Weekly Health News Letter

ABC News Apologizes For Lying About Organic Food - ABC's world-renowned 20/20 reporter John Stossel THE HIV DISBELEIVERmproprieties when the show aired a special report on organic foods in February and then ran it again July. However, many groups are not satisfied with the apology and are calling for Stossel's dismissal.

Data Collection of the Autonomic Nervous System - Does This Really Work? It Seems To Good To Be True. What is the Down Side? One of the most exciting tools that I have learned in medicine involves the ability to gather information about some of the foundational causes on why people get sick. These tools rely on using the body's energy circuits and the autonomic nervous system (ANS).

Milk Supply Contaminated with TB Bacteria - Research conducted by the British government recently found contamination with a form of tuberculosis bacterium in about 10% of samples of milk.

No More Fluoride Supplements for Young Children - To avoid permanent tooth discoloration, the Canadian Dental Association is now advising AGAINST fluoride supplement use for children before their permanent teeth have erupted, at about 6 or 7 years old. Also, read about other interesting fluoride-related news.

US Courts Forcing Parents to Medicate Children - Some public schools are accusing parents ofchild abuse when they decide against giving their kids drugs such as Ritalin and some judges begin to agree, forcing some parents to medicate theirchildren for fear of having them taken away by authorities.

Vegetarian Mothers Have More Girls - British researchers, in what is thought to be the first study of its kind, have found significant differences in the sex of babies born to vegetarian and meat and fish-eating women. Read about why this is not a good finding for vegetarians.

How to Help Prevent Anemia in Premature Babies - It may surprise most readers to learn that the primary cause of anemia among preterm infants during the firstweeks oflife is blood loss due to laboratory testing. Additionally, researchersfoundthat nearly 20% more blood is drawn than is actually needed for the tests.Readabout what parents and physicians can do to minimize this risk.

Faith Helps Addicts Recover - Recovering drug addicts tend to see themselves as highly religious or as they often prefer to callit 'spiritual', which may help them in the recovery process, according to newresearch. Parents,Peers,and the Adrenals - After collecting more than 25,000 saliva samples fromchildren and looking at how stress in their daily lives affects theiradrenalfunction, a researcher found that conflicts within families mattered much more to the children than conflicts with their peers.

Antibiotics Ineffective for Newborn Strep - Not only did researchers find that antibiotics given to pregnant women during labor did not help prevent Group B-Streptococcal Infection in Newborns, but that ALL of the infants exposedto the antibiotics became ill within the first 24 hours of life.

Whatis Geopathic Stress? - GeopathicStress is natural radiation that rises up through the earth and is distorted by weak electromagnetic fields created by subterranean running water, certainmineral concentrations, fault lines and underground cavities. The wavelengths of the natural radiation disturbed in this way can become harmful to living organisms.

Beneficial Bacteria Heals Intestines - High doses of probiotics, the beneficial bacteria that naturally live in the intestinal tract, help control an inflammation of the small intestine, which commonly occursinpatients who undergo surgery for ulcerative colitis.

SIDS RiskGreater inDaycare Centers - Results show that justover 20% of SIDS deaths occur in a childcare setting, which corresponds to a nearly 3-fold increased risk.

What Type ofSmok eAlarm Should You Use? - A recent study shows that photoelectric smoke alarms have a lower rate of false alarms, than ionization smoke alarms. Read about other important differences between the 2 types of alarms as well.

EMF Exposure Increase Suicide Risk - Occupational exposure toelectromagnetic fields (EMFs) may cause an increase in the risk of suicide.Researchers maintain that possible effects on melatonin may be to blame.

Vaccinatio nColumn by Barry Forbes - A great piece ofjournalism from an outstanding columnist from The Tribune in Mesa,Arizona, onthe dangers of vaccination.

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