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A look At the Flu Shot in 2018

February 21, 2018 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: February 28, 2018

Each year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and pharmaceutical businesses mount an aggressive effort in the mainstream press to convince Americans to get their flu shots. Flu shots are huge business: industry analysts estimate that over the… [read]

San Francisco’s D.A. Is Clearing Thousands of Marijuana Convictions. Others Around the Country Should Do the Same.

February 13, 2018 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: February 12, 2018

The United States into the largest incarcerator in the world, not just by the numbers, but per capita as well. The system imposes harsh, unfair, devastating, and long-lasting consequences for millions of people. African Americans are almost four times more… [read]

Vitamin D Deficiencies Linked to IBS in U.K. Research Review

February 13, 2018 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: February 15, 2018

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is now a fact of life for up to a quarter of Americans, and a review of all available vitamin D and IBS research found that individuals with IBS were likely to have insufficient levels of… [read]

Scientists Predict Mercury in the Arctic Permafrost Will Be Released by Climate Change

February 12, 2018 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: February 12, 2018

Much has been made of the diseases that will be released once the world’s ice has melted, but scientists have now raised a new concern: mercury. Published in Geophysical Research Letters, scientists found that mercury levels in permafrost soil are… [read]

Lions Ate Big Cat Poacher, They Left Just His Head

February 12, 2018 by Michael Edwards

A poacher hunting lions has been killed and eaten by the very pride of lions he was hunting. At a private game reserve in South Africa the hunter was heard screaming for help as he was attacked at the Ingwelala… [read]

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]