Speaking to the General Assembly of the United Nations yesterday, Pope Francis called on government leaders to take immediate action to end the marketing of human organs and tissues and “respect the sacredness of every human life.” Here are the pope’s words: “Our world demands of all government leaders a will which is effective, practical […]
Category: Prevention
Feds Light Dummies on Fire to Warn About Sparklers, Fireworks
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) spent almost $20,000 on a video of dummies being blown to bits by fireworks and set on fire by sparklers. The CPSC, which considers sparklers a menace, held its yearly demonstration on the National Mall last week to raise awareness of the dangers of mostly illegal fireworks. The demonstration […]
Calif. Gov. Cuts Back on Bathing, Drinking Water Amid Drought Crisis
California Gov. Jerry Brown said he is doing his part by cutting back on showering and drinking water as the state continues to battle extreme drought. “I didn’t take a shower this morning,” the 77-year-old Democrat told reporters Friday after a meeting with Silicon Valley mayors in San Jose, Bloomberg reported. “We’ve installed a low-flow system […]
80 Percent of Sunscreens Don’t Work or Contain Harmful Ingredients: Report
Just in time for Memorial Day, the traditional kickoff of summer beach season, a new study finds 80 percent of sunscreens on the market don’t work as effectively as makers claim and/or contain potentially harmful ingredients. The analysis, published this week by the nonprofit Environmental Working Group (EWG), found four out of five of 1,700 […]
Democrat Congresswoman Calls for National Ban on Tanning For Those Under 18
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) called for a national ban on the use of tanning devices, which she described as “essentially carcinogen delivery systems,” by those under 18, on Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol. “We need to keep pushing for a national ban, in my view, on the use of tanning devices by children,” said DeLauro. […]
White House: Pesticide Limits May Be Needed to Save Bees
Additional restrictions on pesticides may be needed to save honeybees and other pollinators that have been devastated over the past decade, a White House task force said. The government also should step up efforts to increase habitat for bees, butterflies and other species crucial to agriculture while boosting research on rapid population declines, the task […]
Hawaii Poised to Become 1st State to Raise Smoking Age to 21
A bill that would make Hawaii the first state to raise the legal smoking age to 21 cleared the Legislature on Friday and is headed to the governor. The bill would prevent adolescents from smoking, buying or possessing both traditional and electronic cigarettes. “It’s definitely groundbreaking legislation,” said Jessica Yamauchi, executive director of the Coalition […]
Veteran Put on Hold by VA Suicide Hotline
A Florida veteran says he was repeatedly put on hold for up to ten minutes at a time when trying to call the Department of Veterans Affairs suicide hotline. U.S. Air Force veteran Ted Koran told ABC Action News in Tampa Bay that he was experiencing suicidal thoughts following the death of his wife six […]
CDC Warns Overuse of Antibiotics Has Fueled More Infections
Overuse of antibiotics made Americans more vulnerable to a strain of bacteria that caused nearly half a million infections and contributed to at least 29,000 deaths in a single year, U.S. public health officials warned in a study published on Wednesday. The study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention focused on the […]
Flu Season Will be ‘Significant’ With Weak Vaccine, Tamiflu Shortages
Pharmacies across the country are reporting intermittent shortages of Tamiflu, the main antiviral medication used to lessen influenza symptoms just days after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designated the disease at epidemic levels. “For people in the risk categories, the young, the pregnant, people with diabetes, people over 65, if they do get […]
Mainstream Media Panics Over Dr. Oz Teaching Disease Prevention and Nutritional Self-Care
The pro-pharma, anti-nutrition mainstream media is engaged in an all-out panic over the success of Dr. Oz in teaching nutrition and disease prevention to the American public. Not surprisingly, all the usual suspects — media outlets funded by Big Pharma advertising money — have unleashed a wave of hit pieces against Dr. Oz, claiming his […]
Ibuprofen May Improve Longevity, Study Suggests
Regular doses of a common over-the-counter painkiller may lead to a longer, healthier life, researchers have found. In a study published Thursday in the journal Public Library of Science-Genetics, researchers treated baker’s yeast, worms and flies with ibuprofen and saw that the treatment added about 15 percent more to the species’ lives. The treatment dose […]
