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According to two recent studies, one in the U.S. and one in Canada, the massive increase in cardiac “intervention surgery” in recent years in both countries has flooded new millions of dollars into the bank accounts of hospitals and physicians but has not reduced the heart attack rate in either country.
Most coronary artery bypass surgeries [...]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is sending more than 1,000 letters to pharmaceutical companies asking them to reevaluate the results of tests performed by MDS Pharma Services between 2000 and 2004 that were part of applications for approvals from the FDA. The drug companies have six months to comply. The agency said that [...]

Have you ever almost been run over by a child rolling along seemingly out ofcontrol on shoes with wheels?
The popularity of these shoes and the safety hazards they have been known tocause has lead some shopping mall proprietors to outlaw them in their stores. Some 4million pairs of these “wheeled shoes” have been sold, so [...]

A recent study published in Annals of Internal Medicine has found that bronchodilators of the “beta-agonist” class, the inhalers used by asthma patients, may be responsible for 4,000 of the 5,000 asthma-related deaths that occur in the United States each year.
The 2006 study analyzed two of the main drugs used in asthma inhalers in children [...]

Acupuncture, combined with stretching exercises and special pillows, helps relieve back and pelvic pain that occurs during pregnancy. Acupuncture alone helps the majority of pregnant women, with even better results than physiotherapy.
A study of women with both back and pelvic pain showed that 60 percent who received Acupuncture treatment reported less intense pain, compared to [...]

You’ve heard it before, “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.” For kids, this is doubly true. Numerous studies show that kids learn better, stay more focused and generally eat better all day long if they start with a good breakfast. So what makes a good breakfast? A walk down the cereal aisle [...]

The Canadian government announced on April 18, 2008 that they will ban baby bottles which contain bisphenol A (BPA), which was concluded to be toxic. The chemical BPA may be linked to breast cancer, prostate cancer and early puberty. Experiments also revealed precancerous tumors and urinary tract problems in rats injected with bisphenol A.
BPA can [...]

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has released its first study of the number of 8-year-old children diagnosed with autism in selected areas of 14 states across the country, and the numbers are disturbingly higher than expected.
The report includes statistics gathered in 2000 and 2002 covering nearly 600,000 8-year-old children, or nearly 15% of all [...]