(NaturalNews) First, Planned Parenthood top dogs said that their organization never did this. Now, suddenly, its CEO says the practice will cease. What gives?As reported by Breitbart News, a letter by Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards asserts that “patently false claims…
(NaturalNews) As the saying goes: “Necessity is the mother of invention,” and the need to continue eating for survival’s sake during various historical famines has prompted people to come up with some interesting and innovative solutions for supplementing a meager diet.C. Davis…
(NaturalNews) Practically since its founding in the 19th century, the city of Chicago has been a hotbed of corruption — so much so that Ovid Demaris, in his 1969 book, Captive City, wrote:From the moment of its incorporation as a city in 1837, Chicago has been systematically…
(NaturalNews) Americans are finally waking up to the fact that drinking soda is an unhealthy practice. Sales of sugary, carbonated drinks have fallen dramatically in recent years, sending the soda industry into a panic.It may be bad news for Big Soda, but it’s good news for the…
(NaturalNews) William McNamara is part of a powerful lineup of 28 intelligent, passionate hosts on the new TalkNetwork.com – a liberty-based “new media mothership” that empowers individual voices of liberty to tell the truth about everything from natural cures to the global…
(NaturalNews) Following the most recent mass murder at a small community college in Oregon (where a crazed gunman seeking notoriety shot and killed nine people in a classroom), President Obama did not hesitate to take to the cameras to do what he always does following such incidents…
(NaturalNews) It is undeniable that the FDA has a controversial relationship with the pharmaceutical industry. Not a single psychiatric drug is released into the market for administration until the FDA gives its safety a legitimate stamp of approval. But how legitimate is this stamp…
(NaturalNews) Vaccines introduce a weakened form of a virus into the body in hopes that the person’s immune system will begin developing antibodies against it. The antigens in vaccines don’t always stimulate an immune response because the person’s immune system might be too weak to…
(NaturalNews) Nearly four years after a major tsunami created the massive tidal wave that destroyed much of Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power complex in the northern part of the country, spewing radioactive waste into the air and surrounding Pacific Ocean, the truth about the after…
(NaturalNews) In yet another twisted example of staged corporate social media campaigns, Big Pharma recently hired a shadowy online public relations firm to launch a staged social media campaign to promote psychiatric drugs among America’s youth. (Seriously, nothing is too unethical…
LONDON (AP) — London’s Royal Free Hospital says the condition of a nurse being treated for complications resulting from Ebola has worsened.
By Nqobile Dludla JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa is close to signing an agreement to allow 65,000 tonnes of poultry imports from the United States, a special envoy for the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) said on Wednesday, sealing a deal agreed in June. South Africa imposes “anti-dumping” duties of above 100 percent on certain chicken products and industry groups said removing those import barriers opened a market which
By Kathryn Doyle (Reuters Health) – The proportion of people reporting use of prescription opioids for reasons other than medical necessity fell between 2003 and 2013, but use disorders and overdose deaths increased, according to a new study. “The results underscore the importance of addressing the prescription opioid crisis,” said lead author Dr. Beth Han of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in Rockville, Maryland. High-intensity opioid
A University of Michigan library said on Tuesday that it has acquired the papers of Dr. Jack Kevorkian, an assisted-suicide advocate known nationally as “Dr. Death” for helping more than 100 people end their lives. The papers, which were donated by Kevorkian’s niece Ava Janus, comprise materials spanning 1911 to 2014 and are open to the public, according to the university’s Bentley Historical Library. A pathologist, Kevorkian, who died at
Doctors at Boston Children’s Hospital were able to remove Abigail Jones’ brain tumor, which turned out to be benign.
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush touted on Tuesday his plan to repeal and replace President Barack Obama’s health care law with one that would increase tax credits for individuals, allowing them to buy coverage protection against “high-cost medical events.”
Dominic Caruso, J&J’s chief financial officer, on Tuesday gave his optimistic view of the new drug class, called SGLT2 inhibitors, during a conference call with industry analysts to discuss the company’s third-quarter earnings. Lilly last month said that a three-year study showed Jardiance slashed deaths by 32 percent in patients with type 2 diabetes at risk of heart attack and stroke – a finding that could make it a mainstay
Eli Lilly and Co has stopped a late-stage trial of its closely watched cholesterol treatment after it proved ineffective, sending its stock down more than 9 percent and casting greater skepticism over the potentially lucrative class of medicines. The setback, announced by the company on Monday, also hit shares of Merck & Co Inc, which is now the only major drugmaker still moving aggressively ahead with a member of the
The U.N. diplomat trying to convene talks to end the war in Syria said he first hopes to get an understanding between Russia and the United States, which will each then form the core of one or more “contact groups” of interested countries supporting the talks. U.N. envoy Staffan de Mistura told a news conference that he would hold talks in Russia on Tuesday and then in Washington, and said
Mexican film director Guillermo del Toro says he is putting a fresh spin on the gothic romance genre in “Crimson Peak” by subverting the classic gender roles in the period thriller. The movie tells the story of aspiring New York-based author Edith Cushing, played by Australian actress Mia Wasikowska, who falls for mysterious British stranger Thomas Sharpe, portrayed by “Thor” actor Tom Hiddleston. Normally in gothic romance you end with
