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Reuters - Children later diagnosed with
multiple sclerosis had far lower levels of vitamin D than other
youngsters, Canadian researchers reported on Friday in studies
showing more links between the “sunshine” vitamin and disease.

Reuters - Children whose mothers were
exposed to even moderately severe stress during pregnancy may
show the effects in their intellectual development, a new study
suggests.

Reuters - Being obese may dim a man’s
chances of becoming a father, even if he is otherwise healthy,
a new study suggests.

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Sept. 19 (HealthDay News) — Good news for millions of
American seniors: Medicare’s standard Part B monthly premium in 2009 will
remain the same as in 2008, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services said Friday.

Reuters - Aggression among nursing home
residents is extremely common, and often triggered by
territorial issues, according to one of only a handful of
studies to look at this issue.

Reuters - More than half a million women still die
each year in pregnancy and childbirth, often bleeding to death
because no emergency obstetrical care is available, the United
Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday.

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 18 (HealthDay News) — Children given
acetaminophen during the first year of life to reduce fever are more
likely to develop asthma later on, a new study finds.

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 18 (HealthDay News) — Men receiving
hormone-deprivation therapy for advanced but localized prostate cancer can
develop bone loss as a side effect of the treatment.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Medication can help ease arthritis pain, but
a gentle massage can also provide relief.

AFP - The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said Friday around half a million women die each year from complications in childbirth and 10 million more suffer life-long disabilities, while the issue of maternal mortality does not get the attention it deserves.

AP - A generation ago, when today’s new Chinese parents were infants, milk powder was so scarce that it was one of the top items requested from travelers visiting from overseas.

(NaturalNews) Big Pharma is pushing hard for passage of The Mothers Act, a bill that would require all pregnant women to be “screened” for depression and then drugged with patented antidepressant drugs. The bill is being reintroduced by Sen. Harry Reid, who is reportedly attempting to include it in a legislative package called the “Coburn […]

(NaturalNews) Researchers have discovered that immune cells known as granulocytes play a significant role in determining a person’s resistance to cancer.
Scientists have known for some time that the immune system’s NK cells can identify and eliminate tumor cells, but the population of NK cells in the body is very low compared to the population of […]

(NaturalNews) Just prior to Donald Rumsfeld becoming our Secretary of Defense, he was the Chairman of the Board of Gilead Sciences, the company that created Tamiflu. Rumsfeld and his associates seem to be as (in)effective in fighting viruses as they are fighting terrorists, but this doesn’t stop them from making a buck or two (or […]

(NaturalNews) If you read what the FDA says about raw milk, you would believe that you are jeopardizing your life by drinking it. They say (this is taken from their website):
“Raw milk can harbor dangerous microorganisms that can pose serious health risks to you and your family. According to the Centers for Disease Control and […]