Over Eighty Percent of Suspected Swine Flu Cases were Not Flu, CBS News Reports

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In July 2009, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (the CDC) ceased tracking individual cases of H1N1 Swine flu, CBS News has reported. The CDC advised states to stop testing for the virus in the middle of an international pandemic. Their reasoning was that there was no need for confirmation of actual cases, since the epidemic was obviously underway. When CBS News investigated the data from that time period, they found that most of the reported cases were not H1N1 flu as suspected. In fact, over 80% of the tested cases that presented with upper respiratory infections were not any type of flu at all.

Swine flu levels off in Georgia  | ajc.com

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Concerns about the safety of the H1N1 vaccine continue to grow as the government rushes to bring the vaccine to market. The FDA usually requires rigorous testing of any new drug, but concerns about the H1N1 pandemic has sped the vaccine through the channels without the same clinical testing as other vaccines. Even health care workers are concerned, as they are the first ones to receive the swine flu vaccine and will, in effect, be human guinea pigs.

HealthNews Blogs – Melanie Grimes – Homeopathic Remedies for Gallstones

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Gallstones are of one of the most painful medical conditions, with surgery often required. Homeopathy offers a unique way to dissolve gallstones, especially if the condition is not critical. Homeopathic remedies can prevent stones from forming or help in the elimination of smaller stones.

Green tea has been used as a medicine for over five thousands years in Chinese medicine. The plant, called Camellia sinensis, has been used to treat many health issues. The tea has been known to lower cholesterol, cure headaches, improve cognition in Alzheimer’s patients, dissolve blood clots, speed fat burning and increase metabolic weight loss, and cure depression. Recent studies have now indicated that green tea can reduce prostate cancer

HealthNews Blogs – Melanie Grimes – Feed the Need for Fish Oil During Pregnancy and Lactation

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Fish oils contain essential fatty acids, such as EPA and DHA, which are both needed in increased quantity during pregnancy and when breastfeeding. Essential Fatty Acids, or EFAs, are not produced in enough quantity by our bodies, so supplementation is necessary, either from fatty fish such as salmon or via food supplements. EFAs are contained in every cell of the body and are major components of the cell’s membrane.

HealthNews Blogs – Melanie Grimes – Vitamin C Lowers Risk of Heart Disease, Stroke, and Diabetes

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Tamoxifen Reported to Cause Aggressive Cancer Tumors

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HealthNews Blogs – Melanie Grimes – Colon Toxicity Can Lead to Poor Health

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Some say that the flu begins in the intestines. Some say that the gut is a second brain. The digestive system is important to whole health, and its importance is frequently overlooked. Intestinal problems can lead to chronic problems, such as premature aging, poor eyesight, memory loss, acne, wrinkles, as well as degenerative disease, heart troubles, diabetes and cancer.

Tamoxifen Reported to Cause Aggressive Cancer Tumors

The cancer prevention drug, tamoxifen, may cause cancer. It has been reported that rare cancers are being found in long-term users. Tamoxifen is the drug of choice, prescribed after breast cancer detection or surgery. Its use is deemed to have a 20% success rate in preventing further incidences of cancer. For this reason, many breast cancer survivors are long term users of tamoxifen, and this news is disturbing for both them and their caregivers.