Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 It is the first time that any internationally-recognized cancer organization has found the courage to make a partial proclaimation about the health hazards of the chemicals found in processed meat products. It's almost as big a deal as when the American Medical Association, after years of taking millions of dollars from tobacco companies, finally admitted that smoking causes lung cancer and heart disease. (A decade after the scientific evidence was irrefutable, of course, but then again, the AMA was making money off Big Tobacco by running tobacco ads in JAMA... |
Joerg Gruenwald, Ph.D.
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 PRECAUTIONS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS
No health hazards or side effects are known in conjunction with the proper administration of designated therapeutic dosages. Signs of irritation are possible in connection with overdoses due to the mucous-membrane-stimulating character of the alkamides.
DOSAGE
Mode of Administration: No precise information is available.
LITERATURE
Kem W, List PH, Horhammer L (Hrsg.), Hagers Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, 4. Aufl., Bde 1-8, Springer Verlag Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, 1969. |
C. W. Randolph, M.D.
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 Due to the health hazards associated with xenoestrogens that were mentioned in Chapter 2, we urge you to eat only organic meats and poultry, which are produced without chemicals or growth hormones.
Even with organic meats, some choices are better sources of protein than others. Red meat is usually higher in fat, particularly saturated fat. There are, however, plenty of lean complete proteins, including the breast meat of poultry and eggs from organic, free-running hens. |
Stacy Malkan
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 They tracked down lists of known and suspected chemical health hazards from various government and academic sources — lists from the US FDA, EPA, National Toxicology Program, European Chemical Bureau and peer-reviewed academic journals — and merged them together into a common database.
If you'd expect the cosmetics industry to have a central list of product ingredients, you might suppose the government would already have a central database of hazard information about chemicals. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 With the health hazards of chemical exposure just beginning to emerge (and additional health problems likely to be discovered in the years ahead), it's a no-brainer to spend a few extra dollars to eliminate a common source of BPA ingestion by babies. As the well-worn question puts it, "Isn't your baby's health worth it?"
Where to get these BPA-free baby bottles
Whole Foods is apparently carrying the bottles now, so you can check retail stores for inventory. |
Steven V. Joyal
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 Cooking meats at high temperatures also creates other health hazards, such as the formation of gene-mutating toxins—carcinogens—that significantly increase your risk of cancer (see "Cook to Your Health," page 103).
Eating Out
Following an antiglycation eating plan when dining out is easy. One tip is to always verify with the waitstaff how a particular menu item is prepared. If you don't see what you want, ask if a particular item can be made for you. For example, if a fish dish on the menu is offered grilled, ask if it can be poached. |
Devra Davis
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 Over the next few years, the top experts in public health research pored over data from twenty different countries examining the health hazards of tobacco.
Kennedy distanced himself from the process. When asked in 1962 about his own opinion on the risks of smoking, the charismatic, cigar-smoking president provided a politically adept, completely noncommittal reply: "The matter is sensitive enough, and the stock market is in sufficient difficulty, without my giving you an answer which is not based on complete information, which I don't have. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Think about how many more deaths could have been prevented if the FDA didn't blatantly push for the drug's approval in spite of its health hazards.
The bottom line is the FDA must change, or be gutted and rebuilt from the ground up. It must reform in ways much more far reaching than what was outlined in the GAO report, though those changes will no doubt make a difference. Perhaps the FDA should take its own slogan to heart: "Do it right the first time. |
Devra Davis
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| What information is permitted to get to the marketplace, who decides when to release findings about public health hazards, all these things are not determined by scientific inquiry but by the social and economic realities that constrain them.
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A 1977 Herblock Cartoon, copyright by The Herb Block Foundation.
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not "Eureka!" but "That's funny . . . |
Andreas Moritz
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 Millions of women around the world, without being aware of the potential health hazards of ultrasounds, are participating in the largest medical experiment of all times. Their babies are the guinea pigs in this experiment. They become vulnerable to external and internal harmful influences when their delicate electromagnetic fields are distorted, misaligned or damaged by highly concentrated doses of ultrasound; exposure to that is neither natural nor suitable for any human being. |
Joerg Gruenwald, Ph.D.
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| PRECAUTIONS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS
No health hazards or side effects are known in conjunction with the proper administration of designated therapeutic dosages. Due to the constituent pungent substances, the intake of larger dosages may well lead to irritations of the stomach and the urinary drainage passages.
LITERATURE
Connell WD, J Chem 23:369. 1970. Further information in:
Hoppe HA (1975-1987) Drogenkunde, 8. Aufl., Bde 1-3, W. de Gruyter Verlag, Berlin, New York.
Kern W, List PH, Hdrhammer L (Hrsg.), Hagers Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, 4. Aufl., Bde. |
| PRECAUTIONS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS
No health hazards or side effects are known in conjunction with the proper administration of designated therapeutic dosages.
DOSAGE
Mode of Administration: Internally as a tea; externally, the fresh herb is squeezed for poultices.
Daily Dosage: There is no exact dosage. A daily recommended dose consists of 1 to 2 dessertspoonfuls (30ml) of the juice of the fresh plant.
LITERATURE
Bohlmann F et al, Chem Ber 93, 981. 1968.
Hansel R, Keller K, Rimpler H, Schneider G (Hrsg.), Hagers Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, 5. Aufi. |
| PRECAUTIONS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS
No health hazards or side effects are known in conjunction with the proper administration of designated therapeutic dosages. Digestive complaints and constipation are conceivable with the intake of large quantities, due to the constituent tannins.
DOSAGE
Mode of Administration: Available as a liquid extract.
LITERATURE
Oliver-Bever B (Ed., 1986), Medicinal Plants of Tropical West Africa, Cambridge University Press UK.
Sharma BR and Sharma P, (1981) Planta Med 43:102.
Schimmer O, Furochinolinalkaloide als biologisch aktive Naturstoffe. In: ZPT 12(5):151. |
| PRECAUTIONS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS
No health hazards or side effects are known in conjunction with the proper administration of designated therapeutic dosages.
DOSAGE
Mode of Administration: The drug is taken internally as a tea prepared from the ground or powdered drug.
Daily Dosage: The standard single dose is 1.5 g of the drug to 1 cup of liquid per dose.
Storage: Protect from light.
LITERATURE
Berti G et al., Tetrahedron Lett: 1-5. 1964. Cooper-Driver G, Swain T, Bot J Linn Soc 74:1-21. 1977. Imperato F, PH 21:2158-2159. 1982. Imperator F, (1982) Phytochemistry 21(8):2158. |
| PRECAUTIONS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS
No health hazards or side effects are known in conjunction with the proper administration of designated therapeutic dosages.
DOSAGE
Mode of Administration: There is no information available to evaluate its use in folk medicine. In homeopathy, Baneberry is available as dilutions of the mother tincture.
LITERATURE
Fardella G, Corsano St, Preliminary study on actein biosynthesis. In: Ann Chim(Rom)63:333-337. 1973.
Nikonow GK, Syrkina SA, Chemische Untersuchungen der aktiven Prinzipien von Actaea spicata L. In: Pharm Zentralhalle 103(8):601. 1964. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Yet few people truly understand the health hazards posed by the mercury found in these lights.
Fluorescent lights are filled with a gas containing low-pressure mercury vapor and argon. The inner surface of the bulb is coated with a fluorescent coating made of varying blends of metallic and rare earth phosphor salts. When a high-voltage current is passed through this vapor, the electricity causes the gasses to "fluoresce" or emit light. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
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| General: No health hazards or side effects are known in conjunction with the proper administration of designated therapeutic dosages. Internal administration can be followed occasionally by dizziness and headache, as well as by uterine pain.
Pregnancy: Not to be used during pregnancy. overdosage
Overdosage could lead to mucous membrane irritation, followed by vomiting. Use over prolonged periods of time may lead to weakened vision and total blindness. dosage
Mode of Administration: Quassia Wood is used in homeopathic dilutions and in commercial pharmaceutical preparations. |
Paul D. Blanc, M.D.
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 Edward Head-lam Greenhow began a systematic investigation of the health hazards of the textile trades. Greenhow was working under the aegis of John Simon, who orchestrated a series of public health reports for rhe Privy Council, a governmental body in which Simon served in a role somewhat analogous to that of the U.S. surgeon general.
Greenhow was commissioned to carry out a number of field investigations, collecting data on respiratory diseases among a spectrum of manufacturing towns in England. |
| Indeed, the very first printed medical text wholly devoted to occupational disease was specifically on the subject of the health hazards of metalwork. Originally written in the German metalworking center of Augsburg in 1473 but not printed until 1524, the translated title of the eight-page pamphlet is "On the Poisonous Evil Vapouts. |
| From corrosive sublimate to creosote and from pentachlorophenol down through chromated copper arsenate, a narrow, technologically driven chemical-manufacturing sector has managed to introduce new health hazards with each wood treatment innovation that it markets. If we are to learn a lesson from the past and recent history of wood preservatives, it is clearly one that teaches us to be vigilant going forward. Chemicals toxic to one form of life are likely to cause human health problems too, one way or another. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
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| According to older sources, repeated visual disorders and glaucomalike states appeared following ingestion of the drug, however no health hazards have been verified in conjunction with the proper administration of designated therapeutic dosages. dosage
Mode of Administration: Preparations for internal and external use
Preparation:
Ammoniacum depuratum: 1,000 parts coarse ammoniac powder are heated with 1,500 parts ethanol 60% in a steam bath while being constantly stirred until an emulsion is formed. |
| No health hazards are known in conjunction with the proper administration of designated therapeutic dosages. dosage
Mode of Administration: Whole herb preparations and liquid preparations for internal use
Preparation: The fruit is boiled or steamed with wine until all the liquid has been drawn out.
Daily Dosage: 5 to 12 gm of drug.
Chinese Medicine Dosage: 3 to 9 gm of drug daily.
Storage: The herb should be protected from insects and stored in dry place. literature
Hansel R, Keller K, Rimpler H, Schneider G (Ed) Hagers Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis. 5. Aufl. |
Devra Davis
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| We know of many instances where insurance companies tracked health hazards for years, as claims mounted and reports of various ailments accumulated, without letting workers know the dangers they faced. We also know that current laws discourage giving such information up. The federal Toxic Substances Control Act provides criminal penalties for anyone who has knowledge that someone endangers public health or the environment and does not report it. The result is that most companies no longer develop such knowledge or collect such information, so that they can't be charged with breaking this law. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
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| Nothing is known regarding health hazards or side effects in connection with the administration of the drug. dosage
Mode of Administration: Fresh leaves are applied topically as a poultice or administered internally as an infusion. literature
Cavallito CJ, Haskell TH, (1946) J Am Chem Soc 66:2332.
Hausen B, Allergiepflanzen, Pflanzenallergene, ecomed Verlagsgesellsch. mbH, Landsberg 1988.
Kern W, List PH, Horhammer L (Hrsg.), Hagers Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, 4. Aufl., Bde 1-8, Springer Verlag Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, 1969. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Our rating system includes critical information on UVA protection, how stable the product is in the sun, and potential health hazards of the product's ingredients."
"EWG has conducted this research because the FDA has failed to do so. With over one million cases of skin cancer reported each year people should have the most reliable information available about which sunscreens will provide the best protection for themselves and their families," Houlihan added. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
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| No health hazards or side effects are known in conjunction with the proper administration of designated therapeutic dosages. dosage
Mode of Administration: Available in the forms of powdered root, liquid extract and infusions for internal use.
Preparation: To prepare an infusion, 1.5 gm of the drug is added to 100 mL of water. The fluid extract (1:1) is produced with ethanol water (45%).
Daily Dosage: Approximately 6 gm. The recommended single dose is 0.3 to 0.6 gm to be taken 3 times daily. Infusion: 1.5 gm of the drug to 100 mL water. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 WORTH KNOWING
Sage is completely safe, and no health hazards or side effects are known. However, sage may decrease breast milk supply and is considered by some experts to be a uterine stimulant—virtually all pregnancy experts advise that sage and sage preparations should not be taken during pregnancy. e
Although a generation of baby boomers probably first heard the name of this herb through the immortal Simon and Garfunkel song, it's actually been around since the days of the ancient Greeks and Romans, who valued it as an aphrodisiac. |
| WORTH KNOWING
No health hazards or side effects are known with proper use. On rare occasion, a contact allergy has been observed. Though rosemary is perfectly safe in amounts normally consumed in foods, in medicinal dosages it should not be used during pregnancy due to concerns that it might have uterine-and menstrual flow-stimulant effects.
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Sage is a great little herb, which has been valued for more than 2,000 years, both for its medicinal properties and for its ability to spice up foods. |
Devra Davis
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| M any of today's health hazards are not at all like those of the massive sick building in Texas or the inefficient old buildings of Harvard and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Chronic ailments do not conveniently become evident when people suddenly succumb to symptoms neatly in one locale. Instead, cancer and neurological disorders arise over years of time as a result of assorted triggers in our lives that may reflect where we have worked, what we have eaten, and where we happen to live now and in the past. |
| The standard protective and hygienic measures currently used in industry to combat industrial poisons and other health hazards are not always adequate for the control of occupational cancer. The following case history is a compelling illustration. Some thirty years ago workers in one of the newer metal industries began to develop lung cancers. At that time the cancers were found to remain latent from ten to fifteen years. The incidence was unusually high in certain operations where the carcinogenic substance was present in particularly high concentration as an airborne dust. |
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