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Health

High Fructose Diet Equals High Blood Pressure

Posted on Jul 06 @ 01:18 am

Results of a new study suggest that cutting back on foods and beverages high in fructose could decrease the risk of developing hypertension.

Article Date: Jul 06 @ 01:18 am | Read Full Article

Health

Bicycling Helps Women Control Weight

Posted on Jul 06 @ 01:17 am

Researchers found that by riding a bicycle, for an extra five minutes a day, helped women maintain their weight and that overweight and obese women had the most benefits.

Article Date: Jul 06 @ 01:17 am | Read Full Article

Politics

Seventy million expired flu vaccines about to be incinerated as waste

Posted on Jul 06 @ 01:14 am

What we didn't know at the time was how deep the corruption at the CDC and WHO really goes. It turns out that key advisors in both organizations were on the take from Big Pharma...

Article Date: Jul 06 @ 01:14 am | Read Full Article

Business

HP adds three green patents to public domain

Posted on Jul 06 @ 01:09 am

A convenient self-contained battery recycling station that will encourage consumers to exchange their used batteries for new ones or for credit; a weld process monitoring system that will reduce the resource and energy consumption associated with bad welds on assembly lines; and a process that eliminates the need for anti-oxidant metal coatings,,,

Article Date: Jul 06 @ 01:09 am | Read Full Article

Politics

Flu Vaccines, pharma fraud, quack science, the CDC and WHO -- all exposed by Richard Gale and Gary Null

Posted on Jul 02 @ 01:07 am

As you'll read below, flu vaccines remain a mainstay modern medicine only because they provide a reliable source of profits for the pharmaceutical industry which now virtually dictates public health policy thanks to its powerful lobbying resources.

Article Date: Jul 02 @ 01:07 am | Read Full Article

Health

Fructose Linked to High Blood Pressure (CME/CE)

Posted on Jul 02 @ 01:05 am

People who consume the amount of fructose found in two-and-a-half regular soft drinks a day appear to have a higher risk of hypertension, a cross-sectional study showed.

Article Date: Jul 02 @ 01:05 am | Read Full Article

Health

Can you really eat your way to happiness? The mood food connection

Posted on Jul 02 @ 01:05 am

Fortunately, there are a huge number of other foods that promote long-term happiness. That's what this article is about:

Article Date: Jul 02 @ 01:05 am | Read Full Article

Life Styles

Want to Stop Cancer? Eat Your Veggies

Posted on Jul 02 @ 01:02 am

Researchers say evidence shows the substance, known as indole-3-carbinol (I3C), may have anti-cancer effects and other health benefits.

Article Date: Jul 02 @ 01:02 am | Read Full Article

Health

Secrets of chelation revealed on NaturalNews Talk Hour

Posted on Jul 02 @ 01:00 am

Chelation therapy is a safe and effective method for drawing toxins and metabolic wastes from the bloodstream.

Article Date: Jul 02 @ 01:00 am | Read Full Article

Life Styles

Caffeine Boosts Sports Performance

Posted on Jul 02 @ 12:57 am

Results show that a high dosage of caffeine enhanced power output by 6 percent during both types of activity.

Article Date: Jul 02 @ 12:57 am | Read Full Article

Business

Tesla stock surges into the fast lane

Posted on Jul 02 @ 12:56 am

US-based manufacturer Tesla Motors pulled off one of the most successful Initial Public Offerings (IPO) of recent years, its share price soaring by more than 40 per cent during its first day of trading on the Nasdaq.

Article Date: Jul 02 @ 12:56 am | Read Full Article

Health

Low vitamin D levels linked to poor blood sugar control in type 2 diabetes

Posted on Jul 02 @ 12:55 am

Now scientists have found a link between vitamin D deficiency and the inability of many patients with this kind of diabetes to keep their blood sugar under control.

Article Date: Jul 02 @ 12:55 am | Read Full Article

Politics

Conventional doctor's faith in Big Pharma shattered after Glaxo's latest scams

Posted on Jul 02 @ 12:54 am

The pages of the Senate report read like a spy novel: Glaxo receiving confidential documents leaked by a sympathetic academic who consulted for the company; the company embarking on a campaign to intimidate critics who warned about potential safety issues with the drug...

Article Date: Jul 02 @ 12:54 am | Read Full Article

Life Styles

Choosing healthy foods now called a mental disorder

Posted on Jul 02 @ 12:50 am

The Guardian newspaper reports, "Fixation with healthy eating can be sign of serious psychological disorder" and goes on to claim this "disease" is called orthorexia nervosa -- which is basically just Latin for "nervous about correct eating."

Article Date: Jul 02 @ 12:50 am | Read Full Article

Life Styles

Less Weight Gain with Biking, Fast Walking (CME/CE, with audio)

Posted on Jul 02 @ 12:48 am

Brisk walking and bicycling appear to attenuate weight gain over time, researchers found.

Article Date: Jul 02 @ 12:48 am | Read Full Article

Habitats

International law failing to protect coral reefs and tropical fish, experts argue

Posted on Jul 02 @ 12:47 am

International law has failed to protect coral reefs and tropical fish from being decimated by a growing collectors market, but U.S. reforms can lead the way towards making the trade more responsible, ecologically sustainable and humane.

Article Date: Jul 02 @ 12:47 am | Read Full Article

Health

Red Wine: Drink Up for Better Eyesight?

Posted on Jul 02 @ 12:46 am

Current research being conducted by Dr. Rajendra S. Apte of the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, suggests that resveratrol -- a natural compound found in red wine, grapes, blueberries and peanuts -- hinders the new blood vessel growth of pathogens.

Article Date: Jul 02 @ 12:46 am | Read Full Article

Energy

Texas leads the pack in wind power generation

Posted on Jul 02 @ 12:45 am

Texas tops Iowa, Washington and California in wind energy generation, harboring a capacity of nearly 10,000 megawatts in 2009. According to data, roughly five percent of Texas energy is now produced by wind...

Article Date: Jul 02 @ 12:45 am | Read Full Article

Health

The total failure of modern psychiatry

Posted on Jul 02 @ 12:43 am

Modern U.S. psychiatry has adopted a philosophy that psychological diseases arise from chemical imbalances and therefore have a very specific cluster of symptoms, he says, in spite of evidence that the difference between many so-called disorders is minimal or nonexistent.

Article Date: Jul 02 @ 12:43 am | Read Full Article

Politics

U.S. government panel now pushing "vaccinations for all!" No exceptions…

Posted on Jul 02 @ 12:41 am

An advisory panel to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended that every person be vaccinated for the seasonal flu yearly, except in a few cases where the vaccine is known to be unsafe.

Article Date: Jul 02 @ 12:41 am | Read Full Article

Habitats

The Coming Gulf Coast Firestorm: How the BP oil catastrophe could destroy a major U.S. city

Posted on Jul 02 @ 12:39 am

All the dead trees killed by the oil turn into kindling. The sun evaporates off the rain water, leaving behind fuel. A few days of sun baking and you have a city doused in fuel, ready to burst into flames. It's every fireman's worst nightmare. The whole city is essentially turned into a giant match.

Article Date: Jul 02 @ 12:39 am | Read Full Article

Life Styles

Friendships, family relationships get better with age thanks to forgiveness, stereotypes

Posted on Jun 26 @ 01:08 am

Older adults report better marriages, more supportive friendships and less conflict with children and siblings,"

Article Date: Jun 26 @ 01:08 am | Read Full Article

Life Styles

Religious Adolescents Less Likely to Abuse Alcohol

Posted on Jun 26 @ 01:08 am

An active religious upbringing appears to moderate the genetic predisposition to alcoholism during adolescence, but the protective effect does not extend into early adulthood, according to a recent study.

Article Date: Jun 26 @ 01:08 am | Read Full Article

Habitats

BP is burning rare sea turtles alive, blocking efforts to save them

Posted on Jun 26 @ 01:06 am

But what people may not know is that BP's efforts to control the oil by burning it are actually burning alive a certain rare and endangered species of sea turtle.

Article Date: Jun 26 @ 01:06 am | Read Full Article

Habitats

Pleasing to the eye: Even brooding female birds are sensitive to visual stimulation

Posted on Jun 24 @ 08:41 pm

Females that observed highly displaying male birds in the experiment were more fertile and had a greater breeding success due to an increased allocation of testosterone into their eggs, leading to an increase in the growth rate in chicks.

Article Date: Jun 24 @ 08:41 pm | Read Full Article

Health

Stem Cells Return Sight to Burn-Damaged Eyes (CME/CE, with audio)

Posted on Jun 23 @ 11:28 pm

Success was maintained long-term in all cases, some with follow-up out to 10 years and, in one case, when the patient was treated 30 years after the initial injury, they wrote online in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Article Date: Jun 23 @ 11:28 pm | Read Full Article

Habitats

Source of essential nutrients for mid-ocean algae discovered

Posted on Jun 23 @ 11:25 pm

For almost three decades, oceanographers have been puzzled by the ability of microscopic algae to grow in mid-ocean areas where there is very little nitrate, an essential algal nutrient.

Article Date: Jun 23 @ 11:25 pm | Read Full Article

Health

Coffee: A Tasty Way to Prevent Cancer?

Posted on Jun 23 @ 11:24 pm

Researchers found participants who drank about four or more cups of caffeinated coffee a day had a 39-percent decreased risk of oral cavity and pharynx cancers compared to non-coffee drinkers.

Article Date: Jun 23 @ 11:24 pm | Read Full Article

Life Styles

ENDO: Pursuit of Six Pack Abs May Trigger New Malady (CME/CE)

Posted on Jun 23 @ 11:23 pm

The patients all had normal puberty and a normal testicular size, but all presented with "vague, non-specific symptoms" of low testosterone, including absent morning erections, low energy level, fatigue, decreased athletic performance, and decreased libido, he said.

Article Date: Jun 23 @ 11:23 pm | Read Full Article

Energy

Solar industry: roofs could generate 40 per cent of EU electricity

Posted on Jun 23 @ 11:20 pm

The study calculated that 40 per cent of all building roofs and 15 per cent of all facades are technically suitable for photovoltaic (PV) installations, providing an area of over 22,000 square kilometres.

Article Date: Jun 23 @ 11:20 pm | Read Full Article