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How X-ray mammography is accelerating the epidemic of cancer

Sayer Ji
GreenMedInfo
Fri, 08 Jun 2012 02:15 UTC
radioactive mammograph
While a growing body of research now suggests that x-ray mammography is causing more harm than good in the millions of women who subject themselves to breast screenings, annually, without knowledge of their true health risks, the primary focus has been on the harms associated with over-diagnosis and over-treatment, and not the radiobiological dangers of the procedure itself.

In 2006, a paper published in the British Journal of Radiobiology, titled "Enhanced biological effectiveness of low energy X-rays and implications for the UK breast screening programme," revealed the type of radiation used in x-ray-based breast screenings is much more carcinogenic than previously believed:
Recent radiobiological studies have provided compelling evidence that the low energy X-rays as used in mammography are approximately four times - but possibly as much as six times - more effective in causing mutational damage than higher energy X-rays. Since current radiation risk estimates are based on the effects of high energy gamma radiation, this implies that the risks of radiation-induced breast cancers for mammography X-rays are underestimated by the same factor.[1]
In other words, the radiation risk model used to determine whether the benefit of breast screenings in asymptomatic women outweighs their harm, underestimates the risk of mammography-induced breast and related cancers by between 4-600%.
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McDonald's tells employees fast food is unhealthy, make healthier choices

Jenn Harris
Los Angeles Times
Tue, 24 Dec 2013 10:09 UTC
McDonald's wants its employees to know that fast food is unhealthy. The company famous for its Big Mac hamburgers and fries has language on its resource site McDonalds.Mynurturelife.com advising workers that instead of eating fast food, they should look for healthier options.

McDonald's is currently investigating the posts on the website, which were written by a third party vendor called Adam. The posts were still live on the site at the time of publication.

Under a section of the website titled "fast food tips," a picture of a fast food meal of fries, a burger and a soft drink are labeled "unhealthy choice" and a picture of a meal of a submarine sandwich, salad and a water are labeled as "healthier choice."
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New Zealand parents: Wi-Fi killed our son

Stephen Rex Brown
New York Daily News
Thu, 26 Dec 2013 10:30 UTC
wifi router
Ethan Wyman, 11, died of brain cancer earlier this year, and his parents are pointing the finger at his exposure to wireless signals. Their son's school is listening, and has sent a survey to parents asking if the wireless service should be removed.

Two New Zealand parents think a school's Wi-Fi may have killed their son.

Ethan Wyman, 10, died of brain cancer earlier this year after an 11-month battle.

His parents now want Wi-Fi removed from his school because they believe students there are being exposed to radiation that could lead them to suffer Ethan's fate.

Comment: Yes, we have been flooded with these "Scientific studies" and their inconclusive findings, made or sponsored by the industry which profits from this harmful pulse, and they are well aware of what they are doing:
Wireless Industry's Patented System to Reduce Cancer Risk from Wireless Local Networks Never Adopted

See also:
If WiFi and cell phone radiation are safe, why has Belgium's telecomm boss banned them from his offices?
Electromagnetic radiation and its effect on the brain: an insider speaks out
Radiation From Cell Phones and WiFi Are Making People Sick -- Are We All at Risk?

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Syringe

More media frenzy for flu shots - Houston, Texas teenager dies from H1N1 "Swine flu"

John Donnelly
MyFoxHouston.com
Fri, 27 Dec 2013 14:38 UTC
A Houston teenager has died of the H1N1 flu virus. Health officials aren't divulging much in the way of details but they are sounding the alarm.

"Well people should be concerned because influenza is a preventable illness. It's a miserable illness. Most people will do just fine and recover in a bout a week but some people could go on and develop a very serious illness," said Kathy Barton with the City of Houston's Department of Health and Human Services. Or as in this sad case, die.

As a matter of fact thirty thousand people will die of influenza in this country this year and the strain that is showing up the most in labs this year is the H1N1.

Houston now has its first death. Harris County has had three deaths. Montgomery County has four suspected and Jefferson County has had two cases but no deaths.

The flu season has been bad this year and especially bad in Texas.According to the Centers for Disease Control it is widespread. But it has tapered off over the Christmas vacation.

Officials expect to see more cases as kids head back to school so here's some advice. Get flu shot. Practice good social hygiene. Maintain good space between you and other people. Cover your cough or sneeze. Wash your hands. Don't touch your face and if sick stay home.


Comment: So it appears we have an advertisement to rush out and get your flu shots? Perhaps educating yourself to the dangers of said shots would be more constructive than knee-jerk reactions to MSM's directives from Big Pharma. Changing dietary habits from gluten, dairy and carbs to a Paleo/Keto diet would offer a better long term solution for immune-system strengthening compared to the very real danger/death from vaccines.

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'Step right up' - H1N1 Swine flu "outbreak" reported in two dozen cases in Chicago


CBSLocal.com
Fri, 27 Dec 2013 14:32 UTC
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Nearly two dozen cases of the potentially deadly H1N1 flu virus have been confirmed in the Chicago area, CBS 2 has learned.

Finding the flu virus among patients at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood is keeping special machines working overtime right now. Seven patients at Loyola tested positive for Influenza A on Christmas Eve. Five of them had the H1N1 strain known as swine flu.

They've detected a sudden burst of the 2009 swine flu spreading right here in the Chicago area. Microbiologist Paul Schreckenberger says last week alone, 21 patients tested positive for Influenza A. All but one of those cases were the 2009 H1N1 swine flu.

"We don't know why it's emerging," Schreckenberger says.


Comment: Flying Pigs, Tamiflu and Factory Farms


He says people may have gotten a false sense of security over the last couple of flu seasons, which were comparatively mild.

In Texas, the rush is on for flu shots. The very flu shots that Texans Dustin Wright, and his wife, Ashley, never received.

Dustin was hit with H1N1 flu strain, or swine flu, and he died Dec. 5.


Comment: So it appears we have an advertisement to rush out and get your flu shots? Perhaps educating yourself to the dangers of said shots would be more constructive than knee-jerk reactions to MSM's directives from Big Pharma. Changing dietary habits from gluten, dairy and carbs to a Paleo/Keto diet would offer a better long term solution for immune-system strengthening compared to the very real danger/death from vaccines.

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10 shocking facts about mercury amalgams

Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN, DCBCN, DABFM
Global Healing Center
Fri, 20 Dec 2013 00:00 UTC
Mercury is toxic to humans and dental amalgam fillings, which uses a 50% mercury base combined with other metals, is one of the most common types of exposure. Research proving the extensive damage mercury can cause to human tissue and brain function is why I advocate discontinuing their use and, if you have them, their removal. The following 10 facts expose the dangers of mercury amalgam and, after reading these, you will probably want to confirm what type of filling material your dentist uses - and possibly make a change!

1. Mercury Fillings Leak

Exposure to mercury from fillings results from erosion of the filling, or from evaporation from the surface of the filling. In one study, using a variety of X-ray imaging technologies, scientists examined the movement of mercury through the tooth. They found mercury in the tooth several millimeters away from the site of the filling. They also found higher concentrations of mercury in the area of the tooth, which connects with the gum, suggesting exposure to the blood stream. It was also found in the tartar on the teeth. [1] Conclusion? This stuff does not stay put!

Comment: Health Videos: Mercury Amalgams, Toxic Chemicals and Foods, Activated Charcoal contains videos that came with a nutritional supplement a SOTT editor bought. From chemical sensitivities, to mercury amalgams, these videos bring our attention to the important subject of toxicity in the world we live in. For more information on toxicity and what can you do to detoxify, please visit our diet and health forum.

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McDonald's takes down employee website following ridicule


RT
Thu, 26 Dec 2013 18:25 UTC
mcdonalds
© AFP Photo / Joe Raedle
Following repeated backlash over the advice handed out on its McResource website, McDonald's has officially taken the page down altogether.

The McResource website was intended to help employees manage stress, health, and financial issues, but had come under fire multiple times over the past few months. Most recently, the website told employees to avoid eating fast food, causing a chain reaction of scorn and ridicule across the internet. The website even labeled a meal that looked very much like a typical McDonald's offering - a hamburger, French fries, and a cola - as an "unhealthy choice."

When the post began spreading around on social networking sites, McDonald's told the third party company in charge of managing the site to take it down. It will still offer employees advice via its telephone hotline.

"We have offered the McResource program to help our valued McDonald's employees with work and life guidance created by independent third party experts," said Lisa McComb, a spokeswoman for McDonald's USA, according to CNBC.

Comment: Fast food and takeaways linked to surge in child asthma and allergies
Kids Get Schooled at McDonald's?
The Fast-Food Industry's $4.2 Billion Marketing Blitz
Food Industry Faulted for Pushing High-Calorie, Low-Nutrient Products
Study Shows Fast Food Companies Aggressively Market to Kids, Minorities
Food Industry Is Now Calling Junk Food 'Healthy' - Why Could That Be?
McDonalds fast food: Toxic ingredients include putty & cosmetic petrochemicals
McDonald's Rejects Anti-Obesity Campaign, 'Proud' of 'Responsible' Menu
Why You Should Avoid Fast Food at All Costs

The healthier alternative to McDonalds' processed fast 'food':
A Real Paleo Diet - Grassfed Meat, Fat, and Organ Meats

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NEJM editor: "No longer possible to believe much of clinical research published"

Carolyn Thomas
The Ethical Nag
Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:33 UTC
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Harvard Medical School's Dr. Marcia Angell is the author of The Truth About the Drug Companies: How They Deceive Us and What to Do About It. But more to the point, she's also the former Editor-in-Chief at the New England Journal of Medicine, arguably one of the most respected medical journals on earth. But after reading her article in the New York Review of Books called Drug Companies & Doctors: A Story of Corruption, one wonders if any medical journal on earth is worth anybody's respect anymore.
"It is simply no longer possible to believe much of the clinical research that is published, or to rely on the judgment of trusted physicians or authoritative medical guidelines. I take no pleasure in this conclusion, which I reached slowly and reluctantly over my two decades as an editor of The New England Journal of Medicine."
Dr. Angell cites the case of Dr. Joseph L. Biederman, professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and chief of pediatric psychopharmacology at Harvard's Massachusetts General Hospital. She explains:
"Thanks largely to him, children as young as two years old are now being diagnosed with bipolar disorder and treated with a cocktail of powerful drugs, many of which were not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for that purpose, and none of which were approved for children below ten years of age."
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Canadian woman loses three limbs after minor dog bite

Megan Gillis
QMI Agency
Tue, 24 Dec 2013 12:52 UTC
Christine
© Darren Brown/Ottawa Sun/QMI Agency
Christine Caron, who lost both legs and one of her arms when a rare infection set in after a dogbite, is photographed at her home on Wednesday December 18, 2013.
Ottawa -- She hovered on the brink of death for a year and never thought she would make it home for Christmas with her four kids.

It's the only gift Christine Caron needs after spending six weeks in a coma, losing an arm and both legs ravaged by infection and enduring months of grueling rehabilitation.

It all began when her little Shih Tzu, Buster, nipped her during a playful game of tug-of-war.

A few days later, she felt dizzy. She went to bed on May 21 and for six weeks, all was dark, punctuated by terrifying nightmares.

When she awoke, she was told that doctors would have to amputate her blackened limbs. The infection had threatened to take her nose and lips.

"I almost went back to sleep because I thought it was another bad dream," Caron says.

She was one of only two people worldwide -- winners of the "s--- lottery," she says ruefully -- to have such a catastrophic reaction to a bacteria in animal saliva because she'd unknowingly been battling pneumonia, which suppressed her immune system.
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Big food companies push to label genetically modified products as "Natural"

Noel Brinkerhoff
AllGov
Tue, 24 Dec 2013 13:06 UTC
GMO Products
© Jeff Taylor/Wikipedia

Food manufacturers who use genetically modified (GMO) ingredients want permission from the federal government to stamp their products with the word "natural."

The Grocery Manufacturers Association has asked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to approve their plan, which would mean any food containing GMO corn, sugar and other such ingredients could be sold as "natural."

One advocacy organization, the Environmental Working Group (EWG), blasted the food companies' proposal.

Scott Faber, vice president of the EWG, called the association's request "audacious."

"It's like they're trying to get the government to say night is day and black is white," Faber told The New York Times.

The request comes as food manufacturers are increasingly under attack from opponents of GM ingredients. At least 65 lawsuits are pending in various courts aimed at forcing companies to stop using the word "natural" to describe products with GM elements.

PepsiCo settled one such lawsuit in August over its use of the phrases "All Natural," "All Natural Fruit" and "Non-GMO" on bottles of Naked Juices. The company said it would remove "All Natural" from the drinks' packaging and pay consumers $9 million.

However, PepsiCo will still use "non-GMO" on the juices, even though they are not certified as such.
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