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Beta blockers don't improve heart health, they increase incidence of heart attack and death

Christina Sarich
Natural Society
Thu, 15 Oct 2015 00:00 UTC
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If you or someone you love has a major surgery planned and they are taking one of the many 'beta blockers' often prescribed to those who have high blood pressure, you'll want to know about the additional risk of these pharmaceutical drugs.

Beta blockers are the subject of some serious medical inquiry. In a recent Forbes magazine article, it was pointed out that hundreds of thousands of people have died from beta-blockers in the past several years. The Forbes article references a study published in JAMA which suggests that beta blockers may not improve outcomes for heart patients.

Comment: Beta-blockers killed 800,000 in 5 years - "good medicine" as mass murder

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First case of sexually transmitted Ebola discovered in Liberia

Lila Guterman
Science News
Wed, 14 Oct 2015 01:14 UTC
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© NIAID/FLICKRThe Ebola virus (green) can be transmitted by semen months after a man has recovered from the disease, a new study finds.
A Liberian woman contracted Ebola in March by having sex with a survivor of the viral disease, researchers report. Using studies of both people's viral genomes and of the people's contacts with any other possible sources of the virus, the researchers conclude that the woman's disease represents the first known case of sexual transmission of Ebola.

People ordinarily catch the often-deadly virus through direct contact with blood or other body fluids.

In this case, the two people had unprotected sex six months after the man got Ebola, and 155 days after his second blood test showed him to be clear of the virus. The genomes of the Ebola virus from the man's semen and woman's blood were not only practically identical but also different from all other Western African Ebola viruses that had been sequenced, researchers report October 14 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Cancer awareness propaganda used to maximize profits at the expense of health

Dave Mihalovic
Natural Blaze
Wed, 14 Oct 2015 00:00 UTC
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Cancer is a deadly disease, but it is also a wonderful revenue generation tool for multi-national conglomerates. Not only pharmaceutical companies, but hospitals, oncologists, cancer specialists, diagnostic facilities, and many other distinct entities that comprise a 125 billion dollar cancer industry. Cancer awareness propaganda and detection revolves around funneling patients through various levels of diagnoses and treatment to maximize profits at the expense of human health.

Cancer is disease of convenience, especially for those who wish to tell us they want a cure. They don't. Why would they? Why would an industry that generates 125 billion dollars suddenly want that to go away. The medical establishment has retreated from the truth. What began as an investigation into the root causes of a complex set of idiopathic diseases quickly degenerated into a single-minded focus...money.

Money is really the only reason chemotherapy is still used today. Not because it's effective, decreases morbidity, mortality or diminishes any specific cancer rates. In fact, it does the opposite. Chemotherapy boosts cancer growth and long-term mortality rates. Most chemotherapy patients either die or are plagued with illness within 10-15 years after treatment. It destroys their immune system, increases neuro-cognitive decline, disrupts endocrine functioning and causes organ and metabolic toxicities. Patients basically live in a permanent state of disease until their death.

Comment: As this article demonstrates, the business of cancer is so profitable for the medical / pharmaceutical industry, that getting and keeping people in the cancer-system has become the primary focus of the cartel. Finding cures for cancer is not on the agenda. Protect yourself by learning about detoxification methods, proper diet and how to reduce stress in your life.

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More mad science! Big money for the fake meat of the future

Jason Best
Take Part
Thu, 08 Oct 2015 14:39 UTC
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Can Impossible Foods reach the Holy Grail of a meaty cruelty-free burger with $108 million?

Here's a question for socially conscious vegetarians: What would you pay for an oozy, juicy burger that you could savor guilt-free? Does $108 million sound about right?

It seems the Silicon Valley tech set is bullish on the future of plant-based foods. As TechCrunch reports, the four-year-old food-tech hybrid company Impossible Foods just raised an eye-popping $108 million in its most recent round of funding, with an A-list group of investors that includes Viking Global Investors, Khosla Ventures, Horizon Ventures, and Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates. That's on top of the $75 million the company raised during its first round.


Comment: Why are the founders of Microsoft, Google and Paypal investing in artificial meat?


Comment: Why in the world are ungodly amounts of money being put into fake meat technology?! Is it a case of too much money and not enough sense? The author states "Americans become more conscientious about the food they're eating and the environmental ramifications of producing it, we've come to equate "natural" with "less processed." If American's are becoming more conscientious about the food they're eating would they really support fraken meat from a lab just because it is considered sustainable?! Or have The Naive Vegetarians taken over? Either way it's utter madness:

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Can the common weed Dandelion effectively kill cancer cells?

Alanna Ketler
Collective Evolution
Thu, 15 Oct 2015 14:22 UTC
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Here in North America it seems as though we have become obsessed with the idea of having a lush, perfectly green yard to show off to our neighbors. But what we likely don't realize is that we could be killing off something that has not only some amazing medicinal uses, but also the potential to kill cancer cells. Researchers from the University of Windsor, Canada have been given over $200,000 in grant money to perform an elaborate study on the effects of using dandelion roots to treat cancer.

The leaves, flowers, and roots of dandelions have long been used in traditional medicine to treat digestive issues and urinary tract infections, and also to cleanse the liver. The dandelion is actually loaded with vitamins and minerals such as: A, C, D, E and B complex, calcium, potassium, magnesium, iron, zinc, manganese, copper, choline, and boron. I think it is safe to say that dandelion tea is actually a superfood.
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Your stressful job may kill you -- especially if you're a woman

Karen Kaplan
LA Times
Wed, 14 Oct 2015 02:34 UTC
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© Philipp Guelland / Getty ImagesPeople — especially women — with stressful, high-strain jobs are more likely than other workers to suffer a stroke, according to a new study.
If you suspect your stressful job is killing you, a new study says you may be right — especially if you're a woman.

After analyzing data on nearly 140,000 workers from three continents, researchers found that those with "high-strain" jobs were 22% more likely than their peers to suffer a stroke. The risk was particularly acute for women, who were 33% more likely to have a stroke if their jobs fell into this most stressful category.
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Know these five symptoms of thyroid disorder

Joel Edwards
Natural News
Tue, 13 Oct 2015 00:45 UTC
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Millions of Americans today suffer from thyroid dysfunction, and many of them do not even know it. Startling enough, over 80% of people who suffer from poorly functioning thyroids do not show problems on standard thyroid tests. Knowing some common symptoms of thyroid problems can help you get proper treatment early.

The thyroid is part of the endocrine system, the system that produces our body's hormones. When the thyroid is not working properly chances are the adrenals, the penile gland, the hypothalamus, and all of the other glands are not working optimally either.

Comment: See also:

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International OB-GYN report warns: Chemical exposures are a major threat to human health & reproduction

Dr. Mercola
Mercola.com
Tue, 13 Oct 2015 23:36 UTC
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According to a newly released report1,2 by the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics3 (FIGO), which represents OB-GYNs in 125 countries, chemical exposures represent a major threat to human health.

Toxic chemicals are all around us; in our food, water, air, and countless commonly used products and goods, and this onslaught is having a definitive effect — even when exposures are relatively low.

This is particularly true during pregnancy and early infancy. According to the report:
"Exposure to toxic environmental chemicals during pregnancy and breastfeeding is ubiquitous and is a threat to healthy human reproduction."
The report is being shared during this year's global conference on women's health issues in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Comment: What makes a poison?
The chemicals that we're exposed to in our daily lives are often approved by the government under the assumption that they're safe in small doses, even over a long period of time. For years, regulators relied on the old adage "the dose makes the poison" to try to explain their logic. While that might have appeared true for certain chemicals for many years, we now live in a world where exposure to a large variety of chemicals is unavoidable and it's finally becoming clear that we can't evaluate these chemicals in isolation.
Listen to the SOTT Health & Wellness Show to learn more about environmental toxins and pollution.

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Flashback More corruption within the CDC: Lyme Disease Community blows the whistle

Jessica Bernstein
Truthout
Wed, 13 Nov 2013 19:51 UTC
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently announced that rather than 30,000 new cases of Lyme disease each year in the United States, there are likely 300,000. What the CDC failed to explain is why it's taken them so long to acknowledge that Lyme disease has reached epidemic proportions.

The Lyme disease community has been battling for years to get the CDC to admit that Lyme disease is a mass public health crisis.

Meanwhile, the CDC itself has been informally saying since 2004 that Lyme disease is probably 6 to 12 times more prevalent than the reported cases. Why then have they suddenly decided to formally acknowledge these higher rates?

Comment: Chronic Lyme Disease: A silent epidemic the government chooses to ignore

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Anorexia nervosa may be partly related to an imbalance of the gut microbiota

Madlen Davies
Daily Mail
Tue, 06 Oct 2015 19:06 UTC
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Anorexia may be linked to the balance of bacteria in the gut, new research suggests.

People with the eating disorder have fewer and less diverse communities of microbes in their digestive tracts compared to those without the disorder, the study found.

This imbalance could be associated with some of the psychological symptoms of the condition, such as depression, anxiety and further desire for weight loss, the researchers said.

Previous studies have linked the gut microbiota - the trillions of bacteria that affect digestive health and immunity - with brain health.

Comment: Mind-Gut Connection: Why Intestinal Bacteria May Have Important Effects on Your Brain:

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