Experiments conducted at an underground laboratory at Vanderbilt University could prove vital in the fight against cancer. Alex Walsh, a biomedical researcher, is using a laser to make what she calls organoids glow. The organoid is then dosed with a cocktail of cancer drugs and placed under a microscope at which point it is blasted with a laser. Measuring the variations in the intensity of the resulting fluorescence provides a
(Reuters) – Tenet Healthcare Corp said it would create the largest provider of ambulatory surgery services in the United States through a joint venture with United Surgical Partners International (USPI), with the option to buy USPI over five years. Tenet said it will pay $425 million to private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe and other USPI shareholders and assume $1.5 billion of USPI’s debt for a 50.1 percent
In the five years since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) became law, we’ve seen more progress in expanding health care to millions than in the last four decades combined. The ACA has translated into real reform and real changes that help real people. An incredible 16.4 million have gained coverage through the ACA, and those gains are only the…
(NaturalNews) Supporters of genetically modified seeds and foods have long claimed to have “science” on their side when it comes to pushing more GMO on society. But one noted scientist says they have it backwards: They are the ones ignoring science, not those opposed to GMO crops…
(NaturalNews) If the master planners of the universe are anything, it is predictable in their behavior. No matter what rules they seek to impose, you can always count on a healthy dose of hypocrisy.Take the issues of assisted suicide and mandatory vaccination. While on the surface…
(NaturalNews) We all know that genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have not been proven safe based on the fact that there are no long-term studies on the health affects of GMOs or their associated pesticides. However, many skeptics insist that, because there are few studies showing…
(NaturalNews) New research reports that drinking diet sodas gain weight and develop more belly fat than others. Belly fat is associated with increased risk for heart disease and diabetes. This fat, called visceral fat, is located between the abdominal muscles and the skin. Research…
(NaturalNews) In November 2014, an investigation by NBC Bay Area made a shocking discovery when they learned that the oil and gas industry had been dumping, or pumping, billions of gallons of toxic wastewater into federally protected underground aquifers.Until recently, little…
(NaturalNews) Everything Americans and Britons have been told for the past 50 years about the “dangers” of cholesterol is patently false, admits an eye-opening new report by the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, a federal panel run by the Department of Health and Human Services…
(NaturalNews) The need for calcium and magnesium for growing and maintaining a healthy body has been well established for decades. Absorbing these nutrients isn’t so easy. Most mineral supplements come from inorganic matter that is not bioavailable. In fact, taking a calcium or a…