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Why Soft Drinks Contribute to Obesity

9/1/2008 - (NaturalNews) The introduction of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) in the seventies coincided with a marked rise in obesity in the U.S., leading to speculations that there might be a causal connection between HFCS consumption and weight gain (1). This...

CNN Helps Autism Debacle Blow Up in Government's Face; Vaccine-Autism Link No Longer in Question

4/7/2008 - (NaturalNews) On April 2, 2008 CNN spent the day bringing awareness to the problem of autism. Larry King's segment, which included Jenny McCarthy along with a panel of guests, was particularly enlightening. My hat is off to Jenny, a celebrity mother...

Heath Ledger - Tragedy, with Controversy to Follow

1/24/2008 - The entertainment community is in shock over the loss of a rising star. Heath Ledger, dead at the age of 28, apparently from an accidental overdose of medication. Autopsy results have been delayed for 10 days, but enough information has already become...

FDA Collaboration with Big Pharma Raises Eyebrows

1/17/2008 - (NaturalNews) The Andrew von Eschenbach FDA era is upon us. The Avandia scandal is the tip of the iceberg. Is anyone ready? The words “illicit financial collusion” have been replaced by the politically correct term, “collaboration.” On May 30, in defense...

FDA Announces Plan to Eliminate Vitamin Companies

1/15/2008 - (NaturalNews) The FDA, emboldened by its transformation into a drug company, has embarked upon an anti-American plan of interfering with business and intentionally eliminating various dietary supplement companies from the market. The FDA announcement...

FDA Sleeps While Common Medications Poison the Elderly

12/14/2007 - (NaturalNews) On November 29, 2007 the FDA made a rather surprising, almost honest announcement. It said that it could not protect Americans from the dangers of drugs. A 56-page report by its Subcommittee on Science and Technology stated the FDA “suffers...

The Statin Scam Marches On

12/12/2007 - (NaturalNews) Considering that tens of millions of Americans now take statins to lower cholesterol, the following headline was conspicuously absent from the major media this month: “Statins Found To Turn On Gene That Causes Muscle Damage.” It’s now a...

The Gullible Jennifer Garner Flu Shot Campaign

11/20/2007 - (NaturalNews) Flu shots remain a subject of intense controversy. Vaccinations of all types remain the centerpiece of the public health herd-mentality paradigm. Just wait until the Avian flu comes, then you will see public health at its finest. Yes, there...

The Nature of Energy-Depleting Thyroid Problems

11/6/2007 - (NaturalNews) Millions of Americans suffer from some degree of energy-depleting thyroid problem. You may be one of the many whose sluggish thyroid problem did not show up on a lab test. This is partly because thyroid lab tests do not accurately measure...

Oprah Raises Awareness on Thyroid Issue

10/24/2007 - (NaturalNews) Oprah has done an immense favor to millions of American women by helping them understand that a malfunctioning thyroid gland may indeed be part of their weight and health problems. After writing openly about her thyroid problem in the October...

Natural Vitamin E Dramatically Reduces Heart Disease

8/16/2007 - A new randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled cardiovascular study evaluating natural vitamin E, synthetic vitamin C, and synthetic beta-carotene has shown that natural vitamin E reduced cardiovascular death or serious cardiovascular disease by...

FDA tyranny to become law: HR.2900 analysis by Richards and Adams

7/12/2007 - On July 11, 2007, the U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 2900, blocking debate on the law and preventing the introduction of any amendments that might have provided meaningful drug safety protections for consumers. This action demonstrates that...

How the FDA is Becoming a Drug Company: Consumer Safety and Access to Natural Health Options Threatened

6/14/2007 - Under the false pretense of improved food and drug safety the FDA is re-inventing itself as a kingpin drug company. This charade has so far hoodwinked virtually all members of Congress. The Senate has already approved this FDA transformation. The House...

China sentences ex-head of FDA to death over drug company bribes

5/29/2007 - The penalty in China is death, in America it's business as usual. Zheng Xiaoyu, the former head of China's FDA, was sentenced to death for accepting $832,000 in drug company bribes and for dereliction of duty. Like China, our country is in the middle...

U.S. Senate attempts damage control as House braces for onslaught

5/16/2007 - (Understanding the Threat to Dietary Supplements -- Part 2, by Byron Richards) Senators were taken off guard by the public outrage over the passing of bill S.1082 with language that can be used to seriously harass dietary supplements by enabling the...

FDA acquiring new powers to suppress alternative health

5/15/2007 - Part 1 of Byron Richards' "Understanding the Threat to Dietary Supplements." Your right to have free access to safe and highly effective dietary supplements is under an intense multi-pronged FDA attack. On May 14, 2007 the Supreme Court sided with...

FDA, Inc.? Food and Drug Administration to enter drug business under new "Revitalization Act"

4/25/2007 - NaturalNews is reprinting, with permission, an article published today by Byron Richards, author of Fight for Your Health: Exposing the FDA’s Betrayal of America. In this article, Richards exposes the real story behind a little-known provision in the...

Obesity found to turn off appetite suppressant hormone

4/4/2007 - Obesity may cause the body to have trouble deciding when to stop eating, according to a study conducted at the Oregon National Primate Research Center (ONPRC) and published in "Cell Metabolism." Researchers found that obese mice became desensitized to...

Childhood obesity caused by 'toxic environment' of Western diets, study says (press release)

10/11/2006 - A UCSF researcher has determined that a key reason for the epidemic of pediatric obesity, now the most commonly diagnosed childhood ailment, is that high-calorie, low-fiber Western diets promote hormonal imbalances that encourage children to overeat....

Asthma risk increased in women with high levels of fat tissue inflammatory protein (press release)

8/16/2006 - Women with high levels of an inflammatory protein produced by fat tissue are at significantly increased risk of asthma, finds research in published ahead of print in Thorax. The findings are based on almost 6,000 adults taking part in the Third National...

Research Makes a Connection Between Obesity and Memory (press release)

8/9/2006 - Scientists have wondered why obese patients who have diabetes also may have problems with their long-term memory. New Saint Louis University research in this month’s Peptides provides a clue. “Leptin is a hormone secreted by fat cells that tells us...

Colostrum is a proven, effective immune system booster

7/25/2005 - Soon after giving birth, female mammals produce colostrum, which is a milk-like substance that jump-starts a newborn's immune system. Researchers now believe that the benefits of colostrum don't necessarily end there. If you have a compromised immune...

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