New legislation directing the National Health Institutes (NHI) to implement serious study of the link between autism and vaccines cosponsored by Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y. and Tom Osborne, R-Neb. The legislation titled the Comprehensive Comparative Study of Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Populations Act of 2006, requires a comprehensive study of vaccinated versus unvaccinated populations [...]

Ingestion Can Lead to Serious Health Risks and Death
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to purchase or to use high-strength hydrogen peroxide products, including a product marketed as “35 Percent Food Grade Hydrogen Peroxide,” for medicinal purposes because they can cause serious harm or death when ingested. FDA recommends that [...]

World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) is the greatest outreach vehicle for the breastfeeding movement, being celebrated in over 120 countries. Officially it is celebrated from 1?7 August.
Breastfeeding is healthy for the baby and mom. Draw attention to the value of continuing to breastfeed children to 2 years or beyond.

Raise awareness of the risks [...]

Around the call, “Your cap can help us save a life. Your voice can help us save millions.” a unique and innovative movement is growing to help save newborns from around the world. The ideas is simple, volunteers will handcraft baby caps and go to Washington DC early next year [...]

Join in and celebrate World Breast Feeding Week (WBW) August 1-7. The benefits of breastfeeding over formula feeding for the mother and her baby are well documents and extensive.
Celebrated annually in 120 countries and endorsed by UNICEF, WHO and FAO. WBW celebrates the anniversary of the signing of the Innocenti Declaration [...]

The FDA is warning consumers and health care providers not to use a product called “bismacine,” also known as chromacine. The FDA is investigating one report of a death and several reports of injury related to the administration of bismacine.
Bismacine is an injectable product that has been used to treat Lyme disease. [...]

Helping to answer a questions that has been debated by nutritionists for decades, according to a new study by Spanish researchers, for heart health eat a Mediterranean diet rather than a low fat diet. The Mediterranean diet is rich in “good fats” from sources like olive oils and nuts. For many nutritionists [...]

[BEIJING] China, the world’s main producer of traditional and herbal medicines, has launched an international project to modernise the sector.
Yesterday (4 July) the Ministry of Science and Technology pledged an initial 100 million yuan (US$12.5 million) for projects that focus on developing new treatments for diseases such as cancer and HIV/AIDS.
It is the [...]

A new study published Monday July 3 in Circulation once again shows that when it comes to the heart, doing the right thing pays off.
This is true even for men on heart medication for risk factors of coronary heart disease (CHD). Also, the more positive lifestyle changes made the greater the positive impact [...]

A new study has found yet another reason to question you pediatrician bearing drugs for children. As if the over prescription of drugs like Ritalin and a vaccination for every occasion were not enough, the practice of pediatricians prescribing antihistamines as a quick fix sleep aid is under fire.
The study published in the [...]