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Natural Remedies - Non-Medicinal Cures for Colds and Other Winter Ills
Health & Wellness  (tags: AlternativeMed, diet, food, family, health, healthcare, humans, illness, medicine, prevention, protection )

Daphna
- 14 hours ago - thedailygreen.com
If the worrying news about over-the-counter cough syrup has you down, try this natural alternative: Add three tablespoons of dried thyme to one pint of boiling water. Let cool, then add one cup of honey. Take one teaspoon every hour as needed
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Herbal Remedies: Ancient Chinese Moxibustion With Mugwort Relieves Deep Pain
Health & Wellness  (tags: AlternativeMed, family, health, healthcare, humans, illness, interesting, medicine )

Daphna
- 1 day ago - greenlivingideas.com
I have recently been suffering from pain in my hips and lower back that has prevented me from writing for almost two weeks now. This constant pain has been caused by an old injury, changes in the weather, stress, and physical exertion (although not more t
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A Flu Shot Gone Wrong
Health & Wellness  (tags: flu shot, illness, reaction, Paralysis, women, warning )

Lone
- 1 day ago - aolhealth.com
You may have heard news reports about 25-year-old Desiree Jennings, the girl with the severe reaction to the seasonal flu shot. Her symptoms -- the
13 comments
"Ian's Law" Makes It To Albany
Health & Wellness  (tags: healthcare, health, illness, humans, treatment, law, news, medicine )

Cal
- 1 day ago - rochesterhomepage.net
"Ian's Law" would make it illegal for insurance companies to drop entire lines of insurance as a pretext for denying coverage to individuals. The bill is named after 37-year-old Ian Pearl, who suffers from muscular dystrophy and needs around the clock car
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Food Industry Dictates Nutrition Policy
Health & Wellness  (tags: illness, health, Factory Farms, diet, disease, risks, safety )

Tierney
- 2 days ago - organicconsumers.org
New York (CNN) -- Beyond the unhealthy influence that our demand for factory-farmed meat has in the area of food-borne illness and communicable diseases, we could cite many other influences on public health, most obviously the now-widely recognized relat
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Monsanto & CropLife Men Have No Place In Our Government
Health & Wellness  (tags: government, healthcare, health, illness, food, safety, science, GeneticEngineering )

Tierney
- 2 days ago - food.change.org
Islam Siddiqui has been nominated as the Chief Agricultural Negotiator for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. If Congress confirms Siddiqui, he will no doubt continue to undermine public health, biodiversity,
4 comments
Kissing Evolved To Spread Germs, Not Feelings
Health & Wellness  (tags: Health, Study, research, illness, kissing )

Katie
- 2 days ago - popsci.com
It looks like your kindergarten gut reaction to kissing might have been correct after all: it really is sick. Or, more specifically, the practice is designed to spread sickness.
1 comment
Urge Reps to Support Health Care Reform That Includes Indian Health Care Improvement Act- Take Action
Health & Wellness  (tags: environment, ethics, family, government, healthcare, humans, illness, medicine, prevention, protection, society )

Daphna
- 3 days ago - capwiz.com
Despite the promises made to Indian nations by the United States government, Indian health care remains inadequate and inaccessible. The Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA), the legislative foundation of the U.S. government's trust responsibility
7 comments
You Are What You Eat: Inside America's Refrigerators
Health & Wellness  (tags: diet, environment, family, food, health, humans, illness, investigation, nutrition, research, study )

Daphna
- 3 days ago - divinecaroline.com
Photographer Mark Menjivar spent over three years traveling across the US examining food issues and culture. During his travels, he asked people if he could photograph their refrigerators and thus put together his latest project, "You Are What You Eat."
1 comment
These Days, a Sneeze Is Not Just a Sneeze
Health & Wellness  (tags: sneezing, H1N1 flu, illness, health, children )

Lone
- 3 days ago - latimesblogs.latimes.com
If "achoo!" makes you jumpy these days, you're not alone. The swine flu pandemic has made people much more reactive when they hear or see someone sneeze, according to a new study. It found that public sneezing
7 comments
Take Action- Support Chemical Security Legislation!
Health & Wellness  (tags: children, death, diet, environment, family, food, government, health, humans, illness, protection, safety, prevention )

Daphna
- 3 days ago - momsrising.democracyinaction.org
The House of Representatives will soon vote on chemical security legislation that will reduce the risks associated with industrial chemical accidents and terrorism, and improve safety and security for American families.
10 comments
ASPCA to Study 'Dog Flu'
Health & Wellness  (tags: animals, canines, pets, flu, protection, illness, study )

Dee
- 3 days ago - cbs6albany.com
It's hard to miss the headlines about Swine Flu these days, but how about "dog flu"? The ASPCA is hoping a new study will help them better understand Canine Flu.
2 comments
As Donors Focus on AIDS, Child Illnesses Languish
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, AIDS, children, disease, illness, death, prevention, protection, treatment )

Dee
- 4 days ago - nytimes.com
JOHANNESBURG- Diarrhea kills 1.5 million young children a year in developing countries - more than AIDS, malaria and measles combined -- but only 4 in 10 of those who need the oral rehydration solution that can prevent death for pennies get it.
7 comments
USA: Limit Use of Non-Therapeutic Antibiotics in Food Animals
Health & Wellness  (tags: humans, illness, food, government, risks, health, diet, drugs )

Tierney
- 4 days ago - secure2.convio.net
The Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (PAMTA), H.R. 1549/S. 619 would phase out, within two years of enactment, the common practice of continually feeding antibiotics important in human medicine to non-sick food animals.
2 comments
10 Common Myths About Bipolar Disorder
Health & Wellness  (tags: Mental, Health, Brain, illness, Treatment )

Sophie
- 4 days ago - x-raytechschools.org
Through diligence and understanding, those suffering from mental illnesses can overcome the arbitrary restrictions society places around them and begin pursuing a better life without the added fear of marginalization.
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