HANS News Briefs

Click on the following links to read a variety of health-related articles and brief news items sourced from world-wide publications. Check back weekly for updated information of interest to health-minded individuals, such as HANS members. The hans.org News section is brought to you courtesy of HANS member and volunteer Sandra Tonn, RHN, who is a natural health journalist, speaker, and educator, and registered holistic nutritionist. Visit www.sandratonn.com for more information about Sandra or to read her published articles.

• September 03, 2008 - Why have Norway and Sweden banned mercury amalgam fillings?
  
  
• September 03, 2008 - Can vitamin D really cure arthritis?
  
  
• September 03, 2008 - Laughter is best (and possibly oldest) medicine
  
  
• August 27, 2008 - Study shows qigong therapy a potential complementary treatment for osteoarthritis
  
  
• August 27, 2008 - Military and Veteran Affairs Department using Reiki to heal returning veterans
  
  
• August 27, 2008 - Alternative stroke therapies
  
  
• August 27, 2008 - Film maker examines unapproved cancer treatment
  
  
• August 27, 2008 - The remarkable healing power of herbs
  
  
• August 18, 2008 - Psychiatrists calling excessive e-mailing a "mental illness"
  
  
• August 18, 2008 - Colorado creating US’s first fossil fuel-free community
  
  
• August 18, 2008 - FDA goes after natural HRT alternatives following petition from drug giant
  
  
• August 18, 2008 - Canadians opt for alternative health therapies
  
  
• August 13, 2008 - Canada’s valuable fresh water is not for dumping toxic wastes
  
  
• August 13, 2008 - Conventional infertility treatments "useless"
  
  
• August 13, 2008 - HPV Vaccine blamed for teen's paralysis
  
  
• August 13, 2008 - If the drugs don’t work...try hypnotherapy
  
  
• August 13, 2008 - Is it alternative health or altered native health?
  
  
• July 30, 2008 - Hope sprouts for UBC farm
  
  
• July 30, 2008 - Agricultural fertilizers are killing our rivers, lakes and oceans
  
  
• July 30, 2008 - Organic food 'good for you' says EU
  
  
• July 30, 2008 - Medical researchers attack YouTube videos that warn about dangers of vaccinations
  
  
• July 24, 2008 - Can you trust chemotherapy to cure your cancer?
  
  
• July 24, 2008 - Can BC make solar boom?
  
  
• July 24, 2008 - Regulating traditional medicine
  
  
• July 16, 2008 - Mushrooms that fight cancer and boost the immune system
  
  
• July 09, 2008 - Codex adopts 35 international food standards
  
  
• July 09, 2008 - Time to stop and smell the roses thanks to Ayurvedic medicine
  
  
• July 09, 2008 - Old stadium turned to lush urban garden metropolis
  
  
• July 02, 2008 - More vitamin D for fewer heart-related deaths: study
  
  
• July 02, 2008 - Pine bark extract may ease menstrual pains: study
  
  
• July 02, 2008 - Ontario puts the smack-down on fluorescents
  
  
• July 02, 2008 - Laugh your way to wellness with yoga trend
  
  
• June 23, 2008 - Mobile vet needles horses back to health
  
  
• June 23, 2008 - Practical prevention: Myths about alternative medicine demystified
  
  
• June 23, 2008 - Vitamin D may help patients survive cancer
  
  
• June 23, 2008 - World’s largest solar farm operational later this year
  
  
• June 18, 2008 - 4.1 million Canadians without family doctor: StatsCan
  
  
• June 18, 2008 - Lakes across Canada face being turned into mine dump sites
  
  
• June 18, 2008 - Harness wind power at home
  
  
• June 18, 2008 - Study underway to find an alternative cure for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis
  
  
• June 18, 2008 - Suffering from arthritis? Try pomegranate
  
  
• June 11, 2008 - St John's wort health claim puts Bioforce in good mood
  
  
• June 11, 2008 - Chromium ingredient may have diabetes benefits: study
  
  
• June 11, 2008 - Minister Clement helps launch landmark cancer study
  
  
• June 11, 2008 - How to beat cancer website reveals importance of vitamins and anti-cancer nutrition
  
  
• June 04, 2008 - World Oceans Day - June 8
  
  
• June 04, 2008 - Omega-3 DHA shows promise against eczema
  
  
• June 04, 2008 - Family seed business takes on Goliath of genetic modification
  
  
• June 04, 2008 - GM foods 'not the answer' to world's food shortage crisis, report says
  
  
• May 26, 2008 - Vitamin D deficiency linked to poorer breast cancer outcomes: study
  
  
• May 26, 2008 - Vitamin survey is food for thought
  
  
• May 26, 2008 - Is an alternative just the tonic?
  
  
• May 21, 2008 - Tropical mushroom extract fights cancer
  
  
• May 21, 2008 - Monsanto's harvest of fear
  
  
• May 21, 2008 - A surprising federal bill has the health food industry up in arms
  
  
• May 21, 2008 - Mayo Clinic study shows acupuncture and myofascial trigger therapy treat same pain areas
  
  
• May 21, 2008 - Mind-body therapies benefit cancer survivors
  
  
• May 12, 2008 - Dr. Bronner's sues "natural" companies
  
  
• May 12, 2008 - Bill C-51 threatens choices in healthcare, say critics
  
  
• May 12, 2008 - 10 alternative meds
  
  
• May 12, 2008 - Check out the Greendex map of the world
  
  
• May 05, 2008 - Ice skater rebounds from injury with alternative medicine
  
  
• May 05, 2008 - Man builds 8-seater solar bike car
  
  
• May 05, 2008 - Report targets costs of factory farming
  
  
• May 05, 2008 - How Canada regulates probiotics
  
  
• April 28, 2008 - Nutrition House to raise funds for 'holistic' cancer research
  
  
• April 28, 2008 - A magnesium defficiency increases cancer risk significantly
  
  
• April 28, 2008 - Plant sterols: A natural way to lower cholesterol
  
  
• April 23, 2008 - BC's new enviro moment
  
  
• April 23, 2008 - Study: Relaxation aids health
  
  
• April 23, 2008 - Study supports safety of saw palmetto
  
  
• April 14, 2008 - Have you seen Al Gore's latest slide show?
  
  
• April 14, 2008 - First it was bees, now it's bats that are dying
  
  
• April 14, 2008 - Saskatchewan to vaccinate girls for HPV
  
  
• April 10, 2008 - Vaccine-Autism link no longer in question
  
  
• April 10, 2008 - Canadians opt for alternative health therapies
  
  
• April 10, 2008 - Vitamin K2 linked to lower prostate cancer risk
  
  
• March 31, 2008 - Invisible hazards in the wireless age
  
  
• March 31, 2008 - Switch to organic dairy
  
  
• March 31, 2008 - More funds for alternate medicine study in Australia
  
  
• March 31, 2008 - Vitamin A may suppresses type 1 diabetes
  
  
• March 24, 2008 - Is it time to fire your doctor?
  
  
• March 24, 2008 - Man murdered for reporting illegal logging
  
  
• March 24, 2008 - Alternative medicine ... gone to the dogs
  
  
• March 24, 2008 - U.S. Government concedes that mercury causes autism
  
  
• March 17, 2008 - More dairies go raw as consumers learn the benefits of unpasteurized milk
  
  
• March 17, 2008 - Natural consumer products found contaminated with cancer-causing substance
  
  
• March 17, 2008 - Beeb cans CAM from online service
  
  
• March 12, 2008 - Music as medicine
  
  
• March 12, 2008 - Easing pain through meditation illustrates mind's role in healing
  
  
• March 12, 2008 - Scientific review finds Hawthorn extract can significantly help the heart
  
  
• March 12, 2008 - Vitamin E may ward of decline in elderly
  
  
• March 12, 2008 - Bee decline drives concern for ingredient supply
  
  
• March 03, 2008 - IP6 - a rising star in the prevention and treatment of cancer
  
  
• March 03, 2008 - Canada seeks opinion on health claims review
  
  
• March 03, 2008 - Carbon vs organic footprint
  
  
• February 18, 2008 - Turning food waste into cleaner wattage
  
  
• February 18, 2008 - Survey highlights consumer confusion over organic labelling
  
  
• February 18, 2008 - Canada examines science behind health products
  
  
• February 12, 2008 - Breast cancer: Preventable with good nutrition
  
  
• February 11, 2008 - Acupuncture 'boosts IVF chances'
  
  
• February 11, 2008 - Study: Biofuels can be bad
  
  
• February 11, 2008 - Would recession be good for the environment?
  
  
• February 11, 2008 - Study extols economic benefits of composting
  
  
• February 04, 2008 - Botanical medicines are competition for inflammation drug options
  
  
• February 04, 2008 - Organically produced food cheaper and better
  
  
• February 04, 2008 - Grocer's switch to paper bags doesn't help environment
  
  
• January 21, 2008 - British lawmakers say biofuels harming environment
  
  
• January 21, 2008 - Integrative pediatrics: collaboration between mainstream and alternative healthcare
  
  
• January 21, 2008 - New York City passes plastic bag recycling bill
  
  
• January 21, 2008 - Chocolate linked to weaker bones
  
  
• January 14, 2008 - Study suggests Kingston, Ontario cut waste by 65 percent
  
  
• January 14, 2008 - Study: glaciers formed during a very warm period
  
  
• January 14, 2008 - Organic farming takes root in post-bomb Bali
  
  
• January 14, 2008 - Organic becomes popular choice in Holland
  
  
• January 14, 2008 - Biofuels could harm environment, warns Royal Society
  
  
• January 08, 2008 - Health benefits of chocolate questioned
  
  
• January 08, 2008 - Dairy consumption increases Parkinson's risk in men
  
  
• January 08, 2008 - Canadian panel on environment recommends a carbon tax
  
  
• January 08, 2008 - New laws to govern alternative medicine in the UK
  
  
• January 02, 2008 - Resolution: Be green in 2008
  
  
• January 02, 2008 - Nutrition supplements aid elderly hospital patients
  
  
• January 02, 2008 - US drug companies defrauded Medicare with price fixing scheme
  
  
• January 02, 2008 - Omega-3 Alzheimer's benefits identified
  
  
• December 28, 2007 - Honey more effective than cough medicine
  
  
• December 28, 2007 - Mold at home linked to mood swings, depression
  
  
• December 28, 2007 - Western appetite for biofuels causing starvation in poor countries
  
  
• December 17, 2007 - Moderate beer intake may cut Alzheimer's risk
  
  
• December 17, 2007 - Obesity weakens immune response
  
  
• December 17, 2007 - Wild salmon being ravaged by fish farm lice: study
  
  
• December 17, 2007 - Corn boom could expand ‘dead zone’ in Gulf
  
  
• December 11, 2007 - Vancouver clinic doctors double dipping
  
  
• December 11, 2007 - CAM services increased in US hospitals
  
  
• December 11, 2007 - Green tea shown to possess antitumor effect In breast cancer
  
  
• December 11, 2007 - Wild or farmed? Salmon eaters demand to know
  
  
• December 11, 2007 - Environment groups say Canada aims to derail UN climate talks
  
  
• December 04, 2007 - Cancer experts: processed meat unsafe
  
  
• December 04, 2007 - Coca-Cola company launches film on environment
  
  
• December 04, 2007 - Canadian environmental group sues government over Kyoto
  
  
• December 04, 2007 - LED lights make your holiday greener
  
  
• November 20, 2007 - Alzheimer's a disease of the Western diet
  
  
• November 20, 2007 - Parents threatened with jail time for not vaccinating children
  
  
• November 20, 2007 - UK environment minister stresses need for global climate action
  
  
• November 12, 2007 - The trouble with medicine
  
  
• November 12, 2007 - Costa Rica and New Zealand on path to carbon neutrality
  
  
• November 12, 2007 - Alternative medicine a global trend
  
  
• November 06, 2007 - Is the bee virus bunk?
  
  
• November 06, 2007 - Red meat and alcohol raise risk of cancer
  
  
• November 06, 2007 - Building treeless houses
  
  
• October 30, 2007 - Asian men show higher prostate cancer survival than white men
  
  
• October 30, 2007 - UN: Humanity's survival at risk
  
  
• October 23, 2007 - Factory animal farms cause environmental destruction
  
  
• October 23, 2007 - About 15 per cent of asthma cases caused by cleaning sprays
  
  
• October 23, 2007 - Homeopathic medicines for arthritis
  
  
• October 16, 2007 - Cocoa companies pledge sustainability
  
  
• October 16, 2007 - October is breast cancer propaganda month
  
  
• October 16, 2007 - Flu shots don't protect the elderly, new data reveals
  
  
• October 09, 2007 - Folic acid supplements may slash arsenic levels
  
  
• October 09, 2007 - Al Gore criticized for eating meat diet
  
  
• October 09, 2007 - Texada gas project raises safety fears
  
  
• October 09, 2007 - FDA continues pushing natural herb sweetener Stevia out of US
  
  
• October 02, 2007 - Orcas threatened by government's failure to clean up oil spill
  
  
• October 02, 2007 - Greenpeace's top three tips for green voting
  
  
• October 02, 2007 - Green tea effective for diabetics
  
  
• October 02, 2007 - The truth about tattoos: Health risks and toxicity
  
  
• September 25, 2007 - What's in an apple? Buying healthful produce becomes increasingly complicated
  
  
• September 25, 2007 - Bio-Hope, Bio-Hype: A user's guide to biofuels
  
  
• September 25, 2007 - Physicians go green
  
  
• September 18, 2007 - Canadian water up for grabs
  
  
• September 18, 2007 - Can vegetarianism prevent bird flu?
  
  
• September 18, 2007 - Low-fat dairy products may increase infertility in women
  
  
• September 13, 2007 - Tangerine peel fights cancer
  
  
• September 10, 2007 - Milk prices moooving up
  
  
• September 10, 2007 - Tracks antibiotic resistance from swine farms To groundwater
  
  
• September 10, 2007 - ZIP codes predict obesity
  
  
• September 03, 2007 - Diet influences colon cancer outcomes
  
  
• September 03, 2007 - Ritalin may affect brain development
  
  
• August 25, 2007 - Public water fluoridation push may expose infants to dangerous levels of fluoride
  
  
• August 21, 2007 - Ten reasons to eat local food
  
  
• August 21, 2007 - Chinese environmental group works to protect species by empowering local people
  
  
• August 21, 2007 - Do green dry cleaners exist?
  
  
• August 14, 2007 - Microwave ovens destroy nutrition
  
  
• August 14, 2007 - Canada's approach to conflict- of-interest oversight
  
  
• August 14, 2007 - BC global warming policies soon to be unveiled
  
  
• July 29, 2007 - Eating blueberries slashes colon cancer risk by 57 percent
  
  
• July 29, 2007 - Vancouver is first cage-free Olympic city
  
  
• July 24, 2007 - Ritalin stunts growth of children
  
  
• July 24, 2007 - Early use of antibiotics major cause of asthma
  
  
• July 24, 2007 - Codex Alimentarius: Corporations forge global food rules
  
  
• July 24, 2007 - The Toothfish that Bit Al Gore
  
  
• July 16, 2007 - Treating ADHD & ADD with Acupuncture
  
  
• July 16, 2007 - Tricks of the food trade
  
  
• July 16, 2007 - Global warming sends Tibet temperatures up
  
  
• July 16, 2007 - Organic fruit and vegetables better for your heart
  
  
• July 03, 2007 - USDA certified organic foods may now legally contai toxins
  
  
• July 03, 2007 - Aspartame linked to cancer: study
  
  
• July 03, 2007 - Study: Antidepressants may cause bone loss
  
  
• July 03, 2007 - Non-profit posts nutritional review of 570 pet food ingredients
  
  
• June 25, 2007 - UK goverment says eat less meat to save planet
  
  
• June 25, 2007 - Food and energy an inseparable commodity
  
  
• June 25, 2007 - To protect against breast cancer, eat flaxseeds, sesame seeds, grains, and beans
  
  
• June 25, 2007 - Compact fluorescent light bulbs contaminate the environment
  
  
• June 19, 2007 - Organic food boom benefits Canadian farmers
  
  
• June 19, 2007 - Most sunscreen products actually promote cancer
  
  
• June 19, 2007 - Bees dropping dead
  
  
• June 19, 2007 - New Zealand leads climate change technology talks
  
  
• June 13, 2007 - Canadian Cancer Society to use vitamin D for cancer prevention
  
  
• June 13, 2007 - Actress Darryl Hannah says media need to join fight against global warming
  
  
• June 13, 2007 - Calcium, vitamin D may help lower breast cancer risk before menopause
  
  
• June 13, 2007 - New climate report warns time is running out
  
  
• June 06, 2007 - Study: Pesticide exposure increases risk of Parkinson's
  
  
• June 06, 2007 - Fluoridation doing more harm Than good
  
  
• June 06, 2007 - Global warming linked to rainier forecasts
  
  
• May 29, 2007 - Calcium, vitamin D may help lower breast cancer risk before menopause
  
  
• May 29, 2007 - Consumer fervor driving the organic foods market in Canada
  
  
• May 29, 2007 - Global warming to cause floods in China
  
  
• May 22, 2007 - Genetic patenting means corporate profits, not progress
  
  
• May 22, 2007 - Exxon still funding global warming sceptics: Greenpeace
  
  
• May 22, 2007 - Vegetarian Union challenges Al Gore and global climate activists to acknowledge the most 'Inconvenient Truth'
  
  
• May 22, 2007 - Sea lice harm is real but Campbell won't act.
  
  
• May 17, 2007 - FDA acquiring new powers to suppress alternative health
  
  
• May 17, 2007 - Climate change may force mass migration
  
  
• May 17, 2007 - Eco-therapy benefits mental health
  
  
• May 17, 2007 - BC Committee calls for closed-containment salmon farms
  
  
• May 09, 2007 - Monsanto's GM corn shows kidney, liver toxicity
  
  
• May 09, 2007 - Arctic Ice retreating 30 years ahead of projections
  
  
• May 09, 2007 - Hormone replacement therapy linked to ovarian cancer
  
  
• May 09, 2007 - Switch to organic crops could help poor and environment
  
  
• May 01, 2007 - Cancer to surpass heart disease as leading killer in Canada
  
  
• May 01, 2007 - Tighten rules for GM foods, Quebec commission told
  
  
• May 01, 2007 - Vitamin D casts cancer prevention in new light
  
  
• May 01, 2007 - Codex and the GM trade stalemate
  
  
• April 24, 2007 - Eating sustainable seafood
  
  
• April 24, 2007 - Mysteriously disappearing bees threaten crops
  
  
• April 24, 2007 - Canada: Organic industry must meet standards
  
  
• April 24, 2007 - Study: Organic food more nutritious
  
  
• April 24, 2007 - Climate change will worsen drought, hunger in Africa
  
  
• April 17, 2007 - Global Warming: Skip the steak
  
  
• April 17, 2007 - Climate change poses more risks to Africa
  
  
• April 17, 2007 - Canadian breast cancer deaths declining
  
  
• April 10, 2007 - Food Scam: Almond Board to falsely label pasteurized almonds as "raw"
  
  
• April 10, 2007 - Health advocates urge Ottawa to act to limit trans fats in food supply
  
  
• April 10, 2007 - Delhi hosting international food regulatory meet
  
  
• April 10, 2007 - Judge halts sale of biotech alfalfa seeds
  
  
• April 02, 2007 - Health Canada tightens guidelines on fish consumption
  
  
• April 02, 2007 - Consuming low-fat dairy products may lessen fertility in women
  
  
• April 02, 2007 - Organic food IS healthier
  
  
• March 26, 2007 - Toronto green plan tackles climate change, smog
  
  
• March 26, 2007 - Spring cleaning need not be toxic
  
  
• March 26, 2007 - Vitamin D may protect against prostate cancer
  
  
• March 19, 2007 - Eating a plant-based diet is an easy, cheap way to clean up the environment
  
  
• March 19, 2007 - Another study stokes the fire of red meat's affect on cancer
  
  
• March 19, 2007 - Africa: Does Africa need a genetically modified solution to diarrhea?
  
  
• March 19, 2007 - Gore to face global warming questioning on Hill
  
  
• March 12, 2007 - Study finds elderly care costs rising, require prevention
  
  
• March 12, 2007 - Greenpeace welcomes EU climate change deal
  
  
• March 12, 2007 - What's healthier organic or local?
  
  
• March 12, 2007 - Diabetes: A deadly epidemic of our own making
  
  
• March 03, 2007 - Floating health lab to tour Nunavut
  
  
• March 03, 2007 - Consumers fall for Havidol pharmaceutical parody and fictitious anxiety disorder
  
  
• March 03, 2007 - Prince Charles wants to ban McDonald's
  
  
• February 27, 2007 - Merck suspends campaign to make Gardasil vaccination mandatory
  
  
• February 27, 2007 - Is your 2007 car among the top 12 greenest?
  
  
• February 25, 2007 - Lufthansa looking for climate change partner
  
  
• February 25, 2007 - India to study effect of air pollution on health of children
  
  
• February 25, 2007 - Use of massage therapy increases
  
  
• February 25, 2007 - Mobile phones boost brain tumor risk by up to 270 percent
  
  
• February 17, 2007 - Comment on genetic meat guidelines by Codex
  
  
• February 17, 2007 - Canadians design a national strategy for diabetes
  
  
• February 17, 2007 - Mammograms offer no health benefits, doctors conclude
  
  
• February 12, 2007 - Public health care endorsed at Vancouver Board of Trade event
  
  
• February 10, 2007 - Canada's B.C. fishing troubled waters
  
  
• February 10, 2007 - Global warming man-made
  
  
• February 10, 2007 - Cancer risk cut in half by increased vitamin D
  
  
• February 10, 2007 - New Canadian food puts too much emphasis on red meat, dairy
  
  
• February 03, 2007 - Bush suppresses global warming science
  
  
• February 03, 2007 - After 7-year delay, McDonald's introduces trans-fat-free oil
  
  
• February 03, 2007 - Bill in New Mexico could ban aspartame
  
  
• January 27, 2007 - Study: Traditional scans miss about 75% Of strokes
  
  
• January 27, 2007 - Study: Trans fats may increase infertility risk
  
  
• January 27, 2007 - Study: living near a highway affects lung development in children
  
  
• January 21, 2007 - Organic fraud: Wal-Mart accused of widespread distortion
  
  
• January 21, 2007 - Study: Hot chili pepper compound kills cancer without side effects
  
  
• January 21, 2007 - Study links child cancer and air pollution
  
  
• January 13, 2007 - Get moving on climate change, Suzuki urges
  
  
• January 13, 2007 - Folic acid may help prevent hearing loss in aged
  
  
• January 13, 2007 - Milk destroys health benefits of tea, study finds
  
  
• January 13, 2007 - Five US health claims considered for use in Canada
  
  
• January 08, 2007 - Pill health risk higher for obese women
  
  
• January 08, 2007 - Italy: Climate change brings back malaria
  
  
• January 08, 2007 - Doctors fail to recognize healing power of foods and supplements
  
  
• December 31, 2006 - Cloned animals safe to eat?
  
  
• December 31, 2006 - Wines made with GMO yeast hit the market this year
  
  
• December 31, 2006 - Change the world just by buying certain foods
  
  
• December 26, 2006 - FDA proposal for painkiller warning is decades late
  
  
• December 26, 2006 - Breast cancer rates linked to drug company profits
  
  
• December 26, 2006 - Why isn't global warming news?
  
  
• December 26, 2006 - Global warming claims tropical island
  
  
• December 18, 2006 - Cattle causes more damage than cars
  
  
• December 18, 2006 - Depression: Is it just a vitamin B deficiency?
  
  
• December 10, 2006 - O Frankentree
  
  
• December 10, 2006 - New York City bans trans fats from eateries
  
  
• December 10, 2006 - Hormones in milk can be dangerous
  
  
• December 03, 2006 - Border bungle allows GE corn seed into NZ
  
  
• December 03, 2006 - Study shows more sleep can lead to greater weight loss
  
  
• December 03, 2006 - Defining which fish are organic is a whole new can of worms
  
  
• November 26, 2006 - Ottawa planning more cuts to climate-change programs
  
  
• November 26, 2006 - San Francisco bans toxic baby toys
  
  
• November 26, 2006 - Take a bite out of climate change
  
  
• November 17, 2006 - Antibiotics found useless for treating bronchitis
  
  
• November 17, 2006 - Study: Red meat may boost breast-cancer risk
  
  
• November 17, 2006 - Global warming threatens Canadian energy sources
  
  
• November 13, 2006 - 11 million bottles of acetaminophen recalled after metal fragments found
  
  
• November 13, 2006 - Impoverished Africa shudders under global warming threat
  
  
• November 13, 2006 - Commercial processing may destroy antioxidant-power of acai berries
  
  
• November 05, 2006 - Global warming could trigger insect population boom
  
  
• November 05, 2006 - Study shows milk thistle extract treats diabetes
  
  
• November 05, 2006 - WHO accuses China of refusing to share samples of new bird flu strain
  
  
• October 28, 2006 - Greenpeace calls on Canadian government to stop bottom trawling
  
  
• October 28, 2006 - Study: Vegetables may keep brains young
  
  
• October 28, 2006 - Global warming fungus wiping out frogs
  
  
• October 21, 2006 - Greenpeace calls for mandatory GE labelling in BC
  
  
• October 21, 2006 - Harper climate change plan nothing more than hot air
  
  
• October 21, 2006 - Spinach E. coli food poisoning linked to cattle feedlot
  
  
• October 15, 2006 - Climate change is worth billions, says oil giant
  
  
• October 15, 2006 - REPORT: The cost of ignoring climate change Is $20 trillion a year
  
  
• October 15, 2006 - Genetically altered tree tests root up environmental dispute
  
  
• October 07, 2006 - All can play part in beating global warming
  
  
• October 07, 2006 - Bill raises concerns over food safety and biological security
  
  
• October 07, 2006 - Five powerful foods for prostate cancer prevention
  
  
• September 30, 2006 - Environment commissioner slams Canada's lax efforts on Kyoto
  
  
• September 30, 2006 - Breastfed babies have healthier weight
  
  
• September 30, 2006 - Big business accused of corrupting organic label
  
  
• September 30, 2006 - Can high schoolers solve climate change problems?
  
  
• September 23, 2006 - Minister distances self from global-warming skeptic
  
  
• September 23, 2006 - Top scientists challenge oil giant on climate change denial
  
  
• September 23, 2006 - Agent Orange health study ending
  
  
• September 23, 2006 - CBI turns to yoga to beat stress
  
  
• September 17, 2006 - Vitamin D may cut pancreatic-cancer risk
  
  
• September 17, 2006 - The big growth picture of urban agriculture
  
  
• September 17, 2006 - Federal government moves to regulate and certify organic foods
  
  
• September 11, 2006 - U.S. rice supply contaminated
  
  
• September 11, 2006 - Canadian agency proposes organic-food regulations
  
  
• September 11, 2006 - Pesticides lurk in daycare centres
  
  
• September 11, 2006 - GE Rice scare shows vulnerability of food supply
  
  
• August 15, 2006 - Powell River: Local eating's unlikely capital
  
  
• August 15, 2006 - Cell phones dirtier than a toilet seat
  
  
• August 07, 2006 - Benefits found in not cooling watermelon
  
  
• August 07, 2006 - Study: Smoking doubles arthritis risk
  
  
• July 31, 2006 - Diabetes benefited by vegan diet
  
  
• July 31, 2006 - G8 Summit misses chance to highlight renewable energy as poverty, energy solution
  
  
• July 31, 2006 - Some troubling truths about soya
  
  
• July 24, 2006 - Studies continue on benefits of vitamin E supplements
  
  
• July 24, 2006 - Would you eat lab-grown meat?
  
  
• July 19, 2006 - Losing weight lowers breast cancer risk
  
  
• July 19, 2006 - Obesity in adolescent girls linked to early adult death
  
  
• July 09, 2006 - Former McDonald’s cook confesses
  
  
• July 09, 2006 - Study links obesity and mood disorders
  
  
• July 04, 2006 - Pesticides exposure associated with Parkinson's Disease
  
  
• July 04, 2006 - Big Pharma is developing drugs for normal human experiences
  
  
• July 04, 2006 - US surgeon general: No safe level of secondhand smoke
  
  
• June 25, 2006 - Boom in ethanol reshapes economy
  
  
• June 25, 2006 - Santa Cruz County outlaws genetically engineered plants
  
  
• June 25, 2006 - World Urban Forum examines rapid growth of cities
  
  
• June 18, 2006 - N.B. government hid lead contamination
  
  
• June 18, 2006 - MultiVitamins are safe
  
  
• June 18, 2006 - FDA sued for lax regulation of GM foods
  
  
• June 11, 2006 - Biofuels poised to displace oil
  
  
• June 11, 2006 - Organic goes mainstream
  
  
• June 05, 2006 - Organic food, exercise, but also PCBs
  
  
• June 05, 2006 - New studies back benefits of organic diet
  
  
• May 28, 2006 - Study shows increased cancer rate near plastics plant
  
  
• May 28, 2006 - Sleep more and stay slim
  
  
• May 22, 2006 - Fast food film "is threatening profits"
  
  
• May 22, 2006 - Monsanto develops "Genetically Modified Pig"
  
  
• May 22, 2006 - Rich food is leading to poor health
  
  
• May 14, 2006 - Curbing the shopping-bag avalanche
  
  
• May 14, 2006 - WTO ruling: GE chess game ends in stalemate
  
  
• May 07, 2006 - Vitamin B6 cuts colon cancer risk
  
  
• May 07, 2006 - Vegan diet healthier for people and planet
  
  
• May 07, 2006 - The saintliness of soy is still up for debate
  
  
• May 01, 2006 - Magnesium fights range of serious ills
  
  
• May 01, 2006 - The price of cheap chicken
  
  
• May 01, 2006 - Codex Alimentarius urged to support diet, nutrition, prevention
  
  
• April 26, 2006 - Health study underlines weed killer concerns
  
  
• April 26, 2006 - Ease up on pesticides in your garden
  
  
• April 26, 2006 - BC to get another open net-cage farm
  
  
• April 18, 2006 - This Earth Day it’s time to take action
  
  
• April 18, 2006 - When animals suffer, so do we
  
  
• April 09, 2006 - Wal-Mart's organic offensive
  
  
• April 09, 2006 - Vancouver ranked number one for great ‘green’ eating
  
  
• April 02, 2006 - New ethics needed to live sustainably on Earth
  
  
• April 02, 2006 - Long-term mobile phone use raises brain tumor risk: study
  
  
• March 26, 2006 - GM crops out of control
  
  
• March 26, 2006 - Eating fat improves mental health, study finds
  
  
• March 22, 2006 - Hard times for soft drinks
  
  
• March 19, 2006 - Garden of Life commits to 100 percent wind power
  
  
• March 19, 2006 - Two more women die after taking abortion pill
  
  
• March 19, 2006 - Is medicine still a profession?
  
  
• March 13, 2006 - Industrial agriculture the real cause of bird flu
  
  
• March 13, 2006 - First contamination report: worldwide spread of GE
  
  
• March 07, 2006 - Vegetarian diet not only healthier but safer, says Adventists
  
  
• March 07, 2006 - Fish farming: The dam truth?
  
  
• February 27, 2006 - Study: Whole grains cut diabetes, heart disease risk
  
  
• February 27, 2006 - Latin America wants GM foods labelled
  
  
• February 20, 2006 - Canadian researchers recognize green root technology
  
  
• February 20, 2006 - Announcing: April 8th, Joint International GM Opposition Day
  
  
• February 12, 2006 - Organic farmers debate genetic engineering of crops
  
  
• February 12, 2006 - The answers to some big "fat" questions
  
  
• February 12, 2006 - Debate over AIDS vaccine trials with downtown eastside women
  
  
• February 05, 2006 - Terminator technology is back
  
  
• February 05, 2006 - Women more aware of heart-disease risk
  
  
• January 29, 2006 - Vegetable protein helps lower blood pressure
  
  
• January 29, 2006 - Study: Caffeinated coffee decreases blood flow to the heart
  
  
• January 29, 2006 - Monsanto to force-feed europe genetically engineered corn
  
  
• January 23, 2006 - Study: China, India set stage for clean world
  
  
• January 23, 2006 - Seeds of legislative meddling
  
  
• January 23, 2006 - Nutritious diet curbs diabetes
  
  
• January 17, 2006 - Dosanjh's biggest donors run medical firms
  
  
• January 17, 2006 - Election promises: moving beyond health care
  
  
• January 17, 2006 - Investigators slam USDA for poor biotech crop oversight
  
  
• January 12, 2006 - Bird flu could be linked to fish farming
  
  
• January 12, 2006 - Protesters gear up for biotech event
  
  
• January 12, 2006 - Study casts doubt on value of prostate tests
  
  
• January 02, 2006 - Irish organic market growing
  
  
• January 02, 2006 - GMO peas caused dangerous immune response in mice
  
  
• January 02, 2006 - Widespread drug marketing violations occurred at American Psychiatric Association convention
  
  
• December 27, 2005 - Campaigners deliver anti-GMO petition at WTO
  
  
• December 27, 2005 - Study: Yoga effective for low back pain
  
  
• December 19, 2005 - DuPont pays heavy price for Teflon cover-Up
  
  
• December 19, 2005 - Claims of benefits to raising fish in sea are full of snags
  
  
• December 19, 2005 - Wholefood Farmacy prepares to open for business in Canada
  
  
• December 19, 2005 - 'Tis the season to increase your health
  
  
• December 11, 2005 - Study finds breast feeding reduces risk of type II diabetes
  
  
• December 11, 2005 - Women need friends for stress relief
  
  
• December 11, 2005 - Canada professor warns against the hazards of GE foods
  
  
• December 04, 2005 - A GMO-free BC?
  
  
• December 04, 2005 - AIDS disproportionately affects working class in developing countries
  
  
• December 04, 2005 - Preventable risk factors play major role in cancer deaths
  
  
• November 27, 2005 - Study finds common pollutants linked to fetal growth retardation
  
  
• November 27, 2005 - Grapes may help to prevent Alzheimer's
  
  
• November 27, 2005 - Kids put nutrition in picture with bus ads touting healthy foods
  
  
• November 21, 2005 - Evening primrose oil fights breast cancer
  
  
• November 21, 2005 - Favorable policies spur biofuel growth
  
  
• November 21, 2005 - Petroleum Armageddon
  
  
• November 14, 2005 - The topic of anti-bacterial soaps bubbles up again
  
  
• November 14, 2005 - Dangerous side effects of gastric bypass surgeries
  
  
• November 14, 2005 - Healthy fruit and veg compounds being lost in processing
  
  
• November 05, 2005 - Chinese herbal medicine may help treat asthma
  
  
• November 05, 2005 - Community group to protest use of GMOs at Molokai corn operation
  
  
• November 05, 2005 - Fatty liver increases hypertension risk
  
  
• October 29, 2005 - Genetically modified foods: a concern for the allergic
  
  
• October 29, 2005 - Pomegranate extract slows down prostate cancer
  
  
• October 25, 2005 - Rumsfeld to profit from bird flu hoax
  
  
• October 25, 2005 - International figures speak out about GMOs in agriculture
  
  
• October 25, 2005 - Climate change means big changes in Puget Sound
  
  
• October 17, 2005 - Researchers link childhood asthma to traffic pollution
  
  
• October 17, 2005 - Pfizer sued for false lipitor claims
  
  
• October 17, 2005 - Solar energy booming in China
  
  
• October 09, 2005 - Scientists finding out what losing sleep does to a body
  
  
• October 09, 2005 - The problem of factory farming in a globalized world
  
  
• October 09, 2005 - Exercise could build brain cells in elderly, study suggests
  
  
• October 01, 2005 - Fight gingivitis with sunshine
  
  
• October 01, 2005 - MP wary of GM crop trials
  
  
• September 24, 2005 - Progress in the junk food war?
  
  
• September 24, 2005 - Alternative therapies for Fibromyalgia
  
  
• September 24, 2005 - The fall of the Atkins Diet
  
  
• September 20, 2005 - Study links DDT residues to early miscarriages
  
  
• September 11, 2005 - Splenda working its way Into your child's school
  
  
• September 11, 2005 - Campaign asks SAFEWAY to stop selling farmed salmon
  
  
• September 11, 2005 - Long working hours pose health risk
  
  
• September 04, 2005 - Unnatural disaster: The lessons of Hurricane Katrina
  
  
• September 04, 2005 - "Mental Health" program pushes psychiatric drugs
  
  
• September 04, 2005 - Good news for natural birth
  
  
• August 27, 2005 - Acupuncture lowers high blood pressure
  
  
• August 27, 2005 - Vegetarian diet helps men with prostate cancer
  
  
• August 27, 2005 - Medicinal mushrooms support cancer treatment
  
  
• August 21, 2005 - Nutrition, education improve the well-being of cancer survivors
  
  
• August 21, 2005 - Antioxidants proven to be key to longer life
  
  
• August 21, 2005 - Got milk? You've got problems
  
  
• August 14, 2005 - TLC benefits health, study suggests
  
  
• August 14, 2005 - HIV/AIDS on rise for Canadian women
  
  
• August 14, 2005 - Increased vitamin D may prevent broken bones
  
  
• August 07, 2005 - Canada issues warning on Viagra vision loss
  
  
• August 07, 2005 - Are you supersizing yourself with fast food?
  
  
• August 07, 2005 - Are doctors too cozy with drugmakers?
  
  
• July 31, 2005 - McDonald’s pitching healthier lifestyle
  
  
• July 31, 2005 - Codex: Lack of supplements may increase illness
  
  
• July 31, 2005 - Genetically modified corn study reveals health damage and cover-up
  
  
• July 24, 2005 - Low chromium linked to high heart attack risk
  
  
• July 24, 2005 - Deadly immunity from vaccinations
  
  
• July 24, 2005 - Wanted: A perfectly local chicken
  
  
• July 17, 2005 - Vitamin D fights Parkinson's Disease
  
  
• July 17, 2005 - Healthy heart is about food, not genes
  
  
• July 17, 2005 - New study provides important information about cholesterol-lowering drugs
  
  
• July 10, 2005 - Beans, beans, good for the heart
  
  
• July 10, 2005 - Long-term low-dose Aspirin does not prevent cancer
  
  
• July 10, 2005 - High folic acid may slow mental aging
  
  
• July 03, 2005 - Acupuncture for fertility
  
  
• July 03, 2005 - Survey: Employers turning to wellness programs to manage health care costs
  
  
• July 03, 2005 - Sterile seeds, Canada's impotence
  
  
• June 26, 2005 - Cancer-causing chemical found in B.C. salmon farm
  
  
• June 26, 2005 - Blueberries studied for health-boosting abilities
  
  
• June 26, 2005 - Eating fruit and vegetables could cut cataract risk
  
  
• June 19, 2005 - Study shows almonds' anti-inflammation and heart benefits
  
  
• June 19, 2005 - Scientist studying herb As alzheimer's therapy
  
  
• June 19, 2005 - Men find health benefits with acupuncture
  
  
• June 12, 2005 - Legislation would bar industry-connected scientists from reviewing drugs
  
  
• June 12, 2005 - Cauliflower 'juice', a weapon against breast cancer
  
  
• June 12, 2005 - Chopra calls to stop Canadian government bills
  
  
• June 05, 2005 - Do overhead power lines pose a safety risk?
  
  
• June 05, 2005 - Eleven thrown in prison for refusing vaccination
  
  
• June 05, 2005 - Happiness is the key to health, study says
  
  
• May 28, 2005 - Medical schools don't mind drug company control of study findings
  
  
• May 28, 2005 - Exercise may slow prostate cancer
  
  
• May 28, 2005 - Good school meals can calm students
  
  
• May 22, 2005 - Star Wars goes organic
  
  
• May 22, 2005 - Natural medicine fills gaps left by health care system
  
  
• May 22, 2005 - Pesticides linked to neurological problems in farmers
  
  
• May 15, 2005 - Eggs do not cause heart disease: study
  
  
• May 15, 2005 - Impasse—talks will continue about a global GM food labeling strategy
  
  
• May 15, 2005 - Acupuncture as effective as drug therapy for migraines and headaches
  
  
• May 09, 2005 - Happiness helps to prevent heart disease
  
  
• May 09, 2005 - Are salmon labels really helping to guarantee a healthier choic?
  
  
• May 09, 2005 - More colleges buying food from local farmers
  
  
• May 01, 2005 - Air pollution kills 5,900 Canadians every year
  
  
• May 01, 2005 - Obesity and insomnia linked
  
  
• May 01, 2005 - Are cell phones safe for your children?
  
  
• May 01, 2005 - B.C. residents support trans fats ban
  
  
• April 24, 2005 - Thimerosal definite cause of autism
  
  
• April 24, 2005 - Antioxidant-rich diets reduce brain damage from stroke
  
  
• April 24, 2005 - Okanagan school a model of health
  
  
• April 18, 2005 - Toothpaste cancer alert
  
  
• April 18, 2005 - CRUISER and RASCAL drive across Canada
  
  
• April 18, 2005 - Twelve changes that will cut your cancer risk in half
  
  
• April 11, 2005 - Billions Spent to Influence You and Your Doctor
  
  
• April 11, 2005 - 'Super Size Me' wins Writers Guild award
  
  
• April 11, 2005 - Health Canada to seek public input on drugs
  
  
• April 04, 2005 - A laugh a day to keep the doctor away?
  
  
• April 04, 2005 - Labels to tell where fish is from
  
  
• April 04, 2005 - Study: Salmon from farms breed sea lice
  
  
• March 28, 2005 - Merck's infant vaccine stirs new controversy
  
  
• March 28, 2005 - Biotech seeds pose a threat to organic farmers, environment
  
  
• March 28, 2005 - Healthy food at corner shops
  
  
• March 23, 2005 - Woody Harrelson promotes simple, organic living.
  
  
• March 21, 2005 - High Levels of Vitamin E Cut Prostate Cancer Risk
  
  
• March 16, 2005 - Canadians not getting enough vegetables
  
  
• March 10, 2005 - Asprin does not protect women from having heart attacks
  
  
• March 07, 2005 - BC expands early childhood health screening
  
  
• March 06, 2005 - The bitter truth about aspartame
  
  
• March 02, 2005 - Buying Local Food Better for Environment Than Imported Organic
  
  
• March 01, 2005 - US town discourages the growth of genetically modified crops
  New Hampshire town first in its state.
  
  
• February 28, 2005 - Nova Scotia primary schools take a bite out of obesity
  It’s not complicated, or expensive—but it works!
  
  
• February 23, 2005 - Rocket Fuel Chemical Found in Breast and Cow’s Milk
  
  
• February 22, 2005 - Laser surgery to treat ear, nose, and throat disorders
  CO2 laser can be used from within the mouth, eliminating the need to cut skin.
  
  
• January 20, 2005 - Who owns the healing secrets of plants?
  Some information considered "private knowledge" by Haida.