Health: How the FDA is Becoming a Drug Company: Consumer Safety and Access to Natural Health Options Threatened Under the false pretense of improved food and drug safety the FDA is re-inventing itself as a kingpin drug company. This charade has so far hoodwinked virtually all members of Congress. The Senate has already approved this FDA transformation. The House...

Health: Legislative effort targets school junk food, aims to upgrade nutritional guidelines The Senate Agriculture Committee recently held a hearing on school nutrition that has inspired the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) to keep driving toward national action that will help get junk food out of the public school...

 

Health: The sunscreen myth: How sunscreen products actually promote cancer The idea that sunscreen prevents cancer is a myth. It's a myth promoted by a profit-seeking tag-team effort between the cancer industry and the sunscreen industry. The sunscreen industry makes money by selling lotion products that actually contain cancer...

Health: The Sunscreen Myth (comic) The idea that sunscreen prevents cancer is a myth. It's a myth promoted by a profit-seeking tag-team effort between the cancer industry and the sunscreen industry. The sunscreen industry makes money by selling lotion products that actually contain cancer...

Health: Influenza virus samples, vaccine patents and corporate lies In this article, I'm going to explain the real story behind the big international push to get Indonesia and other Asian countries to "share" their H5N1 influenza samples with the rest of the world. As you may know, countries like Australia, the United...

Health: Consumers' use of pharmaceuticals, personal care products polluting rivers and oceans with toxic chemicals Our water supply is becoming increasingly contaminated -- and not just by big factories dumping pollutants into the rivers. It is consumers, often unwittingly, who are poisoning rivers and oceans by sending potentially toxic chemicals down the drain....

Technology: NiMH battery charger showdown: Maha Energy MH-C9000 WizardOne vs. La Crosse Technology BC-900 AlphaPower If you're searching for high-end NiMH battery chargers, you'll find the number of contending products is few. Only two consumer-level battery chargers are competing for the top slot: the La Crosse Technology BC-900 AlphaPower Battery Charger and the Powerex...

Health: Canadian Cancer Society announces national program to prevent cancer using vitamin D Canada has done what the U.S. refuses to do: Protect the health of its people through a national program of encouraging vitamin D supplementation. While U.S. cancer groups like the American Cancer Society stubbornly refuse to acknowledge the benefits...

Health: Adventures of Vita-Man (comic) This cartoon attempts to portray the destruction of food nutrients by microwave ovens. Microwaving food alters its molecular structure in ways that modern scientists still don't completely understand. The effects on the human body are simply not understood...

Health: Organ transplant industry pushes for legal right to buy and sell body parts on the global market The World Health Organization (WHO) held its second Global Consultation on Transplantation recently in Rotterdam. The WHO addressed the global shortage of human organs available for transplantation as well as a trend toward "transplant tourism" -- the...

 

Health: New research shows vitamin D slashes risk of cancers by 77 percent; cancer industry refuses to support cancer prevention Exciting new research conducted at the Creighton University School of Medicine in Nebraska has revealed that supplementing with vitamin D and calcium can reduce your risk of cancer by an astonishing 77 percent. This includes breast cancer, colon cancer...

Health: FDA warns over dangerous products from China while ignoring dangerous products from the U.S. The Food and Drug Administration has been gleefully warning us about the dangers of China-made food and personal care products recently. Why gleefully? Because announcing the discovery of toxic chemicals in products made by other countries (especially...

Health: Vitamin B12 deficiency linked to heart defects in newborns Vitamin B12 deficiency in women near the time of conception increases the risk of having babies with congenital heart defects, according to researchers participating in the Dutch HAVEN study, an ongoing study designed to examine the relationship between...

Health: If you exercise, be sure to increase your uptake of nutritional supplements and superfoods Here's an important tip for those of you who are either currently engaged in an exercise program or are considering beginning one. It's a simple tip, but one that many people, unfortunately, forget. When we exercise, we use up more nutrients than if we...

Technology: Incandescent lighting fast becoming history as states push for more energy efficient technology Fluorescent light bulbs and LED lights are rapidly coming to replace the incandescent bulbs perfected by Thomas Edison in the late 1800s, as state governments encourage a switch for the sake of energy conservation. In California and New Jersey...

Health: Raw, "empowered" chocolate products launched by Empowered Foods; full review of sensational product line You've never had chocolate like this before. Of all the chocolate products I've ever tried (and I've eaten a lot of them because, of course, it's my job), nothing compares to the raw, "empowered" chocolate superfood bars and products made by a small raw...

Health: Vitamin K reduces calcification of arteries by 37 percent; blood thinner medications cause calcification A study has found vitamin K not only blocks new arterial calcium buildup but can also reduce existing levels of calcification by 37 percent. Researchers at Maastricht University published their findings in the April 1st issue of Blood, the journal of...

 

Health: Mediterranean diet makes allergies vanish in children Researchers studying children in Greece found that those who eat a Mediterranean diet rich in vegetables, fruits, nuts, and olive oil experience less respiratory allergies and asthma than other children. Dr. Paul Cullinan of Britain's Royal Brompton Hospital...

Energy: Clean energy legislation would require U.S. to shift to 20 percent renewable energy by 2020 The Union of Concerned Scientists has praised the introduction of a House bill that will move the world toward energy independence. With efforts to lessen the nation's reliance on foreign oil, energy bills could soon be voted down in favor of alternative...

Health: Pharmaceutical Terrorism (comic) Pharmaceuticals are now being consumed and flushed down the toilet in such huge quantities that they've become a threat to the environment. The synthetic chemicals that make up modern medicines end up in the toilet in two different ways: 1) By passing...

Health: Hydrolyzed milk proteins found to actually decrease eczema in infants Infant formulas containing proteins that have been hydrolyzed have been found to decrease a child's risk of developing eczema by at least 33 percent compared with formulas containing unprocessed milk proteins, according to a 3-year German study published...

Health: Jay Robb launches The Fruit Flush 3-Day Detox Diet Detoxifying the body is a huge business -- there are hundreds of books, supplements, and kits that make up the multi-million dollar industry. A new solution from Jay Robb, founder of the company best known for its protein products, promises a unique solution...

Health: Glucosamine-like supplement inhibits multiple sclerosis, type 1 diabetes A glucosamine-like dietary supplement has been found to suppress the damaging autoimmune response seen in multiple sclerosis and type 1 diabetes mellitus, according to University of California, Irvine health sciences researchers. In studies...

Health: Revolutionary laundry soap product grows on trees, replaces laundry detergent with eco-friendly solution I've discovered an amazing new product that replaces commercial laundry detergents with a natural soap that literally grows on trees! This is a very big deal because the laundry room is one of the most toxic rooms in the home of a typical consumer. Commercial...

Health: China sentences ex-head of FDA to death over drug company bribes The penalty in China is death, in America it's business as usual. Zheng Xiaoyu, the former head of China's FDA, was sentenced to death for accepting $832,000 in drug company bribes and for dereliction of duty. Like China, our country is in the middle...

Health: Food and Drug Administration anagrams and word games (satire) Anagrams can be fun to play with. They're word scrambles where you take the letters of a word or phrase and mix them up (without adding or taking away letters) to make new and interesting phrases. For example, the name "William Shakespeare" can be scrambled...

Health: Dietary fats reduce effectiveness of antioxidants like vitamin C The anti-cancer benefits of vitamin C can be dramatically reduced by intake of dietary fats, according to a new study conducted at the University of Glasgow. The results of the study, which simulated what happens in the human stomach, were presented earlier...

Technology: Apple Computer gets failing grade on toxic chemicals, e-waste recycling Apple Inc. has been ranked worst among 14 leading electronics manufacturers in a new Greenpeace survey that evaluated companies based on their use of toxic chemicals and commitment to recycling obsolete products. Toxic waste arising from...

Health: Read between the lines on the FDA's CAM Guidelines If you've been following the debate over the FDA's new CAM Guidelines (click here for latest update) that threaten to destroy natural medicine by regulating herbs, supplements and even vegetable juices...

Environment: Air pollution of cities more dangerous to health than living near Chernobyl radiation zone Living with a smoker or in a major city places a person at greater risk of early death than living in the radioactive exclusion zone around Chernobyl, according to a study conducted by scientists at the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology in...

Health: Product review: Power Immune anti-viral tincture from Fitura Nearly three years ago, I recommended an anti-viral tincture product from a small company that has since closed its doors. It was one of my favorite herbal tincture products: A combination of twelve proven anti-viral herbs like cat's claw, olive leaf...

Energy: Automakers, Bush administration push flex-fuel cars while ignoring electric vehicles President Bush joined with representatives of Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corp. and DaimlerChrysler earlier this year to highlight "flex-fuel" vehicles that are capable of running on either conventional gasoline or high-ethanol blends...

Health: Preview of seven amazing new natural health products to be featured on NewsTarget It seems that natural health products just keep getting increasingly advanced. As new product samples keep arriving at the NewsTarget officers, we're discovering amazing natural health products from some of the most innovative companies in natural health...

Health: Low-cost vitamin D supplement blocks tuberculosis (TB) for six weeks after a single dose Scientists have shown that a single 2.5mg dose of vitamin D may be enough to boost the immune system to fight against tuberculosis (TB) and similar bacteria for at least 6 weeks. Their findings came from a study that identified an extraordinarily high...

Health: U.S. Senators financially enslave Americans as Indentured Servants to Big Pharma The facts found in the report are almost as astonishing as the source of the report itself: USA Today, a mainstream media giant in the United States, has revealed the apparent financial conflict of interest by U.S. Senators who voted against the infamous...

Health: U.S. Senate attempts damage control as House braces for onslaught (Understanding the Threat to Dietary Supplements -- Part 2, by Byron Richards) Senators were taken off guard by the public outrage over the passing of bill S.1082 with language that can be used to seriously harass dietary supplements by enabling...

Health: Why health freedom will ultimately overcome Big Pharma mischief and FDA corruption (opinion) Do you find yourself frustrated with the lack of progress in the fight for consumer rights against Big Pharma and the FDA? Take comfort, my friends, in knowing that even though we did not achieve the victory we wanted in this latest legislative effort...

Society: Whole Foods, funny math and the five dollar avocado (satire) I love Whole Foods grocery stores. I can't seem to leave the place without spending at least two hundred dollars on health food. Interestingly, that's only about one bag full of groceries from a typical Whole Foods store. The last time I visited, I...

Health: Greenboasting by the auto makers (comic) Did you ever notice that car companies like to TALK about being green, but practically no one is taking any real action to introduce green cars (electric cars) to the marketplace? And some companies are actually working AGAINST the greening of automobiles...

When faced with a cancer diagnosis, many people are now asking themselves: "Should I go the conventional route of chemotherapy, or should I avoid the harm of conventional medicine and choose naturopathic medicine instead?"

If you (or anyone you know) has recently been diagnosed with any kind of cancer, you'll likely find great value in today's feature article. It's an honest, independent exploration of crucial questions that people need to be asking themselves before deciding on any treatment for cancer. For example, did you know that chemotherapy causes permanent brain damage, liver damage and heart damage? Did you know that even when chemotherapy shrinks tumors, it does nothing to kill the tumor stem cells that can regrow the entire tumor?

Read the story below to learn even more. And do it *before* you make any major decisions about cancer treatment. Remember: Chemotherapy is not reversible! It's important to know your options before making major decisions that can permanently alter your health. 

Health: After a cancer diagnosis: Crucial questions to consider about chemotherapy vs. naturopathic cancer treatments It is widely known that an increasing number of consumers are turning to alternative medicine for treatment for diseases like cancer, depression, diabetes, heart disease and so on. What are generally not known are the circumstances under which many consumers...

Health: Light therapy stops tooth loss in dental patients with periodontal disease A light-activated germ killer slowed the progression of periodontal disease in rats over the short-term, according to a study conducted by researchers at Sao Paulo State University and published in the Journal of Periodontology. Researchers hope...

Health: FDA, Inc.? Food and Drug Administration to enter drug business under new "Revitalization Act" NewsTarget is reprinting, with permission, an article published today by Byron Richards, author of Fight for Your Health: Exposing the FDA’s Betrayal of America. In this...

Health: FDA's attempts to slip its CAM Guidelines under the radar fail; deadline for public comment extended to May 29 Following widespread criticism by the public over proposed CAM Guidelines that the agency tried to slip under the radar (see below), the Food and Drug Administration has now extended the deadline for public comment to May 29. (It was previously April...

Health: The top five cancer-causing foods Ever wonder which foods should be strongly avoided by those at high risk for cancer? We can begin identifying cancer-causing foods once we know which ingredients in our food cause cancer. Some of those ingredients are food additives and chemicals used...

Health: Cosmetics products routinely formulated with cancer-causing chemicals An environmental coalition known as the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics is pressuring the U.S. government to institute regulations on the use of toxic chemicals in cosmetics and other personal care products. Studies have found that toxic chemicals are regularly...

Environment: Winter of 2007 was warmest in history, conclude NOAA scientists This past winter was the warmest ever recorded, scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have announced. From December 2006 to February 2007 -- the Northern Hemisphere winter as defined by meteorologists --combined global...

Health: Product review: The Pilates Allegro Reformer is a phenomenal machine for strength, flexibility and coordination training The popularity of Pilates has skyrocketed over the last ten years. For those that haven't heard much about it, Pilates is an exercise system originally created by Joseph Pilates that focuses on core strength while also emphasizing flexibility and strength...

Health: Had weight loss surgery? Take your vitamins to prevent dangerous nutritional deficiencies A rare but serious complication arising from weight loss surgery can be easily prevented by taking vitamin supplements after the operation, according to a study published in the journal "Neurology." The brain condition, known as a Wernicke encephalopathy...

Health: Training for FDA raids (comic) As is detailed in articles I've written on this topic (click here to see the latest), the FDA has spearheaded many armed raids against natural medicine clinics, vitamin companies and even pet stores...