Feb 10, 2010 | Body and Mind, Healthy Eating, Medications/Vitamins |
Cyndi: “Grow your own herbs and use them in your for foods, as they are important for health.” MANY herbal medicines are contaminated with potentially lethal doses of heavy metals such as arsenic and mercury, belying their reputation as low-risk...
Feb 10, 2010 | Children's Health, Medications/Vitamins |
Whooping cough vaccine may need to change, say researchers. THE bacteria that causes whooping cough in Australia has mutated, scientists have warned, eroding the protection provided by the vaccine now given to children. Researchers from the University of New South...
Feb 2, 2010 | Healthy Eating, Medications/Vitamins |
Taking a daily fish oil capsule can stave off mental illness in those at highest risk, trial findings suggest. A three-month course of the supplement appeared to be as effective as drugs, cutting the rate of psychotic illness like schizophrenia by a quarter. ...
Jan 6, 2010 | Healthy Eating, Medications/Vitamins |
I’ve just been to Woodford Folk Festival 2009. It is a fabulous festival, filled with music, arts, entertainment, comedy and my favourite; the collection of minds on matters such as health, environment, permaculture etc. It is a melting pot of...
Dec 18, 2009 | Medications/Vitamins |
Needlessly treating bacterial infections and viruses with antibiotics costs $300 million a year nationally that could be better spent, says a report. Inappropriate treatment also has a significant impact on morbidity, mortality and treatment costs, according to the...
