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Physicians going broke because the health care system doesn't work 1/11/2012 - In the US, most people, upon hearing that someone is a physician assume that person has a higher than average income. However, a recent article on the CNN Money website drew attention to a new trend -- doctors declaring bankruptcy. Bankruptcy and practice closuresThe CNN article quotes Marc Lion,...

Monsanto spends whopping $2 million in third quarter 2011 lobbying federal government 1/6/2012 - If you have ever wondered how the biotechnology industry has been able to develop the cozy and unquestioning relationship with the federal government that it has today, you need not look much further than Big Biotech's lobbying expenditures. According to a recent Bloomberg Businessweek report, biotech...

Is the fabric of industrialized society starting to unravel? Highly complex civilizations are more vulnerable to collapse 12/29/2011 - This is one of the most important trends you'll see in 2012 and beyond: Global supply lines are breaking down. The just-in-time system of deliveries on tap is deteriorating. Have you noticed how often the products or parts you need are backordered or delayed? That's what I'm talking about. Try to...

Money and the Blame Game: Seeing Beyond 'Occupy Movements' and 'End The Fed' 12/3/2011 - To say fractional reserve banking is bad is like saying that fire is bad - it's kind of silly for its simplistic assumption. The relevant question is: what are you using it for? Morally, who has committed the greater offense: the farmer who uses loan money to purchase toxic pesticides to spray over...

Yelp.com sued over allegations of extorting small local businesses and restaurants 11/26/2011 - The most savvy business person will tell you that they are always finding a better way to offer their product or otherwise make it more valuable, in order to increase sales and profits. But when that fails some companies, according to a recent lawsuit, resort to harder tactics - like extortion. A...

Stop the Walgreens flu shot harassment! Employees rewarded with iPads for meeting vaccination recruitment goals? 10/13/2011 - Accounts are pouring in to NaturalNews that Walgreens customers feel they are being verbally harassed by Walgreens employees at the checkout counter over flu shots. Multiple accounts from NaturalNews readers describe aggressive verbal harassment by Walgreens employees who appear to be "over the top"...

Exposing the fraud and mythology of conventional cancer treatments 10/12/2011 - Treating cancer is BIG business in America -- in fact, it's a $200 billion a year business. Yet 98 percent of conventional cancer treatments not only FAIL miserably, but are also almost guaranteed to make cancer patients sicker. What's worse: The powers are suppressing natural cancer cures that could...

Steve Jobs dead at 56, his life ended prematurely by chemotherapy and radiotherapy for cancer 10/6/2011 - It is extremely saddening to see the cost in human lives that modern society pays for its false belief in conventional medicine and the cancer industry in particular. Visionary Steve Jobs died today, just months after being treated for cancer with chemotherapy at the Stanford Cancer Center in Palo Alto,...

Former top Democrat says when Obamacare takes effect, small businesses will drop employee health coverage 9/23/2011 - In regard to the health care "reform" measure in 2009, President Barack Obama assured the nation that the 1000-plus page measure was vital -vital- to ensure that all Americans were finally covered by health insurance. In praising its passage in the House, Obama said the measure "will begin the process...

The counterfeit culture - useful observations for understanding why collapse is inevitable 9/2/2011 - Through a devolving web of greed, self-serving power and a departure from fundamental ethics, Western culture has, over the last hundred years, become the counterfeit culture. Nothing is real anymore -- not the food, not the money, and certainly not the evening news. And because it's not real, it's...

Startup watch: Green PolkaDot Box online retailer to finally make organic, non-GMO foods affordable 8/31/2011 - Something significant is happening in the organic foods industry: There's a new player on the block, and its name is Green PolkaDot Box. It's a new online organic store that's launching in just a few weeks, and it has the potential to save organic and non-GMO consumers thousands of dollars a year on...

NaturalNews exposes secret vaccine industry ties and military involvement with Institute of Medicine, reveals fatal conflicts of interest at IoM 8/29/2011 - The Institute of Medicine is suddenly in the news following the release of its vaccine "adverse events" research which found that MMR vaccines actually cause measles, seizures and anaphylactic shock. The old media predictably distorted the story and used it to deceptively announce that "vaccines are...

Timeline of FDA raids on raw milk farmers, dietary supplement makers and natural medicine practitioners 8/10/2011 - The US Food and Drug Administration has a long history of conducting armed, SWAT-style raids on farmers, cancer treatment pioneers and dietary supplement manufacturers. This list, compiled by the editors of NaturalNews, reveals only some of the hundreds of armed FDA raids that have been conducted in...

In time of accelerating economic collapse, the police state targets health food buying clubs rather than real criminals 8/4/2011 - One of the most astounding elements of yesterday's SWAT-style armed raid on Rawesome Foods in Venice, California is the simple fact that both California and the U.S. government are completely and utterly bankrupt. They're running on financial fumes, and at the federal level, a total debt default was...

Photos from Rawesome Foods raid prove government agents illegally stole entire inventory of buyer's club 8/4/2011 - NaturalNews is now publishing some of the very first photos taken in the aftermath of the Rawesome Food raids, which involved a multi-agency raid against Rawesome Foods for selling unpasteurized milk and raw cheese (http://www.naturalnews.com/033220_Rawesome_Foods_armed_raids.html). These photos show...

NaturalNews publishes Rawesome Foods raid search warrant; reveals government agents violated search guidelines 8/3/2011 - The recent act of government-sponsored terrorism against Rawesome Foods in Venice, California was authorized by a woman named Michelle LeCavalier. She signed the warrant which stated that she believed there was property at Rawesome Foods that was "used as the means of committing a felony." (What, the...

Playing chicken with the nation: The U.S. debt ceiling fiasco and the total abandonment of leadership in Washington 7/29/2011 - For the last few decades, it all seemed so simple for the USA: We'll spend other people's money, and when we run out, we'll just borrow from yet more people. It worked for a while... until all those "other people" (foreign central banks) got sick of buying U.S. debt. So lately, Ben Bernanke, Tim Geithner...

USDA trying to run organic leafy green growers out of business 7/17/2011 - Results of the passage of S. 510, the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, are beginning to come into play -- and in this case the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), rather than the FDA, has decided to take the helm. A recent Action Alert posted by the Cornucopia Institute (CI) warns that current...

Huge numbers of Obamacare waivers granted to luxury business in Pelosi's district 7/10/2011 - If you recall during the debate over the healthcare reform law that became known as "Obamacare" because it was shepherded through Congress by the president, one of its primary selling points was that it would cover everyone. That was, after all, the point: Universal coverage - no exceptions, no person...

Economics of the insane: Obama's stimulus cost $278,000 for each new job created 7/8/2011 - There is a reason why libertarian economists want the government to stay out of the business of business - it's because government is not good at it. On that premise, then, it should come as little surprise that the Obama administration's attempt to "create jobs" didn't turn out so well. In fact,...

The most irrational yet effective remedy in the world for radiation illness and its prevention 5/31/2011 - As the radioactive fallout from Japan has officially reached the level of Chernobyl's catastrophe and encroached onto the U.S. and Canada, the EPA, for the lack of a drug to recommend, has been playing the role of psychotherapist - "you are OK, we are OK, don't worry." Even better, the psychotherapeutic...

The truth about fracking and how it is harming our environment 5/11/2011 - Oil and gas companies are engaged in fracking, a gas drilling process hailed as an economy booster, job creator and greener energy source. However, fracking has propelled hundreds of millions of gallons of hazardous, carcinogenic and radioactive chemicals into gas wells in 13 states, according to the...

The Xtremes: Subversive recipes for catastrophic times 5/9/2011 - In just a few short months, we've witnessed people power in action. From the Middle East to the Midwest, movements have risen up to overturn tired dogma and challenge entrenched power. Many of us were inspired by these events. And many of us were surprised. Perhaps we were growing skeptical that people...

China to dump two-thirds of U.S. debt reserves? 5/2/2011 - Amid near-daily reports that the U.S. dollar continues to slide in value comes a report that China, the largest holder of U.S. debt, is considering dumping two-thirds of its dollar reserves, which currently stand at about $3.04 trillion. According to a report from China's Xinhua news agency, Xia...

Wife of jailed herbalist Greg Caton to file criminal charges against FDA for violating federal law 2/15/2011 - Editor's note: We regret that this full story is temporarily unavailable. This is Mike Adams writing this, and I have some concerns that this story needs more supporting evidence because it makes some strong allegations about the behavior of a certain FDA agent and other individuals who allegedly conspired...

With Obamacare ruled unconstitutional; states embrace limits on federal power 2/2/2011 - Federal Judge Roger Vinson ruled this week that the "individual mandate" portion of Obama's health care reform was unconstitutional, dealing a significant blow to the Obama administration's desire to force government-run health insurance on the entire U.S. population. Department of Justice spokespeople...

How the Food Safety Modernization Act will destroy American jobs, farms and local foods 1/12/2011 - How will the new Food Safety Modernization Act actually impact small, local farmers who grow food for CSA's, local restaurants and grocers? To find out, I took a road trip to Texas and interviewed several small, local farmers to ask them, face to face, how the S.510 Food Safety Modernization Act would...

CDC adjusts fluoride poisoning of America's water supply to a lower level 1/8/2011 - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) today issued a startling report that admits 2 in 5 children in America show signs of fluoride poisoning (streaking, spotting or pitting of teeth due to dental fluorosis). The agency concluded that fluoride levels need to be lowered in municipal water supplies,...

Congress sticks it to U.S. farmers with passage of food safety bill that will actually cause fresh produce to be more dangerous 12/22/2010 - The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2751 yesterday with a 216 to 144 vote (yes, many members of the House did not even vote). The so-called Food Safety Modernization Act now heads to the President to be signed into law. When witnessing such a moment in history when the federal government...

S 510 Fake Food Safety bill passed by Senate in late-night sneak attack on small farmers and food freedom 12/20/2010 - The infamous S.510 "food food safety bill" was passed by the US Senate last night in a sneaky, last minute voice vote. All Senators voted for it, Republicans and Democrats alike. Not a single U.S. Senator -- not even Coburn -- objected to its passage. With this vote, the US Senate now sends the bill...

Senate Bill 510 vote delayed until after Thanksgiving - Take action now to oppose food tyranny 11/20/2010 - If there's one thing to give thanks for this year, it's the fact that the Senate floor vote on the so-called "Food Safety Modernization Act" has been delayed until after the Senate's Thanksgiving recess. This gives all of us -- the commonsense opponents of S.510 who don't want the FDA having authority...

Monsanto: The world's poster child for corporate manipulation and deceit 7/30/2010 - At a biotech industry conference in January 1999, a representative from Arthur Anderson, LLP explained how they had helped Monsanto design their strategic plan. First, his team asked Monsanto executives what their ideal future looked like in 15 to 20 years. The executives described a world with 100...

Pharmacists give themselves cancer from dispensing toxic chemotherapy chemicals 7/13/2010 - One of the side effects of chemotherapy is, ironically, cancer. The cancer doctors don't say much about it, but it's printed right on the chemo drug warning labels (in small print, of course). If you go into a cancer treatment clinic with one type of cancer, and you allow yourself to be injected with...

Humans vs. the environment - A thought experiment 6/23/2010 - Protecting the environment isn't a "liberal" idea; it's everybody's business. Liberal or conservative, Democrat or Republican, the environment provides life support for us all, and if we fail to recognize that, we are truly doomed as a civilization. To help explain this, I've put together a simple...

Small businesses threatened with 1099 tax form tyranny provision in health care bill 5/24/2010 - According to a recent report from CNNMoney.com, the massive U.S. health care system overhaul includes more than just a transition to government-run medicine. A small section hidden away in the 2,409-page bill requires all businesses to send 1099 tax forms to every company or individual from which they...

America does not have a shortage of doctors, it has an excess of disease 4/14/2010 - Now that health reform relying on monopolized pharmaceutical medicine has become the law of the land across America, the mainstream media is reporting on a sudden shortage of doctors. The nearly one million doctors who already treat a sick, diseased population is no longer enough, it seems, and medical...

Seasonal flu vaccines increase risk of pandemic H1N1 flu, stunned scientists discover 4/8/2010 - I remember the H1N1 "swine flu" season of 2009 very well. People were rushing out to get vaccinated, scared half to death by the mainstream media which was pushing false reports that the swine flu would kill tens of millions of people and that only a vaccine could save you. The CDC and health authorities...

Epidemic of Vitamin D deficiency sweeping the world 3/12/2010 - There is an epidemic of vitamin D deficiency sweeping across our modern world, and it's an epidemic of such depth and seriousness that it makes the H1N1 swine flu epidemic look like a case of the sniffles by comparison. Vitamin D deficiency is not only alarmingly widespread, it's also a root cause of...

Tooth Soap founder Karen Adler speaks out about creating a successful business as a working mom 3/6/2010 - In a video interview now posted on YouTube, Tooth Soap founder Karen Adler speaks out about how she found the courage and creativity to create the Tooth Soap product line and grow her business to the internationally-recognized success it has become today. In the video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vNm3RNxjvc),...

Free Greg Caton from FDA tyranny; your help needed 3/5/2010 - Herbalist Greg Caton remains under arrest in the United States after having been illegally kidnapped and extradited from Ecuador by the FDA (http://www.naturalnews.com/027750_Greg_Caton_FDA.html). He faces a hearing on March 17th in a Louisiana court, and he needs your help. To support Greg Caton's...

FDA dupes Interpol to achieve illegal kidnapping and deportation of herbal formulator Greg Caton 12/16/2009 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today stands accused of taking part in the kidnapping and illegal extradition of a permanent resident of Ecuador, in violation of both international law and Ecuadorian law. Greg Caton, owner and operator of Alpha Omega Labs (www.AltCancer.com), an herbal products...

Cancer industry desperately needs mammogram screenings to recruit patients and generate repeat business 11/19/2009 - Any time you threaten to take away repeat customer from the businesses that make up the cancer industry, you're in for a political fight. After the United States Preventive Services Task Force released new recommendations advising against mammograms for women under 50 (and recommending only bi-annual...

Suzanne Somers speaks out against the conventional cancer industry: mammograms, chemotherapy vs. alternative cures 11/18/2009 - As the author of the New York Times bestseller, "Knockout: Interviews with doctors who are curing cancer," Suzanne Somers is making waves across the cancer industry. Her powerful, inspired message of informed hope is reaching millions of readers who are learning about the many safe, effective options...

US government report recommends blocking popular websites during pandemic flu outbreak 10/30/2009 - The US government has issued a new report that recommends blocking access to popular websites during a pandemic outbreak in order to preserve internet bandwidth for investors, day traders and securities clearing house operations. The concern is that a pandemic would cause too many people to stay at...

Esteemed virologist Dr Albert Osterhaus accused of stoking pandemic fears to promote his own vaccine business interests 10/19/2009 - In the world of virology, few people have the track record of achievements attributed to Dr. Albert Osterhaus. He's the Head of Department of Virology at the Erasmus MC, University of Rotterdam. Among his many achievements, he was the first to prove the infection mechanism of SARS in 2003. He's also...

Vitamin D Deficiency Reveals an Instant Health Care Reform Solution 8/4/2009 - There once was a Big Pharma zealot More offensive than insect repellant. He just couldn't see What's in vitamin D, "It's not useful unless we can sell it." - by the Health Ranger It's official: Vitamin D deficiency is so widespread in U.S. children that it poses a huge threat to the future health...

Your Beliefs Create the Marketplace 11/23/2008 - You've heard the phrase, "Vote with your wallet." Well the votes are in. Ethical consumers are putting their money where their values are. This quiet revolution based on information and idealism is changing the marketplace. Chances are good that you are one of those consumers. Do you prefer to dine...

Colloidal Silver Company's Fight for Health Freedom: An Interview With Ben Taylor (Part II) 11/21/2008 - Utopia Silver Supplements is a colloidal silver company based out of Utopia, Texas. This natural supplement company has been battling the FDA for 5 years. In this exclusive interview, Ben Taylor, Utopia Silver Supplement Company owner, discusses his fight to defend the company and the principles of...

Green-Lipped Mussels Omega-3 Oils Join Moxxor, NaturalNews 10/28/2008 - The world of omega-3 superfoods just experienced a breakthrough. A new company called "Moxxor" has introduced a marine omega-3 oil supplement derived from green-lipped mussels grown and harvested in the aquaculture farms of New Zealand. This story explains why I'm endorsing this company, its products...

FDA Running Extortion Racket: Natural Supplement Companies Threatened with Arrest if They Don't Pay Up 10/21/2008 - NaturalNews has learned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is running a criminal extortion racket designed to drain cash from health supplement companies and shift it into the pockets of top FDA contractors. This organized crime operation has been running for years, and it has operated with impunity...

Rawvolution: Part I , Tips on Starting a Successful Raw Food Business 10/20/2008 - This interview is an excerpt from Kevin Gianni's Renegade Roundtable, which can be found at http://www.RenegadeRoundtable.com. In this excerpt, Matt Amsdam shares his story of going raw and advice on starting and growing a successful raw food business. Renegade Water Secrets with Matt Amsdam, the...

Review of Revolutionary Direct Sales Companies: Moxxor, Elements for Life, ShopToEarth and Amazon Herb Company 10/16/2008 - This is part two of a two-part article. Read part one first (www.NaturalNews.com/024515.html). Here, in part two, I'm reviewing emerging direct sales companies that are redefining the industry, sweeping away old-school network marketing and replacing it with high-integrity, quality-minded leadership. For...

Is the Federal Reserve Engaged in Acts of Economic Warfare Against America? 10/8/2008 - In 1942, German intelligence officers rounded up skilled Jewish prisoners and launched Operation Bernhardt, a clever scheme designed to counterfeit hundreds of millions of dollars worth of British Pounds and destroy the British economy by flooding it with counterfeit money. Located in the Sachsenhausen...

Interview with Sergei Zimin About Modifilan brown seaweed extract 10/3/2008 - Mike: Many of you reading this may have heard about some of the benefits of plants from the ocean and, in particular, brown seaweed. You may have seen some of the recent news stories about the specific constituents of brown seaweed helping get rid of excess body fat, or you may have read about them...

Merck Targets Low Income and Minority Women in HPV Vaccine Study 9/25/2008 - Merck, manufacturer of the controversial Gardasil vaccine, has awarded a research grant of $79,000.00 to two Indiana University Kelley School of Business professors to study the effect of two interventions on acceptance of the HPV vaccination among low-income and minority women, according to a press...

Almond Growers Sue USDA to Halt Mandatory Chemical Fumigation of Raw Almonds 9/10/2008 - After having their organic almond businesses devastated by the USDA's bizarre decision requiring mandatory chemical fumigation of almonds, the almond industry is fighting back. Fifteen American almond growers have filed a lawsuit against the USDA in an attempt to repeal the requirements that all almonds...

Safety Tips for Placing Your Pet in the Care of Others 9/6/2008 - I recently read an article about a Dog Day Care who had the unfortunate experience of a dog escaping the facility in the middle of the day and no one noticed. At the end of the day, the dog's owners (brand new to this daycare) returned to pick up their dog and... no dog. The article did not provide...

The Health Ranger Answers Common Questions About Nutritional Supplements (transcript) 9/4/2008 - The following is a transcript of a broadcast of The Health Ranger Show. You can find the downloadable audio of this program here: http://www.naturalnews.com/Index-Podcasts.html What is the biggest myth about nutritional supplements? You've often wondered about that haven't you? There is a lot of...

Donna Krech on Key Factors to Changing Your Life and Losing Weight 8/29/2008 - This interview is an excerpt from Kevin Gianni's Fountain of Youth Summit, which can be found at (http://fountainofyouthworldsummit.com) . In this excerpt, Donna Krech shares her examples from her life changing system. The Fountain of Youth World Summit with Donna Krech writer, speaker and "belief...

Irish Voters Reject Lisbon Treaty in a Victory for Democracy in Europe 8/2/2008 - On June 12th, 2008, Irish voters rejected the Lisbon Treaty by a large majority of 53.4% to 46.6%. This result is all the more incredible when one considers that all the main political parties, business groups, trade unions, and a national farming association presented a united front to campaign for...

Colony Collapse Disorder Debunked: Pesticides Cause Bee Deaths 7/22/2008 - The great mystery of bee deaths has been solved. Colony Collapse Disorder is poisoning with a known insect neurotoxin. Clothianidin, a pesticide manufactured by Bayer, has been clearly linked to die offs in Germany and France. Although the bee die offs that have occurred recently are more severe,...

How Corporations Drain Our Aquifers for Profit (Part 1) 6/11/2008 - A modern water war is raging in the tiny town of McCloud, California, snuggled at the base of Mt. Shasta. The enormous conglomerate, Nestlé, managed to extort a contract with the financially strapped town's board members. They were so broke that they couldn't afford an attorney to help guide them through...

Fast Facts About Women in Business in America 6/7/2008 - Women entrepreneurs are increasing at an extraordinary rate, continuing to enter fields traditionally dominated by men. Women owned firms now account for nearly 40 percent of U.S. businesses, although only 3% of these businesses gross a million or more in annual revenues. Women's inspiration and creativity...

Review of Google Health - Technology Achievement or Privacy Disaster? 5/20/2008 - Google Health was launched with much fanfare this week, positioned by Google, Inc. as a technological solution to the rather embarrassing problem of an advanced nation still running on medical records that seem to be stuck in 1970's-era technology. The Google Health service promises to give users a...

A Battle Against Trucking Pollution Won by a Diverse Coalition in California 5/13/2008 - The small community of West Oakland, California lies between three freeways and the fourth largest container port in the U.S. Unfortunately, the residents of this working-class African-American community are accustomed to the exhaust of the 1,500 diesel trucks that pass through on their way coming and...

Important questions about Zrii and other multi-level marketing superfruit juice products 4/24/2008 - This article has been updated in 2011 to pose new questions not just about Zrii but about all the other juices sold at a relatively high price per bottle even though they contain cheap fruit juices such as grape juice, apple juice and pear juice. Most of these products, including Zrii, tend to strongly...

Who and What Is the Monsanto Chemical Corporation? 4/24/2008 - Who and what is the Monsanto Corporation? The Monsanto Chemical Company has a diverse and interesting history. Monsanto is the leading chemical producer for agricultural products. They manufacture the best-selling herbicide RoundUp (as well as other herbicides). They are also the producer of leading...

Merck Caught in Massive Scientific Fraud as In-House Authors were Disguised as Independent Scientists (opinion) 4/18/2008 - Drug giant Merck has been caught red-handed in a scheme to deceive the FDA and the public over the integrity of its scientific studies, say top medical authorities. According to reports that were (amazingly!) published in the Journal of the American Medical Association and detailed in the Washington...

Modern Supermarkets: Palaces of Poisons 4/8/2008 - Each week, my wife and I do our grocery shopping. And yes, even though I'm a man, I'm always involved in this because what we buy is a very important purchase - an investment in our health and business productivity. We are what we eat, for better or for worse. First, we go to a natural/organic food...

Americans Question the Legality of the Income Tax 3/18/2008 - There's nothing that gets me all tingly like the coming of spring. It's always been my favorite time of the year. Just one problem stands between me and total rapture – the need to complete a tax return and file it along with the money I always owe. This year the filing of the tax return feels particularly...

Investors Behind Doomsday Seed Vault May Provide Clues to Its Purpose (Part 2) 3/13/2008 - It's got all the exciting elements of a science fiction novel. A seed bank as strong as a fortress built into the side of a mountain in the remote arctic wilderness built for the purpose of preserving food sources in the event of a disaster. Among the specifications for the bank are dual blast-proof...

Doomsday Vault Ready for Business on the Island of Spitsbergen (Part 1) 2/28/2008 - It's got all the exciting elements of a science fiction novel. A seed bank as strong as a fortress built into the side of a mountain in the remote arctic wilderness built for the purpose of preserving food sources in the event of disaster. Among the specifications for the bank are dual blast-proof doors...

New York Sues Merck over Vioxx Fraud 2/15/2008 - The city and state of New York have filed a joint lawsuit against Merck & Company for deliberately concealing the dangers of its painkiller Vioxx, thereby defrauding public health programs out of millions of dollars in prescription costs. "Merck's irresponsible and duplicitous conduct endangered...

The Vitamin Hoax: Big Pharma Speaks Through Reader's Digest Magazine 2/4/2008 - The cover of the November 2007 issue of Reader's Digest magazine makes a strong statement through a featured article entitled The Vitamin Hoax: 10 Not to Take. Written by Reader's Digest Senior Research Editor, Neena Samuel, the article cautions readers not to be duped into purchasing vitamins and supplements....

The Truth About Honeybees Provide Clues to Their Disappearance 1/24/2008 - Honeybees are disappearing. Searching for likely causes leads us to find out about adulterated honey, poison in beehives and other shocking realities that few of us recognize. By now you've probably heard of Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). It sounds bad and it is. When a hive is affected by CCD, the...

It's Winter - Do You Know Where Your Vitamin D Is? 1/21/2008 - John Cannell, MD, Director of the Vitamin D Council and author of the Vitamin D Newsletter has looked at recent conflicting media coverage of the effects of vitamin D on cancer. The December 2007 issue of the newsletter addresses how studies have been interpreted and how biased interpretation can adversely...

FDA Announces Plan to Eliminate Vitamin Companies 1/15/2008 - The FDA, emboldened by its transformation into a drug company, has embarked upon an anti-American plan of interfering with business and intentionally eliminating various dietary supplement companies from the market. The FDA announcement came on Friday, June 22, 2007 under the guise of a final rule for...

China manufacturers lace children's toys with liquid ecstasy 11/15/2007 - The next time you see your infant enjoying a new made-in-China toy, you might want to check to make sure he's not having too much of a good time: A recent discovery reveals that toys called "Aqua Dots" are coated with a chemical similar to liquid ectasy. When children eat the Aqua Dots (which they're...

Breast Cancer Industry A Scam? Support Education, Not Medication 10/24/2007 - This is the second annual publication of NaturalNews's "Education, Not Medication" program designed to teach women the truth about how to prevent and even cure breast cancer. This disease is 90 percent preventable, mostly using completely free therapies. The breast cancer industry does not want women...

Corporate Greed, Intellectual Property Laws and the Destruction of Human Civilization 10/5/2007 - Did you know that if you have children you are an international criminal? You have violated intellectual property laws by infringing on the copyrights of companies that have been granted patents on the human genome. You have replicated that gene sequence by having children without the permission of...

Newspapers continue shift towards Internet as print business fades 9/26/2007 - U.S. newspaper publishers are shifting their focus away from print subscribers and toward the Internet as print advertising revenue continues to fall, according to presentations made at the annual Mid-Year Media Review, hosted by the Newspaper Association of America. "The Internet is no longer an...

September 1, 2007 - The Day the Raw Almonds Died in North America 9/17/2007 - In April 2007, NaturalNews reported on the Almond Board of California and USDA's plans to make the pasteurization of almonds mandatory. The final plan was published in the Federal Registry on March 30, 2007 and we are now beyond the implementation date of September 1, 2007. According to the final...

In U.S., science is distorted to promote political and corporate agendas 9/7/2007 - In the United States today, science is no longer a pure study. The science primarily publicized today is science that supports the interest of business. You see this in many areas, but most notably in medical and environmental science. Let's start with the environment, because the censorship of environmental...

California Group of Small Business Owners Proposes New Tax for Health Care 9/7/2007 - These days it seems that everybody wants to chime in on health care reform. Presidential candidates are unveiling ideas on health care like a group of Apple executives unveiling the next iPod. Two advocacy groups from California are joining the chorus of voices that want change. The latest proposal...

NaturalNews launches citizen journalism program, invites writers to contribute articles for publication 8/17/2007 - Today NaturalNews is announcing the beta launch of its WebSeed Citizen Journalism project that allows individuals to earn an ongoing revenue stream by writing news articles that will be published on the NaturalNews Network. (A "Citizen Journalist" is a news writer or reporter who is not necessarily credentialed...

The Amazon Herb Company: An Independent Review 8/8/2007 - I've been watching and reporting on the Amazon Herb Company for three years, paying attention to the quality of their products, people and leadership. This is a company that harvests a wide assortment of rainforest herbs from indigenous tribes in the Amazon, then makes them available in various high-potency...

Mike Adams launches eco-friendly LED lighting technology with 1000% improvement in energy efficiency 5/9/2007 - I'm passionate about solving problems and doing my part to make our world a better place. My passions focus on areas that include disease prevention through nutrition, green living, renewable energy, consumer safety, animal welfare and more. For the past four years, my efforts have focused primarily...

28 Senators vote to maintain Big Pharma monopoly over U.S. consumers; Republicans oppose free trade for medicine 5/7/2007 - On May 3rd, 2007, U.S. Senators voted on an amendment to the 2007 Prescription Drug User Fee bill that aims to reform the FDA and enhance drug safety. This amendment, known as the "Dorgan Amendment No. 990," threatened to break Big Pharma's monopoly over pharmaceutical sales and allow U.S. consumers,...

FDA, Inc.? Food and Drug Administration to enter drug business under new "Revitalization Act" 4/25/2007 - This story has been removed. To learn more about nutrition and natural health, try these pages on NaturalNews and NaturalPedia: Nutrition: http://www.naturalnews.com/nutrition.html http://www.naturalpedia.com/nutrition.html Superfoods: http://www.naturalnews.com/superfoods.html http://www.naturalpedia.com/superfoods.html Nutritional...

Hawaiian macadamia nut farmers face economic devastation due to false labeling of imported mac nuts as "Hawaiian" 4/23/2007 - Macadamia nuts are one of my favorite foods for providing health-enhancing oils. They're rich in monounsaturated fats and contain many other phytonutrients that contribute to human health. I think that eating handful of macadamia nuts a day is a great way to control blood sugar, satiate your appetite...

Tyranny in the USA: The true history of FDA raids on healers, vitamin shops and supplement companies 4/12/2007 - Here's a brief overview of some of the campaigns of terror the FDA has initiated against natural healers, nutritional supplement companies and other organizations. Many were conducted using armed agents wielding assault rifles and automatic weapons, dressed in body armor. All of them were intended to...

Cornucopia Institute reveals agribusiness conspiracy to mislead consumers over almonds 4/9/2007 - The Cornucopia Institute, a non-profit organization that promotes honest food and sustainable farming practices, has revealed details of the USDA's conspiracy with agribusiness interests to mislead consumers over the sterilization of almonds. A press release from the Cornucopia Institute, reprinted...

Big business leans green in an environmentally aware consumer marketplace 3/27/2007 - Several major American corporations are teaching customers about energy conservation, recycling, producing less waste and reducing heat-trapping carbon emissions as a way of showing they care about the planet. In the world of big business, weather disasters and a push for fuel alternatives have sparked...

The health care reform legislation that Congress should pass, but won't 2/15/2007 - All of a sudden, everyone's talking about health care reform in the United States. From corporations like Wal-Mart to the newly-elected Democratic majority in the House, it seems that everyone -- business, government and the public -- recognizes our health care system is broken. And it is widely recognized...

Cancer vaccines, little girls and the dirty business of Texas politics 2/6/2007 - Controversy about Human Papilloma Virus vaccines for young girls has exploded since Scottish health authorities announced in the summer that they were considering making them mandatory for 9-year-old girls, but while that plan was upended by parental concerns, Gov. Rick Perry of Texas recently mandated...

Interview: Raw food guru David Wolfe explores the healing energy of living foods 2/1/2007 - Mike: Hi, everybody. This is Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, joined by David Wolfe. David Wolfe: How are you doing, Mike? Mike: I'm doing great, David. For those who don't know who David Wolfe is, let me tell you: This is the raw food pioneer right here. This is a guy who experiments with raw foods,...

Internet companies that quashed Chinese web freedom now seek common code for conducting business abroad 1/24/2007 - Four internet communications companies that recently drew fire from Washington D.C. for participating in internet censorship in China announced they are cooperating with human rights groups to develop a common code of conduct for business dealings abroad. Microsoft, Google, Yahoo and Vodafone Group...

Democrats win, Big Pharma loses (opinion) 11/8/2006 - The election results are (mostly) in, and they show a sweeping change in Washington. Fed up with the war on Iraq, the corruption, scandals and incessant fear mongering of the Republican party, voters ushered in what soon-to-be Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi calls, "A new direction for America." Part...

Child-centered marketing causing kids to carry unhealthy food habits into adulthood 10/30/2006 - The next time you get up early on a Saturday morning, turn on your television to any one of the major broadcast stations or child-oriented cable networks. In between Saturday morning cartoons, you'll suddenly find yourself bombarded by commercials advertising fast food and sugary breakfast cereal and...

Health care costs are bankrupting employers, employees, surveys find 10/27/2006 - Americans are growing increasingly dissatisfied with the health insurance costs of the employer-sponsored health care system, according to the annual Health Confidence Survey. The survey found that overall dissatisfaction with health insurance costs increased from 33 percent last year to 52 percent,...

Education Not Medication -- a women's health program by Mike Adams 10/23/2006 - The breast cancer industry is now run by corporations that profit from women with disease. With nearly all breast cancer nonprofits being subjugated by drug companies, the FDA censoring alternative cancer solutions, and the mainstream media wildly exaggerating the benefits of near-useless cancer drugs...

Consumer Alert: Prestige Camera generates customer complaints from questionable business practices 10/16/2006 - Complaints against Prestige Camera are cropping up all over the internet at sites such as the Better Business Bureau, Digital Photography Review, and RipOff.com. Customers allege shady practices such as trying to up-sell substandard warranties, chargers and camera cases for more than their standard...

Eric Head of Foresee Results talks about the ASCI's impact on companies, the online shopping experience and the national GDP 8/24/2006 - Steve Diaz: I'm speaking with Eric Head. He's the director of business development for Foresee Results, which is a company that uses the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) to integrate customer information for online retailers. Is that correct? Eric Head: Yes. We essentially use customer...

Web marketing guru Jim Sterne gives advice on how to successfully utilize customer emails 8/23/2006 - Mike: Welcome everyone. Today we are speaking with Jim Sterne, one of the most authoritative and well-received authors, speakers and thinkers on web marketing and email marketing. Welcome, Jim. Sterne: Thank you very much. Mike: It's a pleasure to have you with us today. For those who aren't familiar...

Legitimate hoodia seller targets dishonest competition with national "Hoodia Scam" ads 8/23/2006 - The hoodia gordonii succulent, which has been used as a hydrator and appetite suppressant for centuries by the San tribe of the Kalahari Desert, arrived in the U.S. and Europe with such an impact that it created a market fraught with peril -- and both the consumers and the manufacturers are to blame....

Amazon.com's extraordinary emphasis on the user experience drives their continued success 8/18/2006 - I love shopping with Amazon.com. Do you know why this pioneering online retailer is still in business and still doing great? They place such a heavy emphasis on the user experience. They get it right and they understand e-commerce. Many times -- even when I see a product in someone else's catalog or...

The future of food fabrication, intellectual property and seeds 4/26/2006 - Sometime in the future, science is going to deliver to us desktop food fabrication equipment. These machines, which I'll call "FoodFabs," will be able to manufacture food items at the touch of a button on your desktop or countertop. It might have the size and shape of a microwave, but instead of punching...

Pretend medicine: Let's play doctor! 4/21/2006 - Conventional medicine, as practiced today, is actually pretend medicine. Doctors and drug companies pretend to make patients healthier by giving them drugs. The FDA pretends to protect the safety of the public. Medical journals pretend to print only rigorous, scientifically-sound research papers. Drug...

Interview with Loren McDonald, vice president of marketing at EmailLabs 4/11/2006 - Mike: This is Mike Adams, and with us today is Loren McDonald, the vice president of marketing at EmailLabs, one of the most well-known email marketing service companies on the web. Thanks for joining us today, Loren. McDonald: Thank you. I'm enjoying being here. Mike: For those who aren't familiar...

Eye-opening documentary "The Corporation" reveals the true evils behind some Big Business companies 3/22/2006 - One of the most important videos you will ever see is The Corporation, a documentary by Zeitgeist Video. The film includes interviews with people like Milton Friedman and Noam Chomsky -- two individuals you wouldn't normally see in the same film -- and there are also interviews with many other CEOs,...

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