Call it the “Great Hand Hygiene Shoot-Out.”
Two of the world’s biggest health organizations, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have long recommended different methods for using hand sanitizer.
With hand cleanliness becoming more important in hospitals to stop the spread of superbug infections, sanitizer is often used between hand washings. That’s because it requires no running water or drying.… Read More
Authorities are desperately looking for ways to slow the spread of the Zika virus in the United States.
One of their main weapons against the mosquitos that carry the disease is aerial pesticides. These are chemicals sprayed from airplanes and helicopters onto swampy areas that breed mosquitoes. Many local governments across the country routinely spray for mosquitoes.
Zika causes birth defects in infants and nerve disorders in adults.… Read More
More breast cancer patients are taking drastic action to cure themselves. Even though they have cancer in only one breast, more women are opting to have their healthy breast removed as well.
They want make absolutely sure the cancer has no chance of coming back. Over the past 10 years, the number of breast cancer patients who decide to remove a cancer-free breast has more than tripled.… Read More
Have scientists stumbled onto a town that holds the secret to the Fountain of Youth?
The residents of the small Italian village of Acciaroli are fat, tan, and many of them smoke. They don’t exercise much. They don’t watch their diets. But somehow they live incredibly long lives.1
With a population of 2,000, the town boasts 300 people over 100 years of age.… Read More
Natural health advocates scored a huge victory when food giant Campbell Soup announced it would completely switch to cans that do not use the chemical bisphenol A (BPA).
INH has warned of BPA dangers for years. This chemical is used in plastics and in the epoxy lining of cans.
It disrupts your natural hormone production. It’s linked to a myriad of health problems.… Read More