It happens so often, most of us don’t think twice about it…
After we pay for our purchases at a store, the clerk hands us a receipt. Maybe we crumple it up and throw it away. Maybe we put it in our wallet or purse, saving it in case we need to return an item.
Either way, we are poisoning ourselves with a toxic chemical.… Read More
We all know soda is bad for us. Most of us figure that it does its damage by making us fat or raising our blood sugar.
But a new study shows that sugary soft drinks hurt you in another way: They can cause your kidneys to fail.
Chronic kidney disease is the ninth-leading cause of death in the U.S. About 13% of Americans have it.… Read More
The Hippocratic oath is supposed to be the foundation of doctors everywhere: “First, do no harm.”
But a new study shows that some doctors treating patients with human growth hormone (HGH) may have done great harm. They may have given their patients Alzheimer’s disease.1
… Read MoreWe all remember Penny Marshall as the energetic star of the iconic ’70s TV sitcom, Laverne & Shirley. As the nasal-voiced, good-natured Laverne, she was young and full of life.
But when she died on December 18 at the age of 75 her body had been destroyed by a deadly epidemic that is sweeping America and other countries. She died of complications from type 2 diabetes.… Read More
Most of us assume that all of the dangers of smoking come from tobacco.
But there’s another ingredient that Big Tobacco adds to cigarettes. It makes them even more toxic and addictive.
… Read MoreTeflon used to contain perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). This chemical was tied to kidney disease, liver disease, thyroid disorders, testicular cancer, and other serious illnesses.1
In 2013, PFOA was phased out. The new Teflon formulation was supposed to be safer.
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