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Top 10 reasons GMOs should be labeled

(NaturalNews) We all know that genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have not been proven safe based on the fact that there are no long-term studies on the health affects of GMOs or their associated pesticides. However, many skeptics insist that, because there are few studies showing…

Homemade calcium and magnesium eggshell recipe

(NaturalNews) The need for calcium and magnesium for growing and maintaining a healthy body has been well established for decades. Absorbing these nutrients isn’t so easy. Most mineral supplements come from inorganic matter that is not bioavailable. In fact, taking a calcium or a…

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12-Minute Total Body Workout

We asked Joe Stankowski, a trainer in Grand Rapids, MI, to give you a functional workout that can be done in any home or building. 1. CLOSE-GRIP PUSH UP  Hit the floor and place your hands inside shoulder width.

Bird flu infection 'probable' in Iowa chicken broiler breeding farm

CHICAGO (Reuters) – An Iowa-based chicken broiler breeding farm has initially tested positive for the highly pathogenic h5 bird flu, according to the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship. The facility in Kossuth County, Iowa, houses an estimated 19,000 birds, state officials said. This is thought to be first time the avian influenza virus has affected a broiler breeding farm. Such breeding farms are traditionally known for having extremely

Belgian footballer Mertens dies after collapsing on pitch

(Adds background) By Alastair Macdonald BRUSSELS, April 30 (Reuters) – Belgium under-21 international Gregory Mertens died on Thursday, three days after collapsing with heart failure during a match, a spokesman for his club, Sporting Lokeren, said. The 24-year-old defender had been in a coma since going into cardiac arrest early in a reserve team game on Monday. Club spokesman Herman Van De Putte told Reuters that his condition continued to

Experts clarify best intervals, ages for cervical cancer screening

By Kathryn Doyle (Reuters Health) – The American College of Physicians (ACP) has released best practice guidelines to reduce overuse of cervical cancer screening for average-risk women, including what ages screening should start, stop and how many years to wait between each test. “Guidelines recommend not screening prior to age 21, screening no more frequently than every 3 years and ending screening among low-risk women,” said Dr. George F. Sawaya

Boy rescued in Kathmandu rubble, aid reaches some remote areas

By Gopal Sharma and Rupam Jain Nair KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Hundreds of onlookers cheered as rescuers toiling amid the rubble left by Nepal’s earthquake pulled a boy to safety on Thursday after he had been trapped for five days, a rare moment of joy for a country struggling to cope with the disaster. Away from the capital, aid was finally reaching some of Nepal’s far-flung towns and villages nestled among