Written on Sep, 13, 2006
by DrB
Consumer Groups Call for Ban on Mercury Fillings: “ Consumer Group Calls for Ban on Mercury Fillings Echoing the concerns I’ve been voicing for some time, consumer activists are pressing the FDA for at least a partial ban on the use of silver…
Written on Jan, 24, 2006
by DrB
Beat Alzheimer’s Naturally With ExerciseThe evidence just keeps piling on about the value of exercise in preventing Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. In this new study, healthy seniors who exercised as little as three times a week lowered their risk of Alzheimer’s…
Written on Sep, 30, 2005
by DrB
Fears of imminent boomer mass retirement overblown: demographer FootFriday, September 30, 2005TORONTO (CP) – Worries about an imminent mass retirement of the baby-boom generation are overdone, but most of the boomers are entering their peak investment years, says demographer David Foot. He also…
Written on Sep, 06, 2005
by DrB
MONSANTO “CONFIDENTIAL REPORT” REVEALS HEALTH PROBLEMS IN RATS FED GENETICALLY ENGINEERED CORN By Geoffrey Lean Environment Editor The Independent (London) 22 May 2005 Health fears over secret study into GM food Rats fed GM corn due for sale in Britain developed abnormalities in…
Written on Jul, 05, 2005
by DrB
Proof of Burden Scores of contaminants course through people’s veins Science News, Feb 22, 2003, by Ben Harder Farm-field runoff, raw sewage, and smokestack emissions may contain a slew of poisonous chemicals. But how about a healthy person’s blood? Two independent teams…
Written on May, 26, 2005
by DrB
PASSIVE smoking damages a woman’s fertility as much as if she were a smoker, according to research released today. Doctors have long cautioned that smoking reduces female fertility, but the new research suggests that exposure to smoke, given off by a smouldering cigarette,…