbed to more than 2,500 by Monday, and the U.S. now surpasses Mexico as the country most affected by the outbreak, according to World Health Organization figures. The number of deaths in the United States linked to the illness rose to three over the weekend, with health officials in Washington state reporting late Saturday that an unidentified man in his 30s had succumbed to the infection. In a state Department of Health news release, officials said the man, who had an underlying heart condition, died last week with what appeared to be complications from the swine flu, the Associated Press ...
U.S. Has More Than 2,500 H1N1 Flu Cases
Post Date: 2009-05-10 19:03:47 by Brian S
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has 2,532 confirmed cases of the new H1N1 swine influenza in 44 states, and three deaths, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Sunday. On Saturday, the CDC reported 2,254 confirmed cases, with 104 people in the hospital. Washington state health officials said on Saturday a man in his 30s with underlying heart conditions succumbed to the virus last week. It was the first death in the state. Although most cases appear to be mild, just as in seasonal flu the swine flu strain has killed, with 48 confirmed deaths in Mexico, three in the United States, one in Canada and one in Costa Rica. It has moved into the southern ...
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