Feature articles on healthcare: Americans are Victims of Undeclared War that Makes Universal Healthcare Unaffordable 8/1/2009 - (NaturalNews) As all the pushing and shoving over universal health care coverage moves into high gear, one thing remains indisputable. If Americans were healthy the costs of insuring them would be a whole lot less, and coverage could easily be provided... The Mothers Act Disease Mongering Campaign - Part III 7/31/2009 - (NaturalNews) This is part three of a four-part investigative article series by award-winning journalist Evelyn Pringle. Read part one (http://www.naturalnews.com/026634_drugs_suicide_adhd.html) or part two here (http://www.naturalnews.com/026707_health_disease_depression.html). In... What's Really in Obama's Health Care Reform Bill - A Plain English Translation 7/30/2009 - (NaturalNews) Mrs. Bouchard seemed upset. "I can't afford health care as yet." The new health reform bill Made her sickly and ill "But I'd rather have cancer than debt!" What's really in Obama's health care reform bill? Almost no one knows, and... The Mothers Act Disease Mongering Campaign - Part II 7/27/2009 - (NaturalNews) This is part two of an investigative series on The Mothers Act by Evelyn Pringle. Read part one here: http://www.naturalnews.com/026634_drugs_suicide_adhd.html The Mothers Act legislation specifically defines the term "postpartum conditions"... Clinics and Doctors' Offices Spreading Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (Superbugs) 5/20/2009 - (NaturalNews) Think you're only in danger from antibiotic-resistant infections, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Clostridium difficile (C.difficile) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus if you are in a hospital? Think again. The... Big Pharma: The Somali Pirates of Healthcare Who Hijack Your Health to Extract Profits 4/22/2009 - (NaturalNews) As the world's attention is now fixated on the Somali pirates who hijacked the Maersk Alabama ship in their quest for profits, it's fascinating to watch the circus of the American justice system attempt to enforce U.S. laws in a lawless... Integrative Medicine on Capitol Hill 3/20/2009 - (NaturalNews) The Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994, or DSHEA, is a decent law. It says supplements are to be treated as food, not drugs, which only makes sense. Supplements are safe and natural food substances. As such, they can't be... The Tragic Truth behind the Gardasil Nightmare 2/13/2009 - (NaturalNews) Why have the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries chosen to experiment with the first ever, large scale application of a new, unproven, genetically modified, inter-species gene mixing vaccine technology on the female youth of an entire... Dr. Deitch Part II: Take Responsibility for Your Health and the Health Care Account 12/28/2008 - (NaturalNews) This interview is an excerpt from Kevin Gianni's Renegade Roundtable, which can be found at http://www.RenegadeRoundtable.com. In this excerpt, Dr. Jason Deitch shares on taking responsibility for our own health and understanding the health... Dr. Jason Deitch Part I: Problem Issues that Need Healing in the Health Care System 12/24/2008 - (NaturalNews) This interview is an excerpt from Kevin Gianni's Renegade Roundtable, which can be found at http://www.RenegadeRoundtable.com. In this excerpt, Dr. Jason Deitch shares on the issues plaguing our health care system and why we need to create... The Slime That Threatens Healthcare 12/16/2008 - (NaturalNews) Beware of snake oil salesmen, particularly in pharmaceutical ads, or physicians doling out expensive drugs. Most of the time, drugs are not the answer, especially for kids. Unfortunately, healthcare is driven mostly by profit, and currently... Poor Health in US: Reasons and Solutions 11/26/2008 - (NaturalNews) Despite its progress in so many areas of life, the United States suffers badly from ill health. In an excellent article titled "Thinking Differently About Health Care", John de Graaf, a documentary filmmaker, Executive Director of Take Back... US Accounts for Forty-Five Percent of Worldwide Pharmaceutical Spending 11/20/2008 - (NaturalNews) A recently released study of per capita spending on pharmaceuticals reveals that the US spends more than any other major industrialized nation, nearly twice the average amount of the 30 countries included in the assessment. In addition,... Alert: Diabetic Insulin Syringes Recalled 11/13/2008 - (NaturalNews) Adding to the long list of recent recalls, people with diabetes using ReliOn® insulin syringes should check their boxes. On November 5, 2008, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Website publicized notice of the ReliOn® Insulin Syringe... Lead Researcher on BPA Study Accepts $5 Million 10/24/2008 - (NaturalNews) Charles Gelman, a retired manufacturer of syringes and medical filtration devices who considers Bisphenol A (BPA) to be "perfectly safe", gave $5 million to the research center headed by Martin Philbert, the chairman of a Food and Drug Administration... The Five Best Ways to Succeed With a Physical Rehabilitation Program 9/8/2008 - (NaturalNews) Being injured or ill is not usually very fun. As such, the quickest and safest recovery is desired to help one get through these tough times. Health care or healthcare as defined by wikipedia is defined as: "the prevention, treatment, and... [endif]--> The 5 Best Ways to Succeed With a Physical Rehabilitation Program 8/31/2008 - (NaturalNews) Being injured or ill is not usually very fun. As such, the quickest and safest recovery is desired to help one get through these tough times. Health care or healthcare as defined by wikipedia is defined as: "the prevention, treatment, and... The AMA Conspiracy to Contain and Eliminate the Practice of Chiropractic 8/14/2008 - (NaturalNews) The medical profession has a long history of opposing alternative healing professions. While always claiming public safety as its reasons for the attacks, the true reasons involve protecting their monopoly of the health care market. In... The Politics of National Health Care Reform: Why no Popular Presidential Candidate can Solve Our Health Care Crisis (transcript) 7/3/2008 - (NaturalNews) The following is a transcript of Health Ranger Report #16, entitled The Politics of National Health Care Reform, which is available free of charge as an MP3 download at: http://www.naturalnews.com/Index-Podcasts.html Have you ever wondered... Why Americans Are No Longer the Tallest People in the World 6/14/2008 - (NaturalNews) Average height provides one of the best indications of a population's overall health. Until the last few years, U.S. citizens were the world's tallest and enjoyed better health than the people of any other nation. Things have changed, though.... Honeybees and Almonds, Pigs and MRSA: The Deadly Connections 2/6/2008 - (NaturalNews) The New York Times recently reported a highly probable direct link between our unsustainable system of modern industrial agriculture and two recently emerging phenomena that threaten us all. The author makes the very logical connection between... Chiropractic is Health Care, Not Disease Care 1/24/2008 - (NaturalNews) Chiropractors have, for the past 112 years, treated sickness and infirmity without the use of drugs and with the goal of avoiding surgical removal or repair of any of the body's organs or structures. Chiropractic's message is that the proactive... Mercury Does Not Belong in Light Bulbs or Vaccines 11/21/2007 - (NaturalNews) According to the National Association of County Health Officials (NACHO), an independent affiliate of the National Association of Counties representing 1,300 local health departments, mercury poses the following dangers: "Mercury can be... September: A Banner Month for Drug Industry Crime 11/1/2007 - (NaturalNews) September was a banner month for settlements by drug companies and medical device manufacturers for criminal activity in the United States, but not because of any effort by the FDA who is charged with regulating the drug and medical device... Clinical Drug Trials: FDA Fails to Monitor Safety and Integrity 10/18/2007 - (NaturalNews) A new report issued on September 28th, 2007 by Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General found that federal health officials don't even know how many clinical trials are being conducted in the Nurses launch national "Scrubs for SiCKO" campaign to endorse universal health care following Michael Moore's film 7/2/2007 - Starting June 29th, the launch day of the SiCKO documentary, nurses, doctors and other health care practitioners are launching a national campaign to urge support for a shift to a universal health care system. They'll be handing out flyers and recruiting... UK Healthcare Commission: Mental health patients overdosed with prescription psychotropic drugs 1/22/2007 - (NaturalNews) Mental health patients in UK trusts are routinely prescribed medications in excess of the highest recommended dose, and most patients are not granted proper access to consultations with pharmacy staff, according to a new report by the Healthcare... Companies turn to in-house health clinics to control skyrocketing health care costs 1/20/2007 - (NaturalNews) According to a recent study, the economic strain levied on employers in the U.S. from employee healthcare costs is growing exponentially, leaving many employers scrambling to find alternatives to their present healthcare models. The... U.S. healthcare system "dangerous" compared with two dozen industrialized nations 9/21/2006 - (NaturalNews) A new study by The Commonwealth Fund's Commission on a High Performance Health System shows that the U.S. healthcare system ranks far below those of nearly two dozen other industrialized nations. The study examined 37 national indicators... Michael Moore's "Sicko" documentary project causing preemptive fear among drug companies 8/22/2006 - (NaturalNews) -- Michael Moore's upcoming 2007 documentary "Sicko" -- aimed at the $1.5 trillion healthcare and pharmaceutical industry -- has mobilized many companies within the medical industry to try to discredit Moore and the film, AdAge.com reports. Moore,... Healthcare staff not prepared for flu pandemic (press release) 7/17/2006 - Nearly half of health workers surveyed would not go to work during an influenza pandemic. The results of a survey of health workers in Maryland, USA, published today in the open access journal BMC Public Health reveal that the staff's perceived importance... 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