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Soy Not a Health Food; Linked to Major Physical Disorders

September 11, 2008 – 4:16 pm
Posted by Leslie

LEIF GRUNSETH
By Dr. George J Georgiou and Barbara Karafokas
Soy is still widely perceived to be a “health food” in the United States, raking in some $4 billion a year. In the United States, every part of the soybean is used for profit, including soy lecithin — the waste left over after a soybean is […]

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The Problem with Plastics

September 4, 2008 – 4:47 pm
Posted by Leslie

Blogger News Network
Posted on September 4th, 2008
by Nancy Reyes in All News, Breaking News, Business News, Country News, Economic News, Environmental News, Medical News, Research News, Science News, Society and Culture, US Government News, US News

One of the environmental stories that has worried some of us for years is again in the news.
There is a […]

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Women warned not to wear perfume during pregnancy

August 31, 2008 – 8:54 am
Posted by Leslie

ScotlandonSunday.com
Published Date: 31 August 2008
By Kate Foster

PREGNANT women have been advised to avoid using perfumes or scented body creams after research suggested the products can cause unborn boys to suffer infertility or cancer in later life.

Research on rats carried out by Professor Richard Sharpe has found that the reproductive system of male foetuses can be […]

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Healthy lifestyle - Wild about yams?

August 30, 2008 – 11:05 am
Posted by Leslie

Jamaica Gleaner
KIngston Jamaica
August 30, 2008
Heather Little-White, Contributor
While there is talk about the virtues of Jamaican yams and their probable contribution to the success of our Olympians in Beijing, traditional yam lovers shouldn’t go wild about all varieties.
The wild yam, for example, is a herb, not a tuber that you would expect to cook […]

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Think yourself to better health

August 11, 2008 – 8:57 am
Posted by Leslie

ioL
www.iol.ca.za
August 11, 2008
 
By Anastasia Stephens
A new Australian study suggests that the faster speed that athletes achieve when taking performance-enhancing drugs is all in the mind. The study compared athletes on growth hormones with those given a placebo.
Those taking the placebo were able to lift heavier weights than those taking the hormones. The results imply that […]

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