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Medications that block folic acid during pregnancy can cause birth defects

11/19/2009 - (Natural News) An epidemiological study in Israel that included 84,832 babies born at Soroka Medical Center, in Beer-Sheva concluded that medications taken during the first trimester that block folic acid more than double the risk of congenital malformations. The...

Phthalate warning: Medications contain chemicals that "feminize" unborn baby boys

11/17/2009 - (NaturalNews) In a bombshell finding that has far-reaching implications for society and culture, scientists at the University of Rochester have found that phthalates -- the chemical found in many vinyl and plastic products -- tends to "feminize" boys,...

Drugs used in the young for mood disorders, pain and epilepsy may cause adult psychiatric disorders

11/17/2009 - (NaturalNews) There's nothing new about the fact prescription drugs come loaded with possible side effects ranging from the mild to the life-threatening. However, exactly what those side effects are isn't always clear until widely taken medications have...

Orlando shooter, US army Fort Hood shooter both linked to psychiatric drugs

11/7/2009 - (NaturalNews) US Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan shot and killed 13 people and wounded 30 others in a violent attack at a Texas Army base this past week. He reportedly opened fire at the Fort Hood army base without any particular reason or motivation. In...

Potassium normalizes high blood pressure

11/6/2009 - (NaturalNews) High blood pressure isn't a disease, it's just a noticeable symptom of a physiological imbalance with a biological cause. One of the most common biological causes of this symptom is a mineral deficiency. Specifically: Potassium. Potassium...

Suzy Cohen Part I: A Pharmacist Discovers Dangers and Limitations of Prescription Drugs

10/15/2009 - (NaturalNews) This interview is an excerpt from Kevin Gianni's Renegade Roundtable, which can be found at http://www.RenegadeHealth.com. In this excerpt, Suzy Cohen shares on a pharmacist journey to discovering the dangers and limitations of prescription...

A Nation on Mind Altering Drugs: Antidepressants Most Commonly Prescribed Drugs in US

9/18/2009 - (NaturalNews) As NaturalNews has reported in detail (http://www.naturalnews.com/antidepressant_drugs.html), antidepressants like Prozac (fluoxetine) and the growing list of similar selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor drugs (SSRIs) not only can have...

How to Beat and Prevent Osteoporosis Naturally

8/14/2009 - (NaturalNews) As we age, our bones begin to erode, which to some extent is normal and a natural result of aging. However, some of us lose so much bone that our skeletons become weakened and deformed and in severe cases we incur loss of bone density in...

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...

Side Effects of Mental Illness Drugs Cause Sudden Death

7/28/2009 - (NaturalNews) Schizophrenia is a scary and difficult chronic mental illness- both for the person AND for their family who all have to live with the diagnosis. In most cases, antipsychotic medications need to be taken forever to control the disturbing...

Virginia Tech Shooter's Psych Doctor Hid Mental Health Records for Seung-Hui Cho (correction)

7/23/2009 - (NaturalNews) New revelations about the mental "treatment" of Virginia Tech shooter Seung-Hui Cho are surfacing today after the surprise discovery of his mental health records in the home of the former university psych doctor who treated him. These mental...

SSRIs Prescribed for Autistic Children Make Them Worse

6/17/2009 - (NaturalNews) Despite the fact the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not approved any prescription medications to treat the symptoms of autism and related disorders, drugs are frequently -- and increasingly -- being given to autistic children,...

New Evidence: PPI Stomach Acid Drugs Cause Pneumonia

5/31/2009 - (NaturalNews) Whether you've been diagnosed with a peptic ulcer, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) or just have some annoying heartburn from time to time, the odds are your doctor or pharmacist has pushed you towards drugs like Prevacid, Prilosec...

Relieve Trigeminal Neuralgia with Acupuncture

4/26/2009 - (NaturalNews) Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese medical technique that involves the insertion of extremely fine needles on carefully chosen points throughout the body for therapeutic benefit. A recent study in the journal Medical Acupuncture demonstrated...

The Mother's Act - Mandatory Screening of Moms for Depression is Like a Bad Movie Rerun

4/20/2009 - (NaturalNews) The promotion of the Mother's Act is like a rewind of a bad movie dating back to the 1960's when rock stars were singing songs about "mother's little helpers." Women fought for years to gain acceptance of the fact that many female health...

Injuries, Deaths Caused by Medications Skyrocket 38 Percent

4/20/2009 - (NaturalNews) The number of serious injuries and deaths linked to the use of prescription medications reached a new high in the first quarter of 2008, according to a report issued by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices. Researchers found mention...

Canadians Use More Prescription Drugs than Ever Before

4/12/2009 - (NaturalNews) A report released by a drug-tracking firm reveals that prescription drug use among Canadians was higher in 2008 than in any previous year. The report, released on March 26 by IMS Health, a worldwide pharmaceutical-tracking company, assesses...

Five U.S. Rivers Tainted with Pharmaceutical and Chemical Residues

4/4/2009 - (NaturalNews) Fish from 5 effluent-heavy rivers in various parts of the U.S. have been found to be tainted with residues from human medications and common chemicals, according to the results of a study by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...

Bottled Water Found Contaminated with Medications, Fertilizer, Disinfection Chemicals

4/4/2009 - (NaturalNews) Bottled water across the country contains a wide variety of toxic substances, according to laboratory tests conducted by the Environmental Working Group (EWG). "Our tests strongly indicate that the purity of bottled water cannot be trusted,"...

Psychiatric Drug Use of German Shooter Confirmed: Kretschmer Withdrawing from Depression Treatment

3/12/2009 - (NaturalNews) Yesterday we reported on the recent school shooting in Germany, emphasizing the link between psychiatric medications and acts of extreme violence (http://www.naturalnews.com/025826.html). From the facts that were known yesterday, it...

Shootings in Germany, Alabama Underscore Violent Side Effects of Psychiatric Medications

3/11/2009 - (NaturalNews) A 17-year-old former student opened fire near Stuttgart, Germany, killing at least 16 people. The teenager was a former student at a Winnenden school, where he initiated the shooting spree. Three teachers and at least 10 students were killed...

Antidepressants Linked to Sudden Death in Women

3/10/2009 - (NaturalNews) Research just published in the March 17, 2009, issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology links depression to sudden cardiac death (SCD) and fatal coronary heart disease (CHD) in women with no known heart problems. But if...

AstraZeneca Suppressed Information about Seroquel Link to Diabetes, Told Sales Reps to Lie

2/27/2009 - (NaturalNews) Drug maker AstraZeneca, seller of the Seroquel antipsychotic drug, suppressed clinical studies showing its drug significantly increased the risk of diabetes, say internal e-mails. As Bloomberg is reporting today (http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aS_.NqzMArG8&refer=home),...

Hospital Patients Made Sicker with Drug Reactions

2/19/2009 - (NaturalNews) Hundreds of thousands of people go to hospital emergency rooms each year due to adverse reactions to prescription drugs. Many of them are so sick from medication-produced problems, they are admitted for a hospital stay. And then what happens?...

Ending the Atrocities of the FDA; Life Extension Urges Immediate Petition Action for Health Freedom

2/4/2009 - (NaturalNews) What follows is a call-to-action article by William Faloon, founder of the Life Extension Foundation (www.LEF.org). NaturalNews and LEF are working together to publish this information as widely as possible, calling for urgent action to...

Significant Proportion of Asthmatics May Have Been Over-Diagnosed

1/14/2009 - (NaturalNews) Have you or a loved one been diagnosed with asthma? If so, there is actually a good chance that you have been misdiagnosed, according to recent research conducted in Canada. In the past two decades, asthma rates have almost doubled. However,...

Diabetes Treatment Cost in US Nearly Doubled from 2001 to 2007

1/8/2009 - (NaturalNews) The economy is stuttering and healthcare costs are on the rise. Now, according to a study which was recently published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, we discover that the annual costs of diabetes treatment in the United States has...

Book Review: The Ultramind Solution by Dr. Mark Hyman Teaches Consumers How to Beat Depression, Anxiety and Brain Fog

1/8/2009 - (NaturalNews) Dr. Mark Hyman has done it again, nailing the solutions for a common set of health challenges facing the population today. His newest book, The UltraMind Solution delivers a powerful nutrition-oriented solution for depression, anxiety,...

Confessions of a pharmacist: What Big Pharma Won't Tell You about Prescription Drug Safety (Book Review)

1/6/2009 - (NaturalNews) Pharmacists are walking encyclopedias of knowledge about the dangers of drugs, but most of them follow a pro-Pharma agenda, so they never reveal the deadly truth about how dangerous these drugs can really be to your health. There's...

The Latest Brainless Idea: Brain Drugs for Healthy People

12/16/2008 - (NaturalNews) In a commentary in the latest edition of the journal Nature, several scientists make the dubious claim that healthy people should have the right to boost their brains with pills, like those prescribed for hyperactive kids or memory-impaired...

Media Reports on Pharmaceuticals may be Skewed towards Commercial Interests

11/12/2008 - (NaturalNews) We are continually, from time to time, informed about how some supposedly independent researchers had in fact received undisclosed payouts from pharmaceutical companies. In more disconcerting news about the undesirable influence of pharmaceutical...

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