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There are some exemptions, but this new federal policy will help you determine whether those apples are from Colorado or Chile.

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Those of us living in the United States are unlikely to know about health care in other countries unless we consciously seek to learn about it. And unless we seek out that knowledge, I think it’s fair to say that most of us assume that medical treatment in the U.S. (as opposed to the way [...]

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Acupuncture continues to be a subject of great interest to health researchers around the world.
A recent study shows acupuncture to be as effective as prescription medication, with fewer side effects (little surprise there), for women with hot flashes, night sweats, or other vasomotor symptoms due to treatment for breast cancer.
When a natural, nondrug treatment either [...]

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I’ve mentioned in a previous blog post a theory proposing that pharmaceutically suppressing the symptoms of illness can sometimes drive the process deeper.
A new study shows that acetominophen (best known by the brand name Tylenol) use in infancy (generally to suppress fevers) is associated with an increase in asthma as the infants grow older.
This is consistent with the theory. [...]

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It may be several years before we know with much certainty whether the statistics on increased rates of brain cancer correlating with cell phone use are cause for great alarm. But this new release from a major Swedish study does little to allay those concerns.
Children and teenagers are five times more likely to get brain [...]

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When someone is in the later stages of cancer, anything that can relieve pain is a blessing.
The new issue of Annals of Internal Medicine has a study confirming that massage can provide temporary relief in these circumstances.

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Again and again, research confirms that simple, low-tech health choices are the most effective means of restoring and maintaining good health, slowing physical and mental decline, and staving off death until a full natural life has been lived.
By avoiding cigarettes, exercising regularly, eating healthily and keeping weight in check, 55% of early deaths from chronic [...]

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Nice article in the Washington Post about new integrative health initiatives at Johns Hopkins, George Washington University and NIH.

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Who could have imagined such a strange turn of events? The Times reports that real food is the latest fad. Some people even cook their own.

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Today’s New York Times has a disturbing (for me, at least) article about the myriad ways that food processing companies are adding isolated nutrients to familiar foods. Orange juice, for example, will have omega-3 fatty acids from fish, minus the fishy smell and the other nutritional components naturally occurring in the salmon or sardines.
Wave of [...]

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