Family Medical Resources and Tips Archive
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2008/08/27 - Safe Building Materials to Avoid Respiratory Distress
I'm going to be remodeling and was wondering: Are there floorings or wall coverings available that won't aggravate my child's respiratory problems?
2008/08/27 - Homemade Baby Formula Mail Bag (Page 3 of 4)
Friends and family who know my personal story have asked for this recipe so many times that I have finally decided to share this secret with everyone.
2008/07/31 - Homemade Infant Formula Recipe (Page 2 of 4)
Friends and family who know my personal story have asked for this recipe so many times that I have finally decided to share this secret with everyone.
2008/07/31 - Homemade Baby Formula
Friends and family who know my personal story have asked for this recipe so many times that I have finally decided to share this secret with everyone.
2008/07/31 - Homemade Baby Formula Links and Resources (Page 4 of 4)
Obviously breastfeeding is best for infants. However, when it isn't possible, parents have a tough choice to make on what to feed their child. The choice isn't always easy...
2008/07/08 - Autism and the Environment
Autism rates have skyrocketed in the U.S. and beyond in recent years. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the disease affects one in every 150 children born today in the U.S., up from one in 500 as recently as just 10 years ago.
2008/07/03 - Lice: Public School Enemy Number One
Let's face it public school and lice go hand in hand, it's the rare child who escapes it. Learn how to safely and effectively rid your family of lice without the use of harmful chemicals.
2008/05/25 - When to Fire Your Doctor
by Dr. Phyllis Hollenbeck author of
2008/05/25 - An Exercise in Happiness For Kids!
'Children Need Lessons in Happiness,' reads the headline in an article by Graeme Paton, Educational Correspondent for the BBC in March of 2007. The rate of childhood depression in America is increasing by 23% a year according to a Harvard Medical Center study. This doesn't have to be a reality in your child's life...
2008/05/25 - Energy Drinks | Healthy Alternative
Energy drinks constitute one of the fastest growing sectors of the soft drink market across the U.S. and around the world, with some 500 new varieties introduced in recent years. But it's true that most are far from healthy.
2008/05/25 - Addiction to Internet Pornography
by Kelli Simkus
2008/05/25 - April is Soyfoods Month | Are Soy Products Really Safe
While Iowa Farmers are celebrating Soyfoods Month the Weston Price Foundation, a non-profit nutrition education organization, has asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to drop heart disease health claims for soy protein.
2008/05/25 - Zyprexa FDA Testimony | Amy Philo
I submit my extreme objection to possible approval of any NDAs for new formulations of the highly dangerous drug Zyprexa, and particularly to the proposed intramuscular, extended-release, long-acting (2-week) version.
2008/05/25 - Fresh Organic Baby Food Best for Baby
Babies deserve the best possible start in life, so giving them nutritious food is a must, not only for good health but also to establish positive eating habits as early as possible.
2008/05/25 - When Routine Surgery Turns Into a Nightmare
Each month medical errors kill five times as many people in the U.S. as died in the September 11th attacks. Of the many categories medical errors fall into, equipment failure is in the top five.
2008/05/25 - Dangerous School Bus Exhaust Fumes
Over 24 million children ride the bus to school every day and as a result are regularly exposed to harmful diesel exhaust emissions.
2008/05/25 - A New Phenomenon to Man | Laser Therapy
High School Senior, Kenny La Nier authors this piece about the history and effectiveness of laser treatments for his English assignment in Mr. Micheletti's class.
2008/05/25 - Activists Take on Eli Lilly Over Off-Label Sale of Zyprexa
On February 23, 2007, a new grass roots advocacy group issued a press release to rally support for attorney, Jim Gottstein, in his legal battle with Eli Lilly over his role in providing secret company documents obtained in litigation to the media to alert the public about the health risks associated with Zyprexa that were kept hidden since the mid-90s.
2008/05/25 - Is Your Shampoo Safe?
I'm a hair stylist and am wondering about the health and environmental impacts of the styling products I use every day on my customers.
2008/05/25 - Formulating a Safer Nail Polish
Conventional nail polishes dispensed at most drugstores and nail salons contain a veritable witch's brew of chemicals, including toluene, which has been linked to a wide range of health issues.
2008/05/25 - Elder Abuse: Nursing Home Inspection Process Full Of Corruption
Nursing home companies invest heavily in local politicians to ensure the failure of efforts to pass legislation unfavorable to the industry and to buy protection against fines and penalties levied by state officials charged with investigating and monitoring the industry.
2008/05/25 - Roche Puts Accutane Profits Over Lives of Consumers
In 1985, Accutane's package insert directed at doctors first mentioned reports of depression in patients taking the acne drug, which means that more than 20 years ago, Hoffman-LaRoche at least suspected there might be a risk of depression and suicide by persons taking the drug.
2008/05/25 - Lawsuits -- Only Weapon Available Against Giant Big Pharma Pushers
...experts say that the FDA is stalling at best, and refusing at worst, to add appropriate warnings to the labels of ADHD drugs to alert all the parents of the ever growing number of children being placed on these drugs, about their numerous life-threatening adverse effects, that experts predict, would no doubt result in a decrease in use.
2008/05/25 - Sytec Health, LLC Releases First Universal Electronic Medical Record
I received the following press release today. Systec has announced it's release of the newest gadget with privacy concerns. While this new technology is being touted as a new potentially life saving device, the privacy concerns are monumental.
2008/05/25 - Laser Therapy Pain Relief That Works
Laser Therapy is a revolutionary treatment option that is providing lasting pain relief from long-term ailments often responsible for years of suffering.
2008/05/25 - Listen to Your Heart: Creating Your Lifelong Personal Heart Care Program
Respected cardiologist Barry Zaret, MD, has written a vital new book that urges heart disease patients to empower themselves. Just in time for National Heart Month, he offers six tips for taking control of your own health.
2008/05/25 - Introduction to Homeopathy Class
Class begins soon - This basic online course should last about 3-months and will require study time of about 2-3 hours a week maximum. Whether you are treated by a homeopath for a chronic or acute problem or you are treating at home for acute things, you will be amazed at the results.
2008/05/25 - Kids at Risk of TV | Videogame Seizures
The Epilepsy Foundation today issued new recommendations for families on how to limit the risk of seizures triggered by flashing images and certain patterns on television, video games, computers and other video screens.
2008/05/25 - Blowing the Whistle on West Nile
Pesticides pose a much greater health hazard than the West Nile virus.
2008/05/25 - Psychiatric Drugs: An Assault on the Human Condition - Page 1
Whitaker exposes the massive lies and cover-ups that have corrupted the Food and Drug Administration's drug review process, and co-opted research trials in order to spin the results of drug tests and conceal the serious hazards and even deadly side-effects of brand-name drugs like Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil and Zyprexa.
2008/05/25 - Pesticides, NOT West Nile Virus, are the Leading Cause of Bird Deaths
A New York State wildlife official has discovered that of birds collected for a study on West Nile Virus, more died from pesticide poisoning than from the virus itself.
2008/05/25 - Most Marijuana Users in Drug Treatment Sent There By Criminal Justice System
In March, the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released a study finding that the number of people entering drug treatment for marijuana-related problems had increased dramatically during the decade from 1992 to 2002. Federal anti-drug bureaucrats campaigning to frame marijuana as a dangerous drug quickly latched on to the report as more fodder for their crusade.
2008/05/25 - Homeopathy, The Art of Healing
Homeopathy is the essence of the art of healing. When homeopathy is well practiced, it is the medicine of choice to recover one's health from the great majority of acute and chronic problems.
2008/05/25 - Scott Peterson: Another 'Planned Parenthood'
Although the mainstream media has fixated on the case ad nauseam, further discourse is warranted in light of its profound implications relative to the ongoing, and highly polarized abortion debate.
2008/05/25 - The Myth of Drug Safety
For those who suffer daily the debilitating effects of chronic pain, finding a safe choice within the medical community remains a myth.
2008/05/25 - Mental Health Screening Alert
If you think mandatory mental-health screening can't happen in the good ol' USofA, think again.
2008/05/25 - Iceland, Alcoa and Nature
The plan is to reroute glacier run-off through manmade tunnels, diverting the torrential spring waters, into a hydro-electric plant, which will be built after the diversion project has been completed.
2008/05/25 - Action Alert on Mental Health Screening
You can influence the funding of mental health screening and treatment programs!
2008/05/25 - Access to Vitamins and Minerals Threatened
This compelling letter written by Dr. Wright brings up an important issue about the freedom to take responsibility for your own health. If you agree with Dr. Wright's concerns, I urge you to take the action steps he lists.
2008/05/25 - The Flu Scare Game
I always know when it's flu season. First, the media begins its usual role as hysterical government press secretary, uncritically trumpeting the same cooked numbers about the coming flu epidemic.
2008/05/25 - Mental Health Assessment
Posted September 13, 2004 National Home Education Legal Defense © 2004
2008/05/25 - Soy Risks for Breast Cancer
Similarity of Estrogenic Effects Compared To Human and Synthetic Estrogen
2008/05/25 - SeaAloe — XanGo — VIBE
Information you should know before you sign on the dotted line:
2008/05/25 - FluMist has Parents Concerned
Parents networking on e-mail lists are spreading the word about stores, which carry FluMist the new nasal flu vaccine, manufactuered by MedImmune, in order to avoid contact with the vaccine.
2008/05/25 - Immunization News
Immunization and vaccine news and research. Parents across the country are concerned about the mass injections our health community inflicts on children. Are they safe? Get the straight scoop.
2008/05/25 - Soy Alert | Health Food or Danger?
The commercial side of the health food industry in America has vigorously promoted soy products and additives, turning a deaf ear to research that should throw up red flags. Other countries have acknowledged the danger and taken steps to warn citizen's.
2008/05/25 - Pain Free with Cranial Laser & Neurolymphatic Release Techniques (CLNRT)
Cranial Laser and Neurolymphatic Release Techniques might be a mouthful to say but the proof is all in your head. The science behind this futuristic, science fiction sounding approach to health blends Quantum Physics with Applied Kinesiology.
2008/05/25 - 'Doctor Dog' is a real-life lifesaver
Still very much a puppy at the time, Sari, a black and tan shepherd mix, was trained to detect fluctuations in blood sugar in a diabetic master. Ayla was diagnosed with type I diabetes in February and has since experienced extremely high and low blood sugar levels.
2008/05/25 - Autism Epidemic: Devastation Via Inoculation
The hands expected to protect and serve have poisoned the weakest, most vulnerable portion of the population, the children. The American government and drug manufacturers have created anarchy among innocence, transformed children into mere investments, and turned a blind eye to the destruction of the world's future.
2008/05/25 - Pfizer Celebrex Lawsuits - 1500 and Counting
The first Celebrex trial, originally set for June 6, 2006, has been delayed indefinitely, reportedly to give attorneys more time to gather information. Although no new trial date has been set, legal analysts now predict that Celebrex trials will begin in early 2007.
2008/05/25 - Kuelh's Healthcare Bill, SB 840, Passes California Assembly
Senate Bill 840, authored by State Senator Sheila Kuehl (D-23), passed out of the California State Assembly on a preliminary vote of 43-30 (final vote expected to be 44-31). SB 840 provides a concrete plan for covering every California resident with comprehensive health insurance, saves the state of California, businesses and working families nearly $8 billion in the first year, and guarantees our right to choose our own doctor.
2008/05/25 - Childhood Vaccination: State Enforced Child Abuse?
Dr. Paula Baillie-Hamilton explores the growing phenomena of parents choosing medical sterilisation instead of submitting future children to the increasingly rigid state childhood vaccination program, which many top scientists now believe to be compromising our children's present and future health.
2008/05/25 - The Avian Flu Fright is Politically Timed
If avian flu becomes more than a threatened pandemic, it will have done so by political and economic design. This thesis is supported by current massive media misrepresentations, profiteering on risky and valueless vaccines, gross neglect of data evidencing earlier similar man-made plaques including SARS, West Nile Virus, AIDS and more...
2008/05/25 - America in 1904: What a Difference a Century Makes!
You will definitely want to read these amazing statistics documenting what it was like to live a mere 100 years ago.
