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Melanie Segala
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Melanie Segala
Protect Yourself From the Flu … and the Vaccine
Media chatter about the expected flu pandemic has been ramping up lately. Could it be because of “Big Pharma”? Pharmaceutical giants like Baxter and Novartis are preparing for mass inoculations against H1N1 (swine) flu by this fall. A while back, a batch of Baxter’s seasonal flu vaccine was “accidentally” contaminated…
READ MOREThe Food Labeling Scam
Are food manufacturers and government officials so callous that they are actually using children as guinea pigs when it comes to food labeling? Apparently so, according to the Chicago Tribune’s 2008 investigative report on hidden allergens in popular food products. Hidden food allergens are part of the reason that an…
READ MOREADHD: The Cure Is in Plain Sight
Well-meaning parents and teachers rely on psycho-stimulant drugs to deal with children who might otherwise be unmanageable. But perhaps the cause and the cure of ADHD can be found at the dinner table and in the school cafeteria.
READ MOREJust Say No to Sweet Poison
As bad as too much sugar is for you, its cousin is even worse. I’m speaking, of course, about high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), the sugary goo that’s been added to soft drinks, salad dressings, cakes, cookies, and cereals for over 30 years. The darling of food manufacturers everywhere, HFCS made its debut as the ideal solution for extending the shelf life and reducing the cost of producing commercially sweetened foods.
READ MOREEnough of the Grim Statistics
Breast cancer. The very words strike fear into women everywhere. And for good reason. In 2008, according to the National Cancer Institute, an estimated 182,460 women were diagnosed with and 40,480 women died of the disease.
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