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U.S. House passes bill to speed new drugs to the market
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a bill aimed at speeding new drugs to the market, after lawmakers defeated last-minute amendments to the legislation. The House voted 344 to 77 in favor of the bill, known as the 21st Century Cures Act, which would require the FDA to streamline the drug approval process, consider more flexible forms of clinical trials and incorporate patient experience into
Progress for women and children in India health survey may offer global lessons
By Nita Bhalla NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Simple interventions such as using community workers to promote breast-feeding in villages have helped India improve the health of its women and children and could be good global examples, say aid workers, citing early findings from a U.N.-backed survey. The Rapid Survey on Children, conducted by the ministry of women and child development and supported by the U.N.’s children’s agency, UNICEF,
India win nail-biter in Harare
An unbeaten knock of 124 from Ambati Rayudu helped an under-strength India team scrape a narrow four-run win over Zimbabwe in Harare.
Omar Sharif, Lawrence of Arabia Star, Dies at 83
Legendary actor Omar Sharif, best known for Lawrence of Arabia, has died. He was 83. The Egyptian actor passed away in Cairo after suffering a heart attack, his agent confirmed to E!…
Health coach and author launches campaign to educate public about vaccine damage: learn how you can help!
(NaturalNews) Until recently, I have avoided writing about the dangers associated with vaccination. This is partly because I felt I did not know enough about the subject to take a hard stance against their use in general. I did believe, and I still do, that many of the vaccines being…
Dangerous new vaccine legislation pushed by the United States federal government
(NaturalNews) According to the “Vaccinate All Children Act of 2015” (H.R. 2232), the United States federal government wants to take away all religious and philosophical exemptions or, in order words, require every school age child to get vaccinated – whether you like it or not…
Avocado compound holds promise for treating leukemia
(NaturalNews) Avocados have received enormous attention in the press and on social media in recent years. Once shunned as being too “high fat”, dieticians, researchers and others in the healthcare community are beginning to realize just how healthy these amazing fruits really are…
All poultry sales banned in in NC due to bird flu outbreak
(NaturalNews) North Carolina authorities have announced a ban on all sales of live poultry, effective beginning August 15, 2015. The ban also applies to public livestock shows and poultry sales, such as the poultry exhibit at the North Carolina State Fair, which traditionally takes…
Organic agriculture is helping save bees from extinction
(NaturalNews) Conventional farming has become a reckless institution that pays no heed to soil nutrition, soil microbes, wildflowers and the natural habitat of pollinators. Under today’s conventional farming systems, insects and herbs are expendable. Farming now works against nature…