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Drug Firms Profiting From Addiction – Shipping Massive Quantities of Opioids To West Virginia

February 8, 2018 by Michael Edwards

Mingo County has the fourth-highest prescription opioid death rate of any county in the United States. This county in West Virginia had a population of 26,839 in 2010 according to the census, and it has likely declined since. There are… [read]

List Of States Attempting to Legislate Mandatory Vaccines

February 8, 2018 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: February 9, 2018

The Alliance for Natural Health USA (ANH-USA) has listed states that are attempting to legislate mandatory vaccines. From the website: A new year brings a flurry of legislative activity. Many states will be considering bills that limit vaccine choice, whether… [read]

Florida Bill 1558 Would Make HPV Vaccine Mandatory for School Children

February 7, 2018 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: February 8, 2018

Florida has introduced Senate Bill 1558, legislature that would make the HPV vaccine mandatory for public school children. The bill would mimic similar vaccine mandate laws in Rhode Island, Virginia and Washington D.C. Florida’s HPV vaccine rates are lower than… [read]

Study Shows Curcumin Boosts Mood and Memory in People with Age-Related Memory Loss

February 4, 2018 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: February 4, 2018

Curcumin, the chemical that gives turmeric its vivid yellow hue, produced significant improvements in mood, memory, and attention for people aged 50 to 90, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. Let’s face it… [read]

Trump’s CDC Director Resigns After Tobacco Investments Discovered

January 31, 2018 by Michael Edwards

Brenda Fitzgerald reportedly said she resigned because she could not divest from certain financial interests “in a definitive time period.” A Politico article from Tuesday reports that Fitzgerald purchased shares in a tobacco company shortly after becoming CDC director. The… [read]

Trader Joe’s Will Remove BPA and BPS From Register Receipts

January 30, 2018 by Kristina Martin

Trader Joe’s announced last week that it will change the receipt paper used to one without bisphenol A (BPA) and Bisphenol S (BPS), two well known endocrine disruptors. Both of these chemicals can be absorbed through the skin, and this… [read]

Why Does the Younger Generation Today Often Sport the Lopsided Grin?

January 26, 2018 by Jane Chitty

Over the past couple of years, I have noticed at least three young TV presenters here on UK television who have crooked smiles – and I started to wonder why. On doing some research, I found that I was not… [read]