HEALTH & WELLBEING

Avoidable deaths of Māori children in New Zealand are costing the country at least 67 lives and around $200 million per year in economic impact, but greater Government spending on primary care and other key interventions could help to resolve the problem, health researchers say.

Jamelle Agbuis Aug 06, 2012

While America's economy is suffering staggering losses in jobs and debt, the Obama administration is creating jobs for Chinese workers by selling hemp scarves on its website -- even while industrialized hemp remains illegal for U.S. farmers to grow!

Jamelle Agbuis Aug 06, 2012

Study Receives Award at American Psychological Association's Annual Convention

Jamelle Agbuis Aug 06, 2012

Women outlive men by about five to six years but why? By age 85 there are roughly six women to every four men and by age 100 the ratio is more than two to one. Now scientists think they may have found the answer in the aptly named "Mother's Curse".

Jamelle Agbuis Aug 06, 2012

Have a Coke and a smile. Or, if you're part of the 'new generation,' a Pepsi. One taste of those excito-toxins and you won't worry about aborted fetal cells or cancer-causing chemicals. After all, who wants to think about Type 2 Diabetes when they just want a sweet reward, and a moment to relax?

Jamelle Agbuis Aug 06, 2012

Stress is something we cannot escape. As soon as one stressful situation disappears, another one seems to pop up.

Jamelle Agbuis Aug 04, 2012

Imagine living life without (chronic) unwarranted fear and never having to experience degenerative disease. This is NOT just a silly idea - it's reality for many people throughout the world.

Jamelle Agbuis Aug 04, 2012

Australians planning to visit Indonesian or other Southeast Asian destinations should avoid exotic cocktail drinks, which a recent journal report from New Zealand had blamed for the deaths of numerous tourists in the past.

Erik Pineda Aug 03, 2012

Researchers have found a link between dental fillings made using bisphenol A, otherwise known as BPA, and behavior and emotional problems in children.

Jamelle Agbuis Aug 03, 2012

Psychological distress was associated with a higher risk of death from stroke, according to a new study by researchers in UCL Epidemiology & Public Health, published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

Jamelle Agbuis Aug 03, 2012

Australian researchers have developed a breath test using an electronic nose to help diagnose malignant mesothelioma in its early stages, a potentially life-saving move.

Jamelle Agbuis Aug 03, 2012

Most Naturalnews readers know that chemotherapy is about the worst thing you can do if you're ever found to have a cancer. Of course, the medical industry claims chemo is a miraculous cure, but most natural health people know it's nothing more than a dangerous poison in disguise.

Jamelle Agbuis Aug 03, 2012

Most Dangerous Drug in the World Can Block Free Will, Wipe Memory - Was it Involved in Batman Shooting?

Jamelle Agbuis Aug 03, 2012

Researchers have discovered how people naturally build up immune resistance to snail fever - an infection caused by parasitic worms - and the process by which this is triggered.

Jamelle Agbuis Aug 03, 2012

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade and dozens of other foods and home remedies from this versatile fruit. Lemon's health benefits are due to the high concentration of vitamins B and C, antioxidants, protein, flavonoids, phosphorus, potassium, carbohydrates and volatile oils.

Jamelle Agbuis Aug 03, 2012

Experts predict the worst radiation is coming to the American West Coast, and it's potentially worse than Japan's radiation levels. Many radiation protective supplements have been proposed, from iodine to various herbs.

Jamelle Agbuis Aug 03, 2012

Research just published by scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) links gene mutations found in some patients with Meier-Gorlin syndrome (MGS) with specific cellular dysfunctions that are thought to give rise to a particularly extreme version of dwarfism, small brain size, and other manifestations of abnormal growth which generally characterize that rare condition.

Jamelle Agbuis Aug 02, 2012

In many types of cancer, activated immune cells infiltrate the tumor and influence clinical outcome. It is not always clear where these cells are activated, but results reported in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, indicate that in a subset of patients with metastatic melanoma, they can be activated in the tumor microenvironment.

Jamelle Agbuis Aug 02, 2012

The 19th International AIDS Conference ended July 27 on an optimistic note, with speakers presenting a vision of an "AIDS-free generation," despite the myriad economic, social and scientific barriers that remain.

Jamelle Agbuis Aug 02, 2012

Would you continue to liberally apply personal care products including moisturizers, nail polishes, soaps, hair sprays and perfumes if you knew that your risk of developing diabetes was dramatically increased?

Jamelle Agbuis Aug 01, 2012

As part of a search for more accurate early detection of Alzheimer's disease among racially, ethnically, and culturally diverse populations, Jennifer Manly, PhD, associate professor of neuropsychology, Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, found that educational experience was a strong predictor of cognitive decline risk across groups.

Jamelle Agbuis Aug 01, 2012

One of the elements of Obamacare critics have been most vocal about is the so-called government-sponsored "insurance pools" the law creates. Now that it's largely been upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court, these pools will soon become a reality.

Jamelle Agbuis Aug 01, 2012

The nutritional content of meal replacement products varies from one product to another. A meal replacement shake usually contains only 220-400 calories and 24 grams of easy to digest protein.

Women Fitness Jul 31, 2012

The majority of smokers and ex-smokers - 85 per cent - regret ever starting the potentially deadly habit in the first place, show new data from Cancer Research UK published today (Saturday).

Jamelle Agbuis Jul 31, 2012

In 1998, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) approved funding for a landmark cancer study comparing a nutritional enzyme approach to chemotherapy.

Jamelle Agbuis Jul 31, 2012

In the aftermath of the Aurora, Colorado Batman movie theater shooting, President Obama chimed in on the gun control debate yesterday, saying, "Every day, the number of young people we lose to violence is about the same as the number of people we lost in that movie theater.

Jamelle Agbuis Jul 31, 2012

Female genital cosmetic surgery practitioners should be more aware of the wide variation in appearance of female genitalia and be wary of performing surgery on women whose genital dimensions are normal, says a new review published today in The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist (TOG). In addition, the long term risks of this surgery have not been explored enough say the authors.

Jamelle Agbuis Jul 30, 2012

WHO has identified four key actions countries can take to prevent viral hepatitis B and C among people who inject drugs. Of the estimated 16 million people who inject drugs worldwide, it is estimated that 10 million are infected with hepatitis C. An additional 1.2 million are infected with hepatitis B.

Jamelle Agbuis Jul 30, 2012

Researchers in Newcastle and Singapore have identified a new type of white blood cell which activates a killing immune response to an external source - providing a new potential target for vaccines for conditions such as cancer or Hepatitis B.

Jamelle Agbuis Jul 30, 2012