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Ancient Tradition of Water Purification Could Save Lives


The Ecologist
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:03 UTC
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Seeds from the Moringa tree purify water.
Thousand-year-old Indian method of using tree seeds to purify water should be used more widely for tackling waterborne diseases

Indian tree seeds that purify water could dramatically reduce disease in the less-industrialised world, say researchers.

The technique of crushing seeds from the Moringa Oleifera tree and adding them to water has been used in its native India for thousands of years.

Now researchers from Canada say it is time to publicize the technique more widely in order to reduce water born diseases across the world.
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U.S. Cancer Institute Issues Stark Warning on Environmental Cancer Risk


The Ecologist
Mon, 17 May 2010 20:02 UTC
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We are underestimating the risk of exposure to everyday chemicals, says US cancer body

A leading US research body has said the range of confirmed or suspected carcinogens to which we are exposed on a daily basis is cause for serious concern, but UK campaign groups refuse to change their views

The link between exposure to everyday chemicals and cancer risk has been 'grossly underestimated' according to the National Cancer Institute in the US.

The Institute, which advises the US President, has previously focused on better-known causes of cancer such as diet and smoking.

However, its latest report, published this month, urges the US Administration to identify and eliminate environmental carcinogens from workplaces, schools and homes. It estimates there are nearly 80,000 'largely unregulated' chemicals on the market.
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C-Sections May Raise Celiac Disease Risk in Offspring

Jenifer Goodwin
USNews.com
Tue, 18 May 2010 16:45 UTC
Children born by cesarean section may be more likely to develop celiac disease, a chronic digestive disorder, than children born vaginally, new research finds.

Researchers analyzed data on almost 2,000 children seen at gastrointestinal outpatient clinics for celiac disease, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis and other gastrointestinal diseases, and compared their rates of C-section vs. vaginal delivery to children who had not been diagnosed with any gastrointestinal conditions.

Compared to children born vaginally, children delivered by C-section were 80 percent more likely to develop celiac disease.

"We did not find any association with the inflammatory bowel diseases, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis," said lead study author Dr. Mathias Hornef of Hannover Medical School in Germany. "We did see a moderate but significant association with celiac disease."

People with celiac disease, an autoimmune disorder, have an abnormal immune reaction to gluten, the protein found in wheat, barley and rye. This leads to inflammation and damage to the lining of the small intestine.
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Magic Wand

Unplugging From Your Medicine Cabinet: Respecting the Body's Intelligence

Dana Ullman
Huffington Post
Wed, 19 May 2010 16:32 UTC
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It may be time to go on a special type of vacation: a drug vacation.* A drug vacation is a time in which you reduce the doses or eliminate entirely whatever drug or drugs you are taking. A drug vacation may give you (and your doctor) an opportunity to learn whether you really need to continue taking this drug or not. More important, this vacation will give your body an opportunity to manifest its everyday self-regulating and self-healing propensities without the crutch of a pharmaceutical agent inhibiting or suppressing its important work.

IF you are ready, step away from the medicine cabinet. You may not even recognize it, but you may be addicted to one or more of the drugs there. It may be time that you received an intervention, though this time, you should probably intervene on yourself rather than have anyone do it for or to you.
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Target

Homeopathy is witchcraft, says British Medical Association

Laura Donnelly
UK Telegraph
Wed, 19 May 2010 06:23 UTC
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The BMA has previously expressed scepticism about homoeopathy
Homeopathy is "witchcraft" and the National Health Service should not pay for it, the British Medical Association has declared.

Hundreds of members of the BMA have passed a motion denouncing the use of the alternative medicine, saying taxpayers should not foot the bill for remedies with no scientific basis to support them.

The BMA has previously expressed scepticism about homeopathy, arguing that the rationing body, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence should examine the evidence base and make a definitive ruling about the use of the remedies in the NHS.

Now, the annual conference of junior doctors has gone further, with a vote overwhelmingly supporting a blanket ban, and an end to all placements for trainee doctors which teach them homeopathic principles.

Dr Tom Dolphin, deputy chairman of the BMA's junior doctors committee in England told the conference: "Homeopathy is witchcraft. It is a disgrace that nestling between the National Hospital for Neurology and Great Ormond Street [in London] there is a National Hospital for Homeopathy which is paid for by the NHS".
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Study Suggests: Burger and Fries Worsen Asthma


LiveScience
Mon, 17 May 2010 19:22 UTC
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A burger and fries are not only bad for the waistline, they might also exacerbate asthma, a new study suggests.

Patients with asthma who ate a high-fat meal had increased inflammation in their airways soon afterward, and did not respond as well to treatment as those who ate a low-fat meal, the researchers found.

The results provide more evidence that environmental factors, such as diet, can influence the development of asthma, which has increased dramatically in recent years in westernized countries where high-fat diets are common. In 2007, about 34.1 million Americans had asthma, according to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. From 1980 through 1994, the prevalence of asthma increased 75 percent. While the results are preliminary, they suggest cutting down on fat might be one way to help control asthma.
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Red Flag

Urban Pollution 'Raises Blood Pressure'


BBC News
Tue, 18 May 2010 18:25 UTC
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Pollution has been linked to poor respiratory health
City pollution, previously linked to poor respiratory health, has now been linked to raised blood pressure.

German researchers looked at 5,000 people and found long-term exposure increased blood pressure, even when other key factors were considered.

The team, which has presented its work to the American Thoracic Society, says efforts should be made to reduce exposure to pollution.

UK experts said the paper offered an "interesting theory".
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Info

Link Between Farming and Breast Cancer in Women Studied

Paul Morden
Ifpress.com
Fri, 14 May 2010 18:14 UTC
Sarina - A startling link between farming and breast cancer in women is being studied by two former local researchers.

Jim Brophy and Margaret Keith, adjunct assistant professors at the University of Windsor, will speak about their research at a May 18 forum in Point Edward offered by Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation.

Brophy said they looked for groups in Windsor with elevated cancer risks connected to their jobs, expecting to find it in male industrial workers.

"To our surprise, the biggest group we had were women with breast cancer who had a history of farming," Brophy said.
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Cell Phone

Study Shows: Long Conversations on Mobile Phones Can Increase Risk of Cancer

Daniel Martin
Daily Mail
Sun, 16 May 2010 16:53 UTC
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At risk: A decade-long study has found a link between prolonged mobile phone use - more than 30 minutes a day - and the risk of brain cancer.
Prolonged use of mobile phones over many years could increase the risk of cancer, scientists have found.

However, a landmark study by the World Health Organisation into the safety of mobiles is expected to stop short of concluding that they definitely cause cancer - because the evidence is not conclusive enough.

And, despite spending £15million investigating handsets over the past decade, the authors will admit there is a need for further research into their health effects before definitive advice can be given.

The WHO's report will not be released until later this week, but two national newspapers reported yesterday that it will quote evidence saying people who use mobile phones for at least 30 minutes a day for 10 years have a greater risk - perhaps as much as a third higher - of developing brain cancer.
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Family

To Kids, Facebook is More Important than Family

Jane Hamilton
The Sun
Tue, 18 May 2010 10:00 UTC
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More than a quarter of kids think Facebook is more important than their parents.

A shocking new study for National Family Week found while two thirds of parents believe the family is the biggest factor in their kids lives, just 49 per cent of children agree.

A huge 28 per cent of youngsters rated Facebook as having more influence over them than money, health, sport, pets and school.

Worryingly less than a quarter of parents thought technology impacted on their children's lives.

Kids living in single parent homes with just a mum found Facebook most important with 62 per cent ranking it their main influence. Just one in ten living with their dad and seven per cent living with both parents though the social networking site important.
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