Friday, 5 December 2014

Flu shot less helpful, but still key

This year's flu vaccine is not as effective against the current strain of the influenza virus because the virus has mutated, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in an advisory to doctors.





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Tuesday, 18 November 2014

Norovirus sickens cruise ship passengers

The latest norovirus outbreak aboard the Princess Cruises' Crown Princess has infected 172 people, according to the CDC.





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Friday, 14 November 2014

FDA targets Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps for sharing health benefits of coconut oil






(NaturalNews) Relatively new to the food products market, Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps, a Southern California-based family company famous for its organic, fair-trade pure castile soaps, has come under scrutiny by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for merely sharing with its...





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12 Food Additives You Shouldn't Be Eating

Environmental Working Group today published a new Dirty Dozen Guide to Food Additives designed to help people figure out which additives to avoid and why. The release comes after the successful...



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Wednesday, 5 November 2014

Wake up to breakfast raves theyre a healthy way to start your working day

Morning Gloryvilles dawn disco dancing is a craze thats taken off. You exercise in a party atmosphere, without the booze

Its 7.30am in an east London warehouse. A DJ is pumping out house music; 800 clubbers in fluorescent gear are jumping ecstatically to the beat. But this is no after-party for survivors from the night before. Its a Wednesday morning and most people here will soon get changed into work attire and go off to professional jobs, with smiles on their faces and nothing but endorphins in their bloodstream. Welcome to breakfast raving. Welcome to Morning Gloryville.


Part exercise craze and part mass party, breakfast raving of which Morning Gloryville is said to be the original is the new way to start the day, especially for people in their thirties and forties who were part of the original rave generation of the 1990s. The monthly event, which began in London last year, is spreading like wildfire. It is now in 14 cities across the world, from Sydney to San Francisco and Brighton to Bangalore. A monthly Liverpool rave begins on Wednesday.


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Opinion: Who's hurt by assisted suicide?

Diane Coleman weighs in on Brittany Maynard and the problem with legalizing assisted suicide.





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Friday, 31 October 2014

New Scrutiny on Sweets With Ascent of Marijuana in Colorado

A Denver marijuana-store owner and the police teamed up for a video warning parents that the drug can mimic Sour Patch Kids, Jolly Ranchers and gummy bears.





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When It Comes To Food Choices, What Are The Lesser Evils?

Sure, it's easy to say when it comes to your morning coffee, it's ideal to drink unprocessed almond milk with no additives or sugar. But the reality for most people rushing into the coffee shop in...



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Scientists link 60 genes to autism risk

Researchers have found dozens of new genes that may play a role in causing autism, according to two studies published Wednesday in the medical journal Nature.





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Wednesday, 29 October 2014

Electrodes in brain to treat Tourette's

A pioneering procedure might be the answer to ending the misery of Tourette's syndrome.





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Thursday, 23 October 2014

Researchers retract diet pill study

Dr. Mehmet Oz has been under fire recently for promoting weight loss products on TV's "The Dr. Oz Show" that aren't backed by a lot of scientific evidence. Now a study supporting one of those products, diet pills made with green coffee bean extract, has been withdrawn by its lead researchers.





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Wednesday, 22 October 2014

Are pets exposed to Ebola a threat?

Do dogs exposed to Ebola pose a health risk to humans? Biologist and TV host Dan Riskin explains.





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