International Health News

Antitrust advocate: ‘Long-term food monopoly’ if Supreme Court favors Monsanto

Wed, 20/02/2013 - 03:01
Bert Foer of the American Antitrust Institute warned Tuesday of a “long-term food monopoly” if the Supreme Court sided with agricultural giant Monsanto in a patent dispute.

Two vaccine study participants die during trials of the first GMO flu vaccine

Tue, 19/02/2013 - 09:08
(Before It's News) Examiner.com - Flublok, a new vaccine for influenza, is now available and is the first vaccine ever to contain genetically-modified (GM) proteins derived from insect cells.

Five Probiotic Formulations from Lallemand Granted Health Claims by Health Canada

Tue, 19/02/2013 - 09:08
/PRNewswire/ -- Lallemand Health Solutions (LHS) is extremely pleased

High-stakes fight over soybeans at high court

Tue, 19/02/2013 - 09:02
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Vernon Hugh Bowman seems comfortable with the old way of doing things, right down to the rotary-dial telephone he said he was using in a conference call with reporters.

Saybrook University announces a fully accredited PhD program in Integrative Mental Health – the only program of its kind in the country.

Tue, 19/02/2013 - 08:10
The new program for mental health professionals provides evidence-based training in techniques that hospitals and the public are demanding.

Coffee linked to birth of smaller babies: Mothers-to-be who drink more than two mugs a day increase risk

Tue, 19/02/2013 - 01:03
Researchers studied records of almost 60,000 pr

Bhutan To Be First Country to Go 100% Organic

Mon, 18/02/2013 - 19:24
For related articles and more information, please visit OCA's All About Organics page and our Millions Against Monsanto page. If there was ever a nation that could see the purpose behind organic, sustainable farming, it would be a nation that is composed mostly of farmers.

General Mills pulls Cheerios 'app' following groundswell of GMO opposition

Mon, 18/02/2013 - 09:42
(NaturalNews) A social media marketing experiment recently launched by food giant General Mills went down in flames less than one day after it was created following a groundswell of opposition to the company's hidden use of genetically-modified organisms (GMOs).

U.S. ranks first in healthcare spending but last in life expectancy

Mon, 18/02/2013 - 09:42
(NaturalNews) If you think pharmaceutical drugs, vaccines, and various other instruments of modern Western medicine are responsible for improving quality of life and increasing the average lifespan in America, think again.

India passes GMO labeling law, but some worry its provisions were poorly planned

Mon, 18/02/2013 - 09:42
(NaturalNews) The world's second most populous country, India, has finally given some teeth to an earlier draft ruling from 2006 that mandates the labeling of all foods that contain genetically-modified organisms (GMOs).

Honey most effective in healing wounds

Mon, 18/02/2013 - 06:36
Honey suppresses the growth of a quartet of bugs commonly infesting chronic wounds, but according to a finding manuka honey is the best of them for healing injuries.

Tooth decay bacteria evolved as diet changed

Mon, 18/02/2013 - 01:29
Paleolithic diet Mesolithic hunter-gatherers living on a meat-dominated, grain-free diet had much healthier mouths that we have today, with almost no cavities and gum disease-associated bacteria, a genetic study of ancient dental plaque has revealed.

A Pediatrician Speaks Out on Fluoridation

Sun, 17/02/2013 - 20:09
(Before It's News) Videos For An Earth In Transition - http://www.earth-heal.com/index.php/videos.html The following is a five-minute presentation by Dr.

Chinese Herbal Medicine May Prevent And Treat Alzheimer's | Medindia

Sun, 17/02/2013 - 09:39
Administration of the active compound tetrahydroxystilbene glucoside (TSG) derived from the herb Polygonum multiflorum Thunb, reversed both overexpression of a-synuclein, a small protein found in the brain, and its accumulation using a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.

Is the Fed forcing junk food on school children?

Sun, 17/02/2013 - 08:45
(NaturalNews) A pepperoni pizza? Or maybe southern fried chicken? How about crinkled French fries? A sugary soda pop? Whatever they may have eaten, kid's choices seem to be mandated by the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), which in turn, is funded by the federal government, but run by the Food

IV vitamin C doubles survival time of pancreatic cancer patients in new clinical trial

Sun, 17/02/2013 - 08:45
(NaturalNews) A small Phase I clinical trial in the U.S. has just shown that adding IV (intravenous) vitamin C to a common chemo drug for pancreatic cancer extended patients' average survival time to 12 months, compared to historical survival times of 5.

Doctors Health Press Reports on Study: Obesity Linked to Gum Disease

Fri, 15/02/2013 - 20:32
Doctors Health Press, a division of Lombardi Publishing Corporation, and publisher of various natural health newsletters, books, and reports, including the popular online Doctors Health Press e-Bulletin, is reporting on a study finding a link between obesity and gum diseases.

Agrichemical giant Syngenta faults EU bee plans

Fri, 15/02/2013 - 11:31
Swiss-based agrichemical giant Syngenta on Friday urged Brussels to withdraw plans to restrict the use of neonicotinoid pesticides, saying blaming them for the death of bees was wrongheaded.

Six facts you need to know about eating oils and fats

Fri, 15/02/2013 - 10:46
(NaturalNews) One of the most widely misunderstood food groups today, oils and fats can be both crucial and detrimental to your health, depending on what type they are and how they are processed.

More evidence: Vitamin C does protect against colds

Fri, 15/02/2013 - 10:46
(NaturalNews) By the time he died in 1994, Linus Pauling had long been branded a "quack" by mainstream medicine and much of the mainstream media. Why? Because he advocated the use of vitamin C to treat many diseases, including the common cold.