New research reported in the September 7, 2005 BBC-News shows that chemicals found in perfumes and cleaning products can cross the placenta and reach the baby in the womb. In this study tests were carried out on blood samples from the umbilical cords of 27 newborn babies and 42 new mothers. The samples were tested
read moreFrom the August 3, 2003 issue of the peer-reviewed scientific journal, the Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research, comes a case study of a 35-year-old female who presented with chronic daily tension and migraine headaches. The journal article followed a patient’s history of headaches. A professional ice skater, sustained a concussion by hitting her head against
read moreAllowing direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs in Canada would be a bonanza for the media, generating an estimated $360-million a year in new ads. But the demand it created would also spur as much as $1.2-billion a year in new drug sales. This was reported in the September 1st issue of the Globe and Mail
read moreDepending on who you choose to believe, and depending on if you really enjoy that cup of coffee, you get your choice of reports concerning coffee and caffeine. In a recent French study at the French National Health Medical Institute a researcher found that “moderate amounts” of coffee consumed increased energy while having little chance
read moreAn article from the May 14, 2001 issue of WebMD showed unexpected additional benefits of breast-feeding to both mother and child. The unique benefits had nothing to do with the known nutritional benefits already reported for breastfeeding. The basis for these claims were two separate studies done on breastfeeding. One study showed that breastfed babies
read moreTwo new studies show more evidence of the importance of breast-feeding for both infants and the mother. According to a report from the Associated Press on January 30, 2001, women who breast-fed their babies for two years or longer reduced their risk of breast cancer by 50%. The study by Yale University following rural women
read moreUSA Today, December 2, 2002 issue reports that US women are breast feeding their infants in record numbers. The article says that more women are breast feeding today than in the last 50 years. According to the 2001 poll by Ross Products Division of Abbott Laboratories, seven out of 10 women nurse in the hospital
read moreChildren who are breast fed cope better with stress such as the divorce of their parents. This according to a study published in the August 2006 issue of the Archives of Disease in Childhood. This study goes beyond the physical benefits of breast feeding and shows that breast feeding also helps a child deal with
read moreThis title comes from the Healthmall Newsletter reporting on a study published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood. In that study investigators studied a group of 625 adults born in Amsterdam between 1943 and 1946, during the Dutch famine. Most study participants (83%) had been exclusively breast-fed during their hospital stay at birth, (at
read moreFrom the April 25, 2005 edition of USA Today comes an expose’ story showing how much influence the pharmaceutical industry has over US lawmakers. The article starts by describing how drug companies allow their corporate jets to be used by politicians, and that the politicians are only legally required to pay the cost of a
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