Government-distributed spam canned meat products linked to causing doubled risk of diabetes

A new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition has found that processed, canned meat products — these are collectively known as “spam,” as is the brand-name version of the canned meat popularly known as “SPAM” — are linked to a double risk of developing…

Frequent bone scans for osteoporosis revealed as yet another medical scam

There seems to be a scan for almost every medical condition these days. But not all of these scans have been proven safe or effective, or even necessary for that matter. A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) has revealed that bone mineral…

Exercising your brain proven to help prevent Alzheimer’s

A new study demonstrates that an active brain is just as essential to continued health as an active body. Researchers have learned that fewer deposits of beta-amyloid, a destructive protein associated with Alzheimer’s, appear in the brain scans of people who engage in…

Thyroid medical scans use radioactive dye, now linked to permanent thyroid damage

(NaturalNews)Cardiac computed tomography (CT) and other medical scans sometimes involve injecting a radioactive iodide dye into the bloodstreams of patients in order to highlight the produced images. But a new study published in the journal Archives of Internal Medicine has revealed…

Health lifestyle changes are being used by many parents as first-line ADHD treatment

A new study conducted at the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center found that parents are relying more and more on natural therapies and healthy lifestyle options to improve their child’s attention and behavior. The research results were published in the January issue of…

Scientists admit non-stick cookware and fluorine compounds cause vaccines to fail

Many consumer and industrial products contain perfluorinated compounds (PFCs), which are highly-persistent organofluorine compounds that make certain materials oil, water, and stain resistant. But according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical…

Antiretroviral drugs guard against HIV but may lead to birth defects

HIV-positive mothers have been able to guard against transmitting the disease to their babies by taking antiretroviral drugs during pregnancy. Although the drugs prevent children from being born with HIV, they could cause birth defects, such as cleft lip and palate. A new study explores any links between antiretroviral prophylaxis and cleft lip and palate.

Low vitamin D levels linked to depression in children

Are your kids getting enough vitamin D? If not, they could be at a higher risk for depression. A new study from the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom shows that children and teens with higher levels of vitamin D are less likely to experience depression than…

Got neck pain? New study says chiropractic care and simple home exercises work better than painkillers

Painkilling drugs are associated with dangerous side effects, addiction and overdose. And it turns out they are also much less effective than harmless natural treatments. A new study shows that simple remedies like chiropractic treatments and home exercises relieve sub…

Study: Nearly all women with breast cancer have parabens in their breast tissue

They are added to everything from shampoos and deodorants to processed foods and pharmaceutical drugs in order to inexpensively extend shelf life and improve product stability. But a new study out of the University of Reading (UR) in the UK has found that, based on tests…

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