All posts categorized with Medicine

(Natural News) Bernie Sanders held a rally last Friday in Hollywood to explain the importance of California Prop 61. He is fighting to reduce the skyrocketing prices of pharmaceuticals. “The pharmaceutical industry has become a major health hazard to the American people. This is the most significant proposition in the country today to end pharmaceutical […]

(Natural News) In Flint Michigan, the tap water residents have been regularly consuming was found to be contaminated with lead. If lead poisoning wasn’t enough of a problem for the area, they now find themselves being taken by corporate greed. Lead poisoned water isn’t specific to Flint however, there is a problem nationwide and the […]

(Natural News) Johnson & Johnson has recently come forward to admit that one of their products, the Animas OneTouch Ping insulin pump, could be vulnerable to hacking. This security issue could allow malicious individuals to exploit the device and cause it to overdose diabetic patients with insulin. Who would do this to a type 1 diabetic? […]

(Natural News) Millions of women use brand name deodorants straight from a drug store or grocery store shelf without giving any thought to the toxic chemicals lurking within. To make matters worse, they are unwittingly applying these deodorant sticks and sprays to cleanly shaven underarms that lie adjacent to another important part of the body’s immune system – the auxiliary lymph nodes. After shaving, the open pores in the underarm, and those […]

(Natural News) Not too long ago, the Centers for Disease Control decided that it would not be recommending the FluMist nasal spray vaccine this year. For the last three years, the spray vaccine failed to be reasonably effective and offered very little protection in children aged 2 to 17. The CDC also said that only […]

(Natural News) The first thing to understand is “what is a microbe and why is it dangerous?” Microbes are microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites. Unless you have been living under a rock, you probably recognize these as the causes of most illnesses and diseases. They can cause anything from the common cold […]

(Natural News) During the late 1940s and the 1950s, outbreaks of polio surged throughout the United States. One specific incident in Reidsville, NC had somewhat startling conclusions. Dr. F. R. Klenner found that by frequently injecting massive amounts of ascorbic acid, aka Vitamin C, into patients who tested positive for polio over a 72 hour period, […]

(Natural News) Could the cure for dementia lie in traditional Chinese medicine? A recent study of classical medical literature has revealed that may just be the case. The study identified several references to conditions that are similar to Alzheimer’s disease and dementia — and the texts also detailed how those conditions were treated centuries ago. Many […]

(Natural News) Spiders are not on most people’s list of most favorite creatures. They’re strange looking, some of them are poisonous, and they just love to appear in places you don’t want them to be. But spiders do have their benefits, like the fact that they eat other, more troublesome pests. These eight-legged creatures may […]

(Natural News) Should prescription drugs that cause more damage than they prevent really be considered medicine? Many doctors are beginning to realize the error of their ways, and are now beginning to see that medication does not always make things better. The pharmaceutical industry has always been inextricably tied to the medical industry; the two […]