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May 26, 2006
The World Health Organization said Thursday that the first person infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza in a cluster of flu cases in Indonesia may have come into contact with sick or dead chickens before passing on the virus.
The woman grew vegetables and sold them in a local market where she could have encountered infected chickens, Steven Bjorge, a WHO epidemiologist, told the Associated Press. In addition, officials are investigating possible transmission from chicken feces the woman used as garden fertilizer.
None of the other seven family members who Read more
The woman grew vegetables and sold them in a local market where she could have encountered infected chickens, Steven Bjorge, a WHO epidemiologist, told the Associated Press. In addition, officials are investigating possible transmission from chicken feces the woman used as garden fertilizer.
None of the other seven family members who Read more
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May 25, 2006
Mike: Hello everyone, this is Mike Adams, the Health Ranger. I'm here with Ben Kage, and we're going to have a discussion and Q&A session about the Honest Food Guide. For those of you who aren't familiar with it, it is available for free downloading at HonestFoodGuide.org. You can download it, and take a look at and learn quite a bit about nutrition and food recommendations from various sources. So thanks for joining me today, Ben. Ben: Thanks for joining me too.
Mike: This is the first time you've seen the guide yourself, and I understand that you have some questions?
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Mike: This is the first time you've seen the guide yourself, and I understand that you have some questions?
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Reuters
Women who fail to get enough shut-eye each night risk gaining weight, a Cleveland-based researcher reported at a medical conference in San Diego today.
In a long-term study of middle-aged women, those who slept 5 hours or less each night were 32 percent more likely to gain a significant amount of weight (adding 33 pounds or more) and 15 percent more likely to become obese during 16 years of follow-up than women who slept 7 hours each night.
This level of weight gain -- 15 kg, or 33 pounds -- is "very clinically significant in terms of risk of diabetes and heart disease Read more
In a long-term study of middle-aged women, those who slept 5 hours or less each night were 32 percent more likely to gain a significant amount of weight (adding 33 pounds or more) and 15 percent more likely to become obese during 16 years of follow-up than women who slept 7 hours each night.
This level of weight gain -- 15 kg, or 33 pounds -- is "very clinically significant in terms of risk of diabetes and heart disease Read more
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May 24, 2006
From: Commercial Alert www.commercialalert.org
Take Action: visit the StopDrugAds website (www.StopDrugAds.org) to send a message to their Members of Congress in support of the Public Health Protection Act
Thirty-nine medical, health and seniors' organizations are urging Congress to stop the advertising of prescription drugs to consumers, Commercial Alert and the National Women's Health Network announced today.
"Prescription drug ads are dishonest and dangerous," said Gary Ruskin, executive director of Commercial Alert Read more
Take Action: visit the StopDrugAds website (www.StopDrugAds.org) to send a message to their Members of Congress in support of the Public Health Protection Act
Thirty-nine medical, health and seniors' organizations are urging Congress to stop the advertising of prescription drugs to consumers, Commercial Alert and the National Women's Health Network announced today.
"Prescription drug ads are dishonest and dangerous," said Gary Ruskin, executive director of Commercial Alert Read more
News
May 25, 2006
WASHINGTON -- Union leaders representing Environmental Protection Agency scientists and other specialists assert that agency managers and pesticide-industry officials are exerting "political pressure" to allow continued use of a family of pesticides that might be harmful to children, infants and fetuses.
In a letter to Stephen Johnson, EPA's administrator, the union leaders said scientists are being pushed to skip steps in their testing, and alleged that the "integrity of the science upon which agency decisions are based has been compromised."
The protest from unions Read more
In a letter to Stephen Johnson, EPA's administrator, the union leaders said scientists are being pushed to skip steps in their testing, and alleged that the "integrity of the science upon which agency decisions are based has been compromised."
The protest from unions Read more
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Whistleblowers wanted: Truth Publishing seeks insiders to speak out about drug companies, health insurance and conventional medicine
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If you work for a drug company, federal regulator, health insurance company, hospital, junk food manufacturer or any other organization related to health, a new opportunity has surfaced for you to make a Read more
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May 23, 2006
Off-label drug use and the sham of FDA-approved drug safety Did you know that many drugs are used legally in the United States today for diseases and conditions they were never approved for? It's called off-label drug use, and it's a common practice that promotes the sale of prescription drugs and circumvents the so-called "gold standard" drug safety procedures the FDA claims to enforce.
Here's how it works: once a drug gets approved for any condition, whether it's a skin disorder, a mental disorder, or a cardiovascular problem, it can then be legally prescribed by doctors for Read more
Here's how it works: once a drug gets approved for any condition, whether it's a skin disorder, a mental disorder, or a cardiovascular problem, it can then be legally prescribed by doctors for Read more
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May 23, 2006
The dominance of the global pharmaceutical firms in providing medicine to the world's poor faces its strongest challenge yet at a meeting of World Health Organisation (WHO) in Geneva this week
The existing system of drug patenting and pricing is fundamentally flawed and does not meet health needs, according to report released to health experts last month.
Delegates at this year's World Health Assembly, which opened yesterday, will vote on proposals that would dramatically increase pressure on the companies, governments and the WHO to reform the system for producing and Read more
The existing system of drug patenting and pricing is fundamentally flawed and does not meet health needs, according to report released to health experts last month.
Delegates at this year's World Health Assembly, which opened yesterday, will vote on proposals that would dramatically increase pressure on the companies, governments and the WHO to reform the system for producing and Read more
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May 17, 2006
WASHINGTON - May 17 - The drinking water sources of more than 111 million Americans could be at risk because of the Environmental Protection Agency's policy to withhold Clean Water Act protections from headwater and seasonal streams. A Sierra Club report released today, based on EPA data, provides state-by-state information on drinking water supplies which rely, at least in part, on these small streams.
The report is available at: http://sierraclubplus.org/downloads/2006-05/drinkingwater.pdf
The Read more
The report is available at: http://sierraclubplus.org/downloads/2006-05/drinkingwater.pdf
The Read more
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May 17, 2006
WASHINGTON The Environmental Protection Agency has tentatively agreed to new restrictions that will allow a Southern California pesticide maker to keep a controversial insecticide on the market, the agency announced Tuesday.
Newport Beach-based Amvac volunteered to cancel some uses and add restrictions to others for a pesticide known as dichlorvos, or DDVP, which is commonly used to kill mosquitoes, fleas and other insects, the EPA said.
Amvac acted after EPA officials provided the firm with the results of an ongoing health assessment that raised questions about risks Read more
Newport Beach-based Amvac volunteered to cancel some uses and add restrictions to others for a pesticide known as dichlorvos, or DDVP, which is commonly used to kill mosquitoes, fleas and other insects, the EPA said.
Amvac acted after EPA officials provided the firm with the results of an ongoing health assessment that raised questions about risks Read more
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