Health Shocker
Red Bull: Energy Boost and Sticky Blood
Australian researchers have found that the sugar-free version of Red Bull may increase the danger of blood clots, and creates “sticky” blood, raising the risk of heart attack or stroke. How this affects the sales of Red Bull – last year 3.5 billion cans were sold in 143 countries – is yet to be seen.
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The Aspartame Studies: Summary
Studies of aspartame in the peer reviewed medical literature were surveyed for funding source and study outcome. Of the 166 studies felt to have relevance for questions of human safety, 74 had Nutrasweet® industry related funding and 92 were independently funded. One hundred percent of the industry funded research attested to aspartame’s safety, whereas 92% [...]
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FDA Defends Toxic Baby Bottles
Recently I told you about the toxicity of so-called “environmentally friendly” hard plastic bottles, which often include a chemical called BPA that could have hormone-mimicking properties.
Now BPA is back in the news because of a tussle between government experts and lawmakers over its safety. At a hearing held by House [...]
Homeless people die after bird flu vaccine trial in Poland - Telegraph
Three Polish doctors and six nurses are facing criminal prosecution after a number of homeless people died following medical trials for a vaccine to the H5N1 bird-flu virus.
The medical staff, from the northern town of Grudziadz, are being investigated over medical trials on as many as 350 homeless and poor people last year, which prosecutors [...]
Contamination With Aluminum Compounds
Analysis of Deliberate Aluminum Dosing of Humans
A curious practice arose for gold miners in Ontario, Canada, that involved deliberate inhalation of aluminum metal dust. One of the side effects of mining gold is a lung condition called silicosis, from the silica dust inherent in gold ore. At the McIntyre Porpupine Gold Mine, someone got the [...]
SUSPECT., the THEORY is, ACCUSED of, ALLEGEDLY, ALLEGED.....sounds like the press and proscuter are working together on this one. Who ...