By Alanna Ketler The Facts: Many commonly prescribed medications have been found to have a drastic affect on the “good bacteria” in our gut. Reflect On: It is important to be aware of all potential side effects before taking a new drug to decide whether…
By Tyler Durden Federal prosecutors have reportedly opened a criminal investigation into whether pharmaceutical companies intentionally allowed opioid painkillers to flood communities. As The Wall Street Journal notes, the feds are employing laws normally used to go after drug dealers, according to people familiar with…
By Rosanne Lindsay, Naturopath There is a growing trend in the redefining and reversal of words. Up is down. Black is white. Disease is health. Abnormal is normal. Only in the Modern world is it fashionable to return to Medieval times where everything old is…
Cannabis may be helping Canadians cope with the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), new research suggests. In an analysis of health survey data collected by Statistics Canada from more than 24,000 Canadians, researchers from the BC Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU) and University of…
By Richard Enos The Facts: Even though Western medical companies have been required to publicly disclose payments to doctors for promotional work over the last five years, there has been a significant rise in these practices, leading to 700 doctors earning more than $1M. Reflect…
By Oliver van Hecke, University of Oxford GPs in the UK carry out over 300m patient consultations every year and at least a quarter of these deal with children. Almost two-thirds of such appointments are for coughs, sore throats, or earaches – illnesses which young…
By Sean Walton Mylan Pharmaceuticals is pulling one lot of Xanax from pharmacy shelves nationwide because of what the company said is “the potential presence of a foreign substance” in the popular prescription anti-anxiety drug. The drug manufacturer cited a small chance of infection in…
By Mac Slavo Big Pharma’s business model is working great…for them. They are racking in billions getting people hooked on their drugs and then hiking the prices up 667% in some cases. According to ARS Technica, new drug-pricing data is showing massive and stunning hikes….
CNAs play a critical role in our healthcare system, assisting licensed nurses, aiding patients with their activities of daily living, and even providing home healthcare support and housekeeping assistance in assisted living facilities and nursing homes. Simply put, CNAs keep our healthcare systems running. Unfortunately,…
By John Vibes Sesame Street, one of the longest-running children’s television shows in the United States, has introduced a new character that has a mother who is addicted to opioids. The new character is a bright green Muppet with yellow hair who is friends with…
Researchers at National Jewish Health and the University of Iowa have identified a compound in human breast milk that fights infections by harmful bacteria while allowing beneficial bacteria to thrive. Human breast milk has more than 200 times the amount of [easyazon_link identifier=”B06XC2ZJQR” locale=”US” tag=”natblaze-20″]glycerol…
An antibiotic commonly found at low concentrations in the environment can have major impacts on gut bacteria, report researchers at the University of Oregon. The study, published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, applied three-dimensional microscopy to nearly transparent zebrafish…
The growing appetite for animal protein in developing countries has resulted in a smorgasbord of antibiotic consumption for livestock that has nearly tripled the occurrence of antibiotic resistance in disease-causing bacteria easily transmitted from animals to humans, according to a recent report in the journal…
The health care market is failing to support new antibiotics used to treat some of the world’s most dangerous, drug-resistant “superbugs,” according to a new analysis by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine infectious disease scientists. In a study published today in Antimicrobial Agents and…
By Jon Rappoport If you were the head of a drug company… If you had no conscience (the key fact)… If one of your drugs was causing people to commit murder… If MANY law suits against your company were waiting to go to trial… And…
If you’ve never had a heart attack or stroke, you likely should not be taking aspirin to prevent them, according to new research. “This is the most significant practice-changing evidence to come out in the past year,” said Michael Kolber, a family medicine professor at…
By Natural Blaze Recent studies show fluoride may be harming you and your children’s health. Separate studies show fluoride has negative effects on cognitive development and IQ, damages organs, and is linked with ADHD. Links to studies mentioned in the video: Harvard University: Impact of…
By Arjun Walia The Facts: A recent interview with Michael Pearson, the CEO of Valeant Pharmaceuticals, outlined the importance of keeping shareholders happy. Reflect On: Are pharmaceutical companies in the business of health care, or sick care? Is their priority profit or helping to cure…
By Sean Walton CVS Pharmacy has stopped selling Zantac, as well as its generic version of the heartburn medication, over concerns that they might contain a substance that could cause cancer. CVS, the largest pharmacy chain in the country, said over the weekend it was…
By Jon Rappoport Why do I keep writing on this subject? Hmm, let’s see—because extraordinary numbers of people are dying, and are severely maimed. That’s a pretty good reason. Because medical and government and press authorities are lying through their teeth and covering up the…
