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Latest Medical Insanity: Insecticide for Your Head
Morton Grove Pharmaceuticals, the makers of an insecticide-based treatment for head lice, have stopped promoting their product after a sharply worded warning from the FDA. The FDA’s warning follows years of controversy regarding shampoo and lotion treatments that contain the insecticide lindane. Lindane-based live treatments have been banned in California. Read more
New Study - Low Doses Of Aspartame Cause Cancer
Environmental Health Perspectives, the Journal of the U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences ranks first among more than 200 environmental science and occupational health journals and is read in 190 countries. Read more
Molecular Aspects of Thimerosal-induced Autism — Richard C. Deth, Ph.D. Professor of Pharmacology
Northeastern University— Boston, Massachusetts
The developmental disorder autism has both genetic and environmental origins, and its forty-fold increase during the past two decades reflects an increased role for environmental factors. It has been proposed that increased use of vaccines containing the ethylmercury derivative thimerasol is the major contributing factor. Published research from my laboratory has revealed that thimerosal is an exceptionally potent inhibitor of biochemical pathways that transfer single carbon atoms between molecules...Read more
Autism and the Homefirst® Medical Practice —The Age of Autism: 'A pretty big secret' By Dan Olmsted UPI Senior Editor
CHICAGO, Dec. 7, 2005 (UPI) -- It's a far piece from the horse-and-buggies of Lancaster County, Pa., to the cars and freeways of Cook County, Ill.
But thousands of children cared for by Homefirst Health Services in metropolitan Chicago have at least two things in common with thousands of Amish children in rural Lancaster: They have never been vaccinated. And they don't have autism...Read more
How the Mercury in Vaccines Can Kill Your Baby — By Dr. Joseph Mercola — Author of the Total Health Program
Thimerosal, a preservative developed by Eli Lily, was once widely used in vaccines. That was until it was identified as the source of the largest exposure to mercury in the United States in children under 18 months of age and mandated to be removed from vaccines. However, amazingly, despite its well-documented potential toxic effects, this harmful preservative remains present in the flu vaccine, which is given to pregnant women, the elderly and children.....Read more
When vaccines injure: A 15-year-old's experience — Wellness Wisdom By Thomas Taliaferro
Four hours after receiving a state-mandated tetanus booster shot, 15 year old Nikki immediately suffered a grade 10 migraine. The problem? Seven months and it never went away. Until .....Read more
Aromatherapy: Ease the Discomforts of Pregnancy — by Françoise Rapp
The tremendous changes our bodies undergo during pregnancy lead to many discomforts -- from morning sickness to stretch marks. And since nearly all medicines and traditional remedies are off-limits to expecting moms, natural methods come as a great relief to help ease these symptoms.
While some mothers-to-be look and feel their best during pregnancy, this is unfortunately not the case for many of us. The tremendous changes our bodies undergo during pregnancy lead to many discomforts -- from morning sickness to stretch marks. And since nearly all medicines and traditional remedies are off-limits to expecting moms, natural methods come as a great relief to help ease these symptoms. In addition to proper nutrition and regular exercise, the use of herbs and aromatherapy during the latter part of your pregnancy can alleviate many of your ailments. Read more...
Aromatherapy and Pregnancy - Part 2: Holistic Aromatherapy for Mom and Baby — by Françoise Rapp
Pregnancy is not merely a transformation of a woman's physical body. Her emotional state-of-mind is also affected. Certainly the varied levels of progesterone and estrogen during pregnancy are partially to blame. But it's no secret that along with the great anticipation of a new baby's arrival comes an anxiety of what lies ahead. This intense inner transformation is like riding a roller coaster of emotions. Ups and downs become usual and uneasy -- not only for you as the mother-to-be, but also for the people around you, including baby.
Doctors and scientists have confirmed that the mother's emotional state considerably influences the health of her child. If a mother is overly stressed or anxious, it's been shown to affect her baby's birth weight, and could in fact be causing stress to the child as well. Read more...