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A TREATMENT HAS BEEN DISCOVERED TO TREAT PREVIOUSLY INCURABLE PROSTATE CANCER

Winchester, VA - An estimated 1 in 6 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in his lifetime, and 80% of men who live to the age of 80 will have prostate cancer cells in their prostate. With such sobering statistics, the Independent's revelation of a treatment for previously untreatable prostate cancer is all the more significant. Researchers from the Institute of Cancer Research in London and the Royal Marsden hospital […]

today09/26/2017 14

CONGRESS WANTS TO VOTE ON A HEALTHCARE BILL….AGAIN

Winchester, VA - Congress is once again attempting to pass a “Repeal and Replace” healthcare bill. CNN reports that the new bill, sponsored by Senators Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, outsources many decisions to the states, such as what to prioritize, how the marketplace should be regulated, and how the poor will have their health care covered. Some, like Senator John McCain are disturbed at the […]

today09/21/2017 17

SALMON FARMS ARE BEING HIT BY A DEADLY PARASITIC SEA LICE

Winchester, VA - In food and ecology news, the Independent reports that salmon farms are experiencing a plague which is threatening salmon farmers around the world: Sea lice. The little parasitic critters find hosts—in this case farmed salmon-- and attach themselves to the hosts, feeding on them. The sea lice are rendering the salmon unmarketable and in many cases, are killing the salmon. These “sea lice” are actually tiny crustaceans which […]

today09/19/2017 17

THERE ARE CALLS TO EXAMINE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE FLU VACCINE AND MISCARRIAGE

Winchester, VA - In health news, ABC is reporting that Boston obstetrician Dr. Laura Riley, who leads a committee on maternal immunization, is calling for an investigation into the relationship between the flu shot and miscarriage. In a study of U.S. pregnancies between 2010 and 2012, women who experienced a miscarriage were more likely to have received back-to-back annual flu shots, which included the immunization against the swine flu. The authors […]

today09/14/2017 23

TEXAS HAS CALLED IN AIR FORCE SUPPORT TO FIGHT MOSQUITOES POST-HURRICANE HARVEY

Winchester, VA - Reuters is reporting that with the threat of mosquito-borne diseases such as West Nile Virus and Zika higher in Texas following the immense flooding from Hurricane Harvey, the Air Force's help has been requested to reduce the amounts of mosquitoes in the area. U.S. Air Force C-130 cargo planes from an air force base in San Antonio have been spraying insecticides over three counties in eastern Texas since […]

today09/13/2017 15

THE CEO OF A CHEMICAL PLANT OUTSIDE OF HOUSTON HAS WARNED THE PLANT WILL EXPLODE

Winchester, VA - The Huffington Post reports that Richard Rowe, CEO of the Arkema Inc. chemical factory in Crosby, TX, has affirmed that they are expecting the chemical plant to explode in the next six days. The plant manufactures chemicals which require constant cooling, but the plant lost power on Sunday morning. With the volatile chemicals warming up by the minute, company officials say that there is no way to prevent […]

today08/31/2017 12

MALE SMOKERS WHO TAKE B VITAMINS ARE AT AN INCREASED RISK FOR ONE TYPE OF CANCER

Winchester, Va - Forbes is reporting that the Journal of Clinical Oncology published a report which shows a strong correlation between long-term vitamin B6 and B12 supplementation and raised lung cancer risk in male smokers. Now you might be saying to yourself, “I don't take those vitamins,” but if you take a daily multivitamin, you almost certainly do. The study showed that men who took over 20mg of B-6 or 55mcg […]

today08/24/2017 10

JOHNSON AND JOHNSON’S BABY POWDER HAS BEEN IMPLICATED IN CAUSING OVARIAN CANCER

Winchester, VA - The BBC reports that a California jury awarded a $417 million settlement against Johnson & Johnson to be paid to Eva Echeverria, whose terminal ovarian cancer has been linked to her decades-long use of Johnson & Johnson baby powder for feminine hygeine. Echeverria sued the company, alleging that they knew about the link between talcum powder and elevated cancer risk, and concealed it from the public. Johnson & […]

today08/22/2017 12

THE MAYO CLINIC IS BLAMING CARE PROVIDERS FOR NEGATIVE HEALTH OUTCOMES IN LESBIANS

Winchester, VA - The Daily Mail is reporting that the Mayo Clinic has released a report saying that lesbians have higher rates of substance abuse, obesity, psychological disorders, and suicide attempts than heterosexual women. They also said that lesbians are less likely to seek preventative health screenings like mammograms and pap smears. The Mayo Clinic has not pinned the blame on the unnatural lifestyle and mental health disorders that afflict large […]

today08/16/2017 10

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