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(NaturalNews) At least 16 people have died after the botulinum toxin in a Botox injection spread to other parts of their bodies, according to FDA records.
The deaths are cited in a petition by the group Public Citizen to have a “black box” warning about this risk placed on the packaging of Botox and related medications. […]

(NaturalNews) Pescetarian, Piscatarian, Pescatorian, Pesco-vegetarian, Fishetarian — No, these are not the names for members of obscure religious sects. These are some of the different terms used for people who do not eat the meat of mammals and birds but do eat fish and shellfish. While these individuals essentially eat a vegetarian diet plus fish […]

(NaturalNews) Writing in Scientific American, Stanford professor Robert Sapolsky has catalogued a number of well-established cases in which parasites and other infectious organisms are able to actually modify the behavior of their hosts.
Among the examples given in his article, “Bugs in the Brain,” Sapolsky cites the rabies virus, which makes its hosts aggressive and more […]

(NaturalNews) Almost half of all doctors have prescribed placebos to their patients at some point, according to a survey conducted by a medical student at the University of Chicago and published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.
Rachel Sherman sent a survey to 466 internists in at three academic medical centers in the Chicago area. […]

(NaturalNews) During a fast you are likely to experience mild to perhaps severe discomfort. Causes include caffeine withdrawal, nicotine withdrawal, alcohol withdrawal, and the sheer volume of toxins exiting the body at once. If these substances make you feel ill in large quantities, they will still have subtle undesirable effects in small quantities. For that […]

(NaturalNews) More than 20 people were taken to the hospital after being exposed to dangerously high levels of chlorine at a Chicago-area swimming pool.
Roughly 200 people were at the New Mayan Adventure water park in the Holiday Inn Chicago-Elmhurst on Jan. 21, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, including dozens of children who had the day […]

(NaturalNews) The U.S. Congress has just voted to categorize tobacco as a drug, handing the FDA regulatory authority to control the advertising, marketing and sales of cigarettes. This hilarious move, if approved by the Senate and signed by the President, would put the FDA in the position of approving the sale of a “drug” that […]

AP - The House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed legislation that for the first time would subject the tobacco industry to regulation by federal health authorities charged with promoting public well-being.

AP - President Bush signed legislation Wednesday that triples U.S. funding to fight AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis around the world.

Reuters - Eli Lilly and Co’s antibody drug for
Alzheimer’s disease was safe and appeared to be dissolving
sticky brain plaques, but a three-month study was too short to
show any improvement in memory, company researchers said on
Wednesday.

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 30 (HealthDay News) — New clues about how cancer
spreads from one area of the body to another have been discovered by a
University of North Carolina School of Medicine researcher.

Reuters - Gummy bears containing a sugar
substitute called xylitol seem to reduce cavity-causing
bacteria on young children’s teeth suggesting, researchers say,
that candy could be turned into a weapon against tooth decay.

Reuters - A drug for Alzheimer’s disease made by
Medivation Inc kept symptoms at bay for 18 months, U.S.
researchers said on Wednesday, but people who got the drug
after first taking a placebo fared less well, suggesting early
treatment is best.

Reuters - While most people know that
smoking can cause lung cancer, a new study shows that few know
that it is a major risk factor for bladder cancer — even among
people who have the disease.

AP - The warning came too late for Barack Obama’s adviser: Don’t walk and text at the same time.