In This Issue Health Corner |
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As millions of health consumers become informed and empowered, they increasingly seek our services, often paying out of pocket today in order to insure their health tomorrow. |
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| Political Corner: New Threat to Rights to Supplements | |
On Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Byron Dorgan (D-ND) introduced The Dietary Supplement Safety Act (DSSA) of 2010. This bill would amend DSHEA, undermining, if not entirely eliminating, consumer access to valuable dietary supplements, according to Jim Turner, Citizens for Health Board Chair. |
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| Health Corner: Celiac Disease Rising, 1 in 100 Affected | |
The study, published in the journal Gastroenterology, also found people who were unaware they had celiac disease were nearly four times more likely than people without celiac disease to have died during the 45 years of follow-up. Read full article. |
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| Milk thistle limits liver damage from chemotherapy |
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In a study of 50 children undergoing chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), researchers found that the herb called milk thistle appeared to reduce treatment-related liver inflammation. Read full article. |
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| Nutrition Corner: Omega 3 Fatty Acids | |
New research suggests the fatty acids may possess an even more fundamental benefit: Heart patients with high omega-3 intake had relatively longer "telomeres," which are stretches of DNA whose length correlates with longevity. |
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| Yellow's Green Corner in collaboration with the Earthrose Institute www.earthrose.org |
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The leading professional organization dedicated to radiation oncology has called for enhanced safety measures in administering medical radiation, including the establishment of the nation’s first central database for the reporting of errors involving linear accelerators — machines that generate radiation — and CT scanners. |
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| Environmental Corner | |
Widespread use of antibiotics to prevent and treat infections in people and animals as well as for promoting growth in livestock is causing environmental contamination. A new study highlights the need for extra measures to reduce environmental pollution from antibiotics. Such pollution can increase the risk of diseases caused by bacteria that become resistant to antibiotics. |
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| GMO Contamination of Organic Crops |
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Organic contamination is devastating for organic farmers, especially organic dairy farmers, most of whom use organic alfalfa for feed. The presence of even the smallest amount of GE material can cause a farm to lose its organic certification. And court documents indicate that early plantings of GE alfalfa did contaminate conventional alfalfa. Yet the USDA maintains that Monsanto's existing safety protocols are good enough. Even worse, the USDA concluded that the possibility of contamination of organic fields is of no concern, since consumers won't care if their organic food or milk contains genetically engineered components. Yet central to the definition of the USDA Organic label is the total absence of genetically modified ingredients. An overwhelming majority of consumers buy organic to avoid GE products and would be shocked to learn the USDA is so cavalier about the risks of transgenic contamination. Please sign Petition and tell the USDA you care about GE contamination. Keep Monsanto's genes out of our food! Follow this link. |
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