New Cell Tower Report in Error: Don't Get Closer Than 1500 Feet

This new report is a great dis-service to you and your health.  The main error is that the study is too short.  The time frame is legitimate...

New tobacco controls have public health impact

New tobacco regulations regarding health warning labels, use of misleading descriptors (like “light,” “low,” and “mild”), and sales restric...

Natural Products Association expresses "concern" over 2010 Dietary Guidelines

Worth your time to review and comment before 15 July.  This proposal leaves out the importance of using nutritional supplements. Natural Pro...

In Search of Traditional Asian Diets

It's been difficult for me to find good information on Asian diets prior to modernization. Traditional Chinese, Taiwanese and Japanese d...

Health Insurance Rewards More for Procedures Than Real Care

Are you wondering why Congress blocked Medicare reimbursements? I thought this was quite a good report on the current state of health care. ...

Where's That Then? No 29

Whenever I say to anyone that my favourite film of all time (possibly) is Tom Jones, certain amongst them always start singing 'It'...

Know Your GMO

UPDATE, JUNE 21 : High Court Delivers Ruling that Leaves Ban on Planting of Roundup Ready Alfalfa in Place in First-Ever Case on a Geneti...

Summer, WAR, and Health

Salute to Lee Oskar of WAR: Summer And now health, Emphysema Harmonica For Fun & Health Classes -  It was amazing to find that most of ...

Happy Summer!

It's officially summer. Here are some tips to help keep you healthy as you celebrate the warmer weather: The National Institutes of Heal...

Blimey Oh Riley

Straying behind the lines here, but look at this, surely the ideal car for Wartime Housewife to go to rummage sales in. I passed over £1.50...

What are They Thinking? This is for Real

Please tell me how placing a shield over the power door opener button will help the who have limited hand and finger dexterity? Taken at t...

Ranch Dressing a Favorite, Even with Questionable Ingredients

Ranch dressing is the most popular salad dressing offered in restaurants of North America, according to Mintel Menu Insights. Kraft Ranch D...

How To: Make Clip Curls

(Click on image to enlarge.) Source: 55 Hair Styles (Dell Purse Book), 1972 Related: How to Use Clip Curls

Get ready for summer activities in the heat

Today’s guest blog was prepared by the Recreation and Sports Subcommittee of the Injury Control and Emergency Services Committee of APHA ...

Bat Caves

Monday morning, the Dorset coast on the Isle of Purbeck. We walk from Worth Matravers down a narrow dusty lane white with dust between two h...

Señorita Spring Clasp Curl Clip

(Image links to full size version.) Source: American Hairdresser, September 1932

Influenza Update

This MMWR discusses the preliminary results of surveillance for Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) related to H1N1 flu vaccination. Initial findi...

Low Micronutrient Intake may Contribute to Obesity

[2013 update: I'm skeptical of the idea that micronutrient insufficiency/deficiency promotes obesity.  Although the trial discussed belo...

No Pink Pill This Week

While the "pink pill" has received an all thumbs down response it may be good for women on the long run, and their health. It can ...

Update on Health Reform

The U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury have issued regulations on grandfathered health plans under the Affo...

STATINS LINKED TO DEPRESSION AND MEMORY LOSS

D.Mail 9.11.2009 SIDE-EFFECTS ALERT FOR ALL STATIN USERS AS DRUG IS LINKED TO DEPRESSION AND MEMORY LOSS New health warnings are to be issue...

Hooray for SPROUTS!

Retail excellence: stores we love Looking for a store tour or a store we have highlighted in the past year? Click here to learn about ...

Pet Health: FOOD

My friend and holistic vet, Rick Palmquist , sent along this information to me about Dr Pitcairn's blog. Dr. Richard Pitcairn has writt...

B vitamins and Methionine Improve Health

High levels of Vitamin B6 and the amino acid methionine cut lung cancer risk by half - Methionine is a sulfur bearing amino acid that is nec...

Health Insurance Rates to Climb

Natural Health News has been covering the health insurance issue for many years and we have over 100 related posts on this blog. Today, yet...

Link: 1940s Hair and Makeup from Forties Fashion

I love these post on 1940's makeup and hair from Forties Fashion (and not just because of the reference to this blog...): http://forties...