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GM soybean farming is poisoning children's blood

(NaturalNews) It’s no secret that genetically modified foods are detrimental to health; both the Franken-style manner in which certain foods are created as well as the agrochemicals used to protect crops have left many people living in a constant state of fear. Most recently, a slew…

Try these 9 flavorful superfoods to improve health

(NaturalNews) There is no specific technical definition for the term “superfood,” a word you’ve no doubt encountered when it comes to health trends. Generally speaking, superfoods are foods considered to have unusually high nutritional value or health benefits; many fruits, vegetables…

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U.S. FDA warns on newer class of type 2 diabetes drugs

(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday warned that a widely used newer class of type 2 diabetes drugs sold by AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson and Eli Lilly in partnership with Boehringer Ingleheim may cause dangerously high levels of blood acids that could require hospitalization. The drugs belong to a class known as SGLT2 inhibitors that work by causing blood sugar to be secreted in the urine.

U.N. seeks speedier inspections on Yemen-bound goods as aid starts to arrive

By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations on Friday urged Saudi Arabia and its allies to ease inspections of Yemen-bound cargo, to accelerate imports of vital aid that is being held up despite a humanitarian truce. The aim is to get supplies to 2.5 million Yemenis deprived of food, fuel and medicine due to fighting by an Iranian-allied militia and air strikes against them by a Saudi-led coalition,

U.N. seeks speedier inspections on Yemen-bound goods as aid starts to arrive

By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations on Friday urged Saudi Arabia and its allies to ease inspections of Yemen-bound cargo, to accelerate imports of vital aid that is being held up despite a humanitarian truce. The aim is to get supplies to 2.5 million Yemenis deprived of food, fuel and medicine due to fighting by an Iranian-allied militia and air strikes against them by a Saudi-led coalition,

Wreckage of missing U.S. helicopter found in Nepal; no survivors

By Gopal Sharma and Tommy Wilkes KATHMANDU (Reuters) – The wreckage of a U.S. military helicopter lost on an earthquake relief mission in Nepal was found on Friday high on a mountainside, with all eight on board presumed dead, U.S. officials said. A U.S. search team identified the wreckage as that of the missing Marines UH-1Y Huey helicopter deployed after the Himalayan state was hit by a massive earthquake last

Wreckage of missing U.S. helicopter found in Nepal; no survivors

By Gopal Sharma and Tommy Wilkes KATHMANDU (Reuters) – The wreckage of a U.S. military helicopter lost on an earthquake relief mission in Nepal was found on Friday high on a mountainside, with all eight on board presumed dead, U.S. officials said. A U.S. search team identified the wreckage as that of the missing Marines UH-1Y Huey helicopter deployed after the Himalayan state was hit by a massive earthquake last

Weak climate deal would jeopardize new development goals: experts

By Laurie Goering LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The world’s chances of achieving new international development goals will be slim without more ambitious action to curb climate change, researchers said. Pakistan, for example, is unlikely to be able to end poverty by 2030 if accelerating climate change brings worse weather disasters, water scarcity and other problems, a new report from the UK-based Climate and Development Knowledge Network said. Planned new

Weak climate deal would jeopardize new development goals: experts

By Laurie Goering LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The world’s chances of achieving new international development goals will be slim without more ambitious action to curb climate change, researchers said. Pakistan, for example, is unlikely to be able to end poverty by 2030 if accelerating climate change brings worse weather disasters, water scarcity and other problems, a new report from the UK-based Climate and Development Knowledge Network said. Planned new

Taking Carbohydrates in Context

In 2010, for example, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Dietary Guidelines recommended that adults consume 45 to 65 percent of calories in the form of carbohydrates, with only 10 to 25 percent and 20 to 35 percent coming from protein and fat, respectively. You can almost certainly blame carbohydrates — particularly sugar. Simple carbohydrates — such as those found in fruit, milk/dairy, candy and table sugar — are made up