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Big Pharma’s Painkiller Fraud

In All Health Watch, Big Pharma, Featured Article, Health Warning

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that opioid painkillers have caused a deadly wave of addiction in the U.S. over the last decade.

More than 400,000 Americans have died from overdoses. Many thousands more have been turned into addicts, their lives destroyed after their doctors prescribed them pain medications that Big Pharma swore were safe.[1]

But through all the death, addiction, and pharmaceutical industry lies, one thing was assumed to be true: Opioids effectively reduce pain.… Read More

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Coronavirus: Simple Tricks to Stop Your Mask from Fogging Your Glasses

In All Health Watch, Coronavirus, Featured Article

Perhaps the most annoying thing about wearing a face mask is that they can cause your glasses to fog up.

Not only is it irritating, but it can be dangerous if you are driving or doing something else that requires sharp vision.

Foggy glasses happen when your breath seeps through the top of your mask. The warm air meets the cooler lenses and causes condensation.… Read More

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Sugar Kills…But Not the Way You Think

In All Health Watch, Diabetes, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article, Health Warning

Sugar has become perhaps our biggest dietary villain. It’s linked to virtually all the biggest killers that plague Americans: obesity, heart disease, cancer, diabetes… The list goes on and on.

Most of us think we know why sugar is harmful: It is packed with empty calories. It makes us fat while providing no nutrition. But new research shows there’s another way sugar damages our bodies and cuts our lives short.… Read More

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3 Coronavirus Facemask Myths

In All Health Watch, Coronavirus, Featured Article, Health Warning

There’s a health danger that is spreading even faster than the coronavirus.

Misinformation about COVID-19 is rampant.

Hundreds of Facebook posts and YouTube videos have gone viral with claims about the pandemic that have no basis in fact. 

A study published online in BMJ Global Health has attempted to gauge the problem.[1]

The researchers focused on YouTube. They searched the website for the most popular videos having to do with coronavirus and COVID-19.… Read More

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6 Ways You’re Unknowingly Sabotaging Your Lungs

In All Health Watch, Coronavirus, Featured Article, Health Warning

The coronavirus pandemic has us all thinking more about our lungs. 

What many of us don’t know is that it’s easy to damage your respiratory system without knowing it. Potential lung dangers lurk where you’d least expect it. 

Here are six ways you may be unknowingly hurting your lungs.

Avoid These Stealth Respiratory Dangers During the Pandemic

  1. Vacuuming and sweeping. Running a vacuum along the floor or sweeping kicks up dust.
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3 Personality Traits Stop Alzheimer’s

In All Health Watch, Alzheimer's and Memory, Cognitive Health, Dementia

Why do some people get Alzheimer’s and others don’t? 

It’s a simple question that researchers are just starting to answer.[i] 

Scientists know that heredity is a major factor. A gene called APOE4 can more than double your risk.[ii]

On the other hand, not having diabetes, high blood pressure, hearing loss, depression, or a history of head injuries can protect you. … Read More