Injuries, Deaths Caused by Medications Skyrocket 38 Percent

(NaturalNews) The number of serious injuries and deaths linked to the use of prescription medications reached a new high in the first quarter of 2008, according to a report issued by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices.

Researchers found mention of 4,825 deaths and approximately 21,000 serious injuries among voluntary adverse event reports submitted by doctors to the FDA between January and March. These numbers were 38 percent higher than the quarterly average for 2007 and a striking 200 percent higher than the first quarter of 2007.

World Health Day 2009 Focuses on Hospitals and Emergency Care

World Health Day is a program sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO) to focus attention on the health needs of people worldwide. This year’s theme focuses on the safety of healthcare facilities and readiness of emergency care workers around the world. The motto for this year is “Save lives. Make hospitals safe in emergencies”. Always celebrated on April 7th, this year’s opening ceremony took place in Beijing China. Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-General of WHO, gave the opening remarks, entitled, “Keeping hospitals safe in emergencies protects people’s health.”

The Mother’s Act - Mandatory Screening of Moms for Depression is Like a Bad Movie Rerun

The promotion of the Mother’s Act is like a rewind of a bad movie dating back to the 1960’s when rock stars were singing songs about “mother’s little helpers.”

Women fought for years to gain acceptance of the fact that many female health problems were real and not symptoms of hypochondria. The psycho-pharmaceutical cartel’s profit-driven invention of an epidemic of pregnancy-related mental disorders will wipe out a century of work toward that acceptance.

Sadly, the end result of this latest marketing scheme will be that the relatively few women who truly do suffer from postpartum depression will not be taken seriously.

Omega-3s - Fish Oils, Flaxseed Oil and Prostate Cancer - What do the Experts Say?

Just how good are fish oils, flaxseed oils and other omega-3s at preventing prostate cancer? According to the experts quoted below, they may represent some of the most powerful anti-cancer nutrients available today!

Read this large collection of quotes on omega-3 oils and prostate cancer, and you’ll learn how boosting omega-3 intake while reducing omega-6 intake can help halt prostate cancer tumor growth and end the chronic tissue inflammation that ultimately contributes to prostate cancer.

HPV Vaccine Batch Makes Girls Sick; Emergency Recall Results

The Health Ministry of Spain has ordered an emergency recall of a batch of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Gardasil, manufactured by Merck and jointly marketed by Merck and Sanofi-Aventis.

Gardasil is marketed as preventive against cervical cancer and genital warts. It is designed to immunize the body against HPV stains 16 and 18, which are believed to be responsible for 70 percent of cervical cancer cases, and 6 and 11, believed to cause 90 percent of cases of genital warts. GlaxoSmithKline produces a similar vaccine, Cervarix, that produces against strains 16 and 18 but not against 6 or 11.

Natural Strategies Could Slash Colorectal Cancer Rate

A British research team headed by Professor Donald Maxwell Parkin of Cancer Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, Mathematics, and Statistics in London reports natural approaches involving a healthy lifestyle could slash the rate of colorectal cancer in Great Britain over the next 24 years. And there’s no reason to think the strategies wouldn’t prevent the same cancers in other countries, too.

Can Government Scientists Save the Planet by Nuking Yellowstone National Park to Halt Global Warming?

(NaturalNews) Of all the hare-brained ideas about climate change I’ve heard in the last few years, this one takes the grand prize: John Holdren, the new science advisor to President Obama, is actively considering radical geoengineering ideas in order to halt global warming. One such idea now being discussed with the Obama administration involves — get this — launching enormous amounts of pollution particles into Earth’s upper atmosphere to block the sun’s rays and “chill” the planet.

Calorie Shifting - What Is It Exactly?

This article explains how to calorie shifting. Calorie shifting is a dieting technique that has become one of the most popular ways to lose weight. It is fast, safe and dosen’t require hard work.

In addition you can most of your favorite meals when calorie shifting (fast foods are not recommended). If done correctly, you can lose up to 10 or more pounds in less than 2 weeks without actually doing much! And this article explains just how to accomplish it.

The Top 10 Exercises To Get Ripped Abs

Many people think that in order to get six pack abs, they have to either a) starve themself b) workout for hours each day or c) do long slow cardio every day of the week. But that's simply not true. In fact, it's much easier than that! 1. Plank with arms on the Ball (30% more effective than plain ol’ planks, according to Men’s Health magazine) 2. Ball Rollouts (probably my favorite ball ab exercise) 3. Hanging Knee Raises (classic exercise that folks do wrong…but if done right, will work the abs safely and effectively)
4. DB Renegade Row (this is the biggest surprise on the list…but it works the lower obliques incredibly hard) 5. Ball Jackknife (always a tough one for beginners to get the hang of…but when they do, they get a lot of six pack ab benefits) 6. Ball Jackknife Rotation (a tougher version of the jackknife) 7. Ball Jackknife-Pushup Combo 8. X-Body Mountain Climber (one of my favorites…so simple, yet so effective) 9. X-Body Mountain Climber with Hands on Ball 10. X-Body Mountain Climber with Feet on Ball (an even more effective version of the regular X-Body mountain climber)

Shifting Calories Method - Theory Behind The Story!!

The Shifting Calories Theory is one of the newest “it” phrases in the weight loss industry. The interesting thing, though, is that shifting calories has been around for a long time. It’s been called many things, including “calorie cycling”, “calorie shifting”, and “the zigzag diet”.

Although most “it” diets focus on restriction of some kind (whether through calories, food groups, or eating only specific foods), The Shifting Calories Theory is a bit different. It focuses on eating any kind of food that the dieter wants (but recommends healthy foods, of course).