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The natural medicine chest and first aid kit

(NaturalNews) If you are making a transition from conventional medicine to an all-natural, organic approach to wellness, it helps to know which items to stock up on so your medicine chest and first aid supplies are ready for action.Many of the items you willneed are likely to…

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Pizza Hut, Taco Bell to remove artificial colors, flavors from foods

(Reuters) – Taco Bell and Pizza Hut, two of Yum Brands Inc’s largest restaurant chains, said they would remove artificial colors and flavors from their food as consumers shift to products perceived as healthier. Taco Bell said on Tuesday it planned to replace all artificial flavors and colors and some additives such as trans-fats in its foods with natural alternatives by the end of this year. The Mexican food chain

Liquid Diets Are Not My Cup of Tea

Who remembers Carnation Instant Breakfast? You just needed to add milk or water to these nutritious, artificially-flavored, sugar-laden meals-in-a-packet. My mother drank them before she took off for work. I drank them before I took off for school. We both tolerated the taste in the spirit of fast, nutritious and calorie conscious consumption….

White House: ethics of human genome editing needs further review

The White House said on Tuesday the ethical issues associated with gene-editing on the human genome need further study by the scientific community and should not be pursued until issues are resolved. “The administration believes that altering the human germline for clinical purposes is a line that should not be crossed at this time,” John Holdren, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, said in a

Ebola set to persist in 2015, but funds for aid are lacking: WHO

By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – The Ebola outbreak in Guinea and Sierra Leone is expected to take all of 2015 to stamp out and may persist even longer because of dwindling financing, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday. Guinea and Sierra Leone reported a total of 12 cases in the week to Sunday May 24th, down from 36 the previous week. Liberia, the third country hit by

The Pain I Didn't Think I'd Survive

April 25th is the birthday of my third son. His name was Roger, because that was the name one of my other little boys, who loved Roger Rabbit, gave to him. He died before he was born, and I gave birth to him knowing that he was already gone. My partner and I held him in our arms and said goodbye for a while, and then they took him away

Actor Omar Sharif suffering from Alzheimer's – agent

By Edward Baran LONDON (Reuters) – Acting legend Omar Sharif, best known for his title role as Doctor Zhivago in the Oscar-winning film, is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, his agent said on Tuesday. The 83-year-old Sharif, whose films also include “Lawrence of Arabia” and “Funny Girl” opposite Barbra Streisand, is being cared for by his son. “Omar is suffering from Alzheimer’s. I don’t know much else,” said Steven Kenis, the