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      E-Cigarette Regulatory Talk Gets Hot

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      The pressure to regulate e-cigarettes is growing. Currently there is little research on the health impact of e-cigarette ingredients. Now a powerful anti-smoking group is pressuring the FDA to begin studying the safety, ingredients and potential health impacts of electronic cigarettes. American Cancer Society The request is from the American...
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      E-Cigarettes Tried by About 20% of Smokers

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      According to a enters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report the use electronic cigarettes is growing rapidly. IN 20011, nearly 21 percent of adults who smoke tried electronic cigarettes, also known as e-cigarettes. This was up from about 10 percent in 2010. Increase Widespread E-cigarettes use increased among current...
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      CDC: Flu Vaccine Not Effective.

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      Estimates just a 9% effectiveness rate for the shot this year. for Youth? the study estimated that for younger the shot worked better. They estimate the vaccine was effective for 58% of those aged 6 months-17 years, 46% for persons aged 18 – 49 years, and 50% for persons aged...
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      Flesh Eating Fungus Kills Five in Missouri

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      A virulent, flesh-eating fungus killed 5 people after a huge tornado devastated Joplin, Mo. This is according to two new studies based on genomic sequencing by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). THe CDC is alerting health officials to be...
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      The Battle over Genetically Modified Organisms

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      From: Orthomolecular Medicine Personal viewpoint by Howard Straus If you are wondering whether a discussion of GMOs is a fitting subject for this newsletter, consider that Linus Pauling defined “orthomolecular” as “the right molecule.” Genetically modified food may be an example of wholesale ingestion of wrong molecules. Howard Straus, who...
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      Strong Evidence Surfaces That Retail Meat is Linked to Urinary Tract Infections

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      According to Researchers from McGill University in Canada, chicken sold in supermarkets, restaurants and other outlets may place young women at risk of urinary tract infections (UTI). Samples taken in the Montreal area between 2005 and 2007, in collaboration with the Public Health Agency of Canada and the University of...
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      Childhood Trauma Linked to Risk for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

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      A study conducted by researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Emory University School of Medicine has identified childhood trauma as a significant risk factor for the development of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). The results of the study, published in Archives of General Psychiatry, confirm that...
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      Smokes Linked to Over 2 Million Cancer Cases From 1999 to 2004

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      The new report points to the key issue for public official and anyone truly interested in cancer prevention, public and children’s health. A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that about 2.4 million cases of tobacco-related cancers were diagnosed in the United States from 1999...
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      Salmonella Tomato Cases Hit 383, 48 Hospitalized

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      The latest industrial food crisis, tainted salmonella causing tomatoes, continues to grow.  Thus far the the Center for Disease Control (CDC) has not pinpointed the source of the tainted tomatoes.   ”We are continuing to receive reports of ill people,” said Dr. Robert Tauxe, deputy director of the CDC’s division of foodborne,...
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      CDC Warning: Infant Deaths Associated with Cough and Cold Medications

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      The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a report describing three deaths in U.S. infants aged less than 12 months associated with cough and cold medications. These medications were determined by medical examiners or coroners to be the underlying cause of death. The cases described in this report...
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