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Five ingredients that poison your brain

(NaturalNews) There is no shortage of things driving us crazy in the world today, but there are some things that could do it in a shorter amount of time. These gut disturbing, liver compromising, and brain damaging ingredients have come from the “infinite genius” of man, and have…

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Graduates: Rage Now!

I was privileged to receive an honorary doctoral degree from Quinnipiac University this weekend, and to deliver the commencement address for the Graduate Programs in the Health Sciences. Here, more or less, is what I said.Do not go gentle into that good night,Old age should burn and rave at close of day;Rage, rage against the dying of the…

WHO findings on weed killer will not speed up EU safety review

By Barbara Lewis BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU regulators will not accelerate a decision on whether to restrict use of the world’s most widely used weed killer, even though it has been linked to cancer by the World Health Organization (WHO), officials said on Tuesday. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), part of the WHO, said in March that glyphosate was “probably carcinogenic to humans”. Glyphosate is the active

Clarification: Gas Drilling-Water Contamination story

In a story May 4, The Associated Press reported on research that found drilling fluids likely leaked into a drinking water supply in Pennsylvania. The story should have noted that one of the study’s authors, Garth T. Llewellyn, was a consultant for affected homeowners who sued the driller. That information was not included on a pre-publication version of the study provided to reporters by the journal Proceedings of the National

Sick in winter but healthy in summer? Blame your genes

Nearly a quarter of our genes change how active they are according to the season, which may explain why people are more prone to illness in winter rather than summer, scientists said Tuesday. In a study published in the journal Nature Communications, the researchers said they were stunned by just how much of our genetic code is affected by the time of year. Out of 22,822 genes the researchers analysed,

Bavarian Nordic gets 50 million euro EIB loan for Ebola vaccine

By Sabina Zawadzki COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Bavarian Nordic has received a 50 million euro ($56 million) loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to help it develop a vaccine against Ebola, which has claimed 11,000 lives in a pandemic in Western Africa. Some of the loan can also be used to develop the Danish company’s prostate cancer immunotherapy, which industry experts have said could be a ground-breaker in the treatment

WHO works on plan to tackle disease outbreaks after Ebola fiasco

The World Health Organization, reeling under stinging criticism for its late response to the worst ever Ebola outbreak, on Tuesday said it was creating a blueprint to handle future disease outbreaks. A two-day meeting of the UN agency was aimed at creating better research and diagnostic facilities, improving data sharing between countries, and creating biobanks, said Marie-Paule Kieny, WHO assistant director for health systems and innovation. WHO chief Margaret Chan