Meningioma Tumors & Dental X-Ray Frequency | Natural Health Blog
April 14, 2012
A new study has found that there's a strong link between certain types of dental x-rays and a type of brain tumor called meningioma.
Oral HPV Infection and Treatments | Natural Health Blog
March 20, 2012
New research has found that HPV can be carried within the mouth, and may be present there in approximately seven percent of Americans.
Sleeping Pills Side Effects | Natural Health Blog
March 10, 2012
According to a new study, if you use sleeping pills regularly, you have a five times greater risk of dying than if you don't. Even taking just one pill a year, ups the risk of death by a startling 3.5 times.
Pancreatic Cancer Risk | Alternative Cancer Therapy Blog
March 8, 2012
Recent research has found an association between processed meat and pancreatic cancer risk.
Why Choose Paraben-Free Products | Natural Health Blog
January 28, 2012
In a recent study of 40 women who were being treated for breast cancer and having mastectomies, at least one paraben was present in an astounding 99 percent of their breast tissue samples. And 60 percent of the samples contained a whopping five parabens.
Respiratory Effects Of Marijuana Smoking | Natural Health Blog
January 21, 2012
A recent study shows that smoking marijuana does not harm your lungs after all. In fact, the study actually found that pot smokers performed slightly better on lung function tests compared to nonsmokers.
Alternative Cancer Therapies | Natural Health Blog
December 20, 2011
According to research presented at the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR), up to 173,000 new cases of cancer could be prevented annually in the US if people sat less. The two types of cancer that seem to be the most influenced by sitting too much include breast cancer and colon cancer.
Health Screening Tests | Natural Health Blog
November 8, 2011
It's been a bad month for the lucrative health-screening-test industry. Those of us who have been poked, prodded, scraped, and radiated to get our annual tests may be somewhat dismayed to discover that all the money and time spent may have been for naught -- or to be kind, very little.
Vitamin E & Prostate Cancer | Alternative Cancer Therapies
October 31, 2011
On October 12th, the researchers conducting the Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial published the results of their eight year investigation by announcing that vitamin E supplementation not only does not help prevent prostate cancer; it actually increases your risk of getting it -- substantially. As it turns out, the study is based on false logic. It is sophistry. It is bad advice.
Legislation & Toxins | Natural Health Blog
October 6, 2011
Pending legislation would force tobacco companies to attach very graphic warning labels, including disturbing images, to cigarette packages.
Alternative Cancer Therapies | Natural Health Blog
September 20, 2011
A British study found a significant relationship between height and cancer. The study, conducted by Oxford University, found that for every additional four inches of height over 5'1", the risk of cancer increased by 16 percent.
Alternative Cancer Therapies | Natural Health Blog
September 15, 2011
Research, out of Germany, shows dogs can identify people who have lung tumors better than current medical testing, just by sniffing them.
Alternative Cancer Therapies | Natural Health Blog
September 8, 2011
According to a recent study by an international team of researchers at various European institutions, the answer is that it's not especially effective. Breast cancer screening was not shown to have a major impact on the reduction of breast cancer mortality in the recent past.
Women's Health & Breast Cancer | Health Podcast
September 2, 2011
It is the expected norm within the medical community that women -- especially those over 40 or with a family history of breast cancer -- should get their annual mammography without fail. But how effective of a tool is it in actually saving lives? According to a recent study by an international team of researchers at various European institutions, the answer is that it's not especially effective. Breast cancer screening was not shown to have a major impact on the reduction of breast cancer mortality in the recent past. While the mortality rates from breast cancer have certainly gone down in most developed countries in the last two decades, it would seem that the lower numbers might not be attributable to mammography.
Toxins in Chlorinated Pools | Natural Health Blog
August 18, 2011
A recent study at the University of Cordoba in Spain found that a group of by-products of chlorine called haloacetic acids (HAAs) was present in the urine of swimmers less than 30 minutes after they emerged from the pool. This dangerous chemical is only allowed in restricted amounts in our drinking water by the Environmental Protection Agency because it has been associated with cancer and birth defects in other research.
Medical Care & Cancer | Natural Health Blog
July 23, 2011
According to recent information from the American Cancer Society, cancer-related death rates are 22 percent lower for men and nearly 14 percent lower for women for the time period between 1990 and 2007. It should be noted, however, that there is a big discrepancy between the rates of cancer deaths between well-educated, affluent Americans and those adults with the lowest levels of education.
Alternative Cancer Therapies | Natural Health Blog
July 16, 2011
New research has found that it is a regularly occurring practice at hundreds of hospitals to allow chest CT scans, which typically dose out 45 millisieverts (mSv) of radiation -- and sometimes substantially more -- twice in the same day. In contrast, the average chest X-ray gives off 0.02 mSv of radiation.
DEHA Toxins In Plastics | Health Podcast
July 8, 2011
Most plastic wrap contains a substance called DEHA, which has properties similar to phthalates—those nasty components in BPA plastics. Like phthlates, DEHA acts as an endocrine disruptor in the body. Studies have linked it directly to liver tumors in mice, as well as to asthma in children and to a wide range of cancers. Listen to Jon Barron's health podcast to learn how to avoid these toxins that are so commonly in our plastic containers and take back control of your health!
Men's Health & Prostate Cancer | Natural Health Blog
June 25, 2011
A study conducted at the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston showed that regularly consuming six or more cups of coffee daily can reduce your risk of developing lethal prostate cancer by 60 percent. If that sounds like more coffee than you can handle in one day, drinking one to three cups a day provides some benefit too. That amount was associated with a 30 percent lower risk of fatal prostate cancer compared to those who don't drink coffee at all.
Mental Health | Natural Health Blog
May 7, 2011
A new study has proven unequivocally that the radiation emitted from cell phone antennas alters our brain activity. While these effects may not necessarily be harmful, it's impossible to argue any longer that cell phone usage has no physical impact on brain tissue. The research, which took place through the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, focused on the brain's increased metabolism of glucose while using a cell phone. The 47 study volunteers underwent PET scans while holding cells phones to their heads that were either off or on but muted. The scientists discovered that more than 50 minutes of exposure to a cell phone that is on boosts activity in the area of the brain nearest the antenna by approximately seven percent.
