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FDA Admits That Flu Vaccine Vaccines for Pregnant Women Untested, Unlicensed

March 6, 2019 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: April 1, 2019

The CDC and other government agencies are recommending the FLULAVAL and Tdap vaccines for pregnant women. The manufacturers of FLULAVAL and Tdap vaccines have not had any clinical safety trials with pregnant mothers and the vaccines are not licensed for… [read]

Glyphosate Discovered in Popular Beer and Wine

February 28, 2019 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: April 1, 2019

Glyphosate can be found in almost everything we eat, and a new study released by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group has confirmed that the herbicide is also in what we’re drinking. In a look at 20 popular beers and… [read]

Facebook Planning to Censor Anti-vaccination Posts

February 19, 2019 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: February 19, 2019

Facebook is being pressured to censor misleading or “fake” information. Officials believe information discouraging people from getting vaccines may have contributed to the recent outbreaks of measles. Adam Schiff, U.S. Representative for California’s 28th congressional district, sent a letter to… [read]

Glyphosate May Increase Risk of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma by 41%

February 15, 2019 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: February 15, 2019

Glyphosate raises the risk of Non-Hodgkin lymphoma in heavily-exposed individuals by 41 percent, according to a study by former EPA advisors. This is part of a growing body of evidence against Monsanto’s Roundup, now owned by Bayer, that may influence… [read]

Nurses Against Circumcision

February 13, 2019 by Joel Edwards
Last updated on: April 1, 2019

Childbirth is miraculous, beautiful, traumatic, and overwhelming, all at the same time, for both the baby and the mother. But for many children born today, squeezing through the birth canal is the easy part. Soon after birth, males born to… [read]

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Could Be Triggered by An Overactive Immune System

February 13, 2019 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: April 1, 2019

An overactive response from the immune system might have something to do with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, according to a study published in the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology. Patients with Hepatitis C infections were treated with injections of interferon alpha, a naturally-occurring protein… [read]

An Examination of Genome-Wide Association Studies Finds a European Bias

February 12, 2019 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: April 1, 2019

If you’re a person of European ancestry from the United States, United Kingdom, or Iceland, congratulations! A recent study review published in Communications Biology examined 3,369 genome-wide association studies (GWAS) conducted from 2005 to 2018 and found that more than… [read]