Citizens For Health

24 Aug: Swine Flu Campaign Waits on Vaccine

By Rob Stein Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, August 23, 2009 Only Third of Supply Is Expected for First Round of Vast Effort Government health officials are mobilizing to launch a massive swine flu vaccination campaign this fall that is unprecedented in its scope — and in the potential for complications. The campaign aims to vaccinate at least half the…

23 Aug: Walter Reed Using Yoga to Fight PTSD

By Noah Shachtman via www.wired.com The Army is looking to spend $4 million researching how yoga and other alternative therapies might help ease the pain of post traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. But, at Walter Reed Medical Center, they’re already convinced. 120 soldiers per year are being treated in Walter Reed’s Specialized Care program. “Yoga,” the Washington Post reports, “has…

23 Aug: Air Force to Use ‘Battlefield Acupuncture’ for Pain Relief

By Noah Shachtman via www.wired.com The military medical community has been using all sorts of alternative therapies — yoga, meditation, even animal-petting — to ease the strains of post-traumatic stress disorder FOR returning troops. One of the non-traditional treatments will be used in a war zone for the first time. “The Air Force will begin teaching ‘battlefield acupuncture‘ early next…

20 Aug: Consumers Devouring Nutrient-Spiked Foods, Drinks

By MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Medical Writer – Thu Aug 20, 2009 MILWAUKEE – From heart-friendly margarines to sugary cereals that strengthen bones, once-demonized foods are being spiked with nutrients to give them a healthier glow — and consumers are biting, even on some that are little more than dressed-up junk food. A report released Thursday finds that even in a…

20 Aug: New Gov’t Study Shows Mercury In Fish Widespread

Thanks to Frank Herd for this tip. Article by DINA CAPPIELLO – August 19, 2009 (AP) WASHINGTON — A federal study of mercury contamination released Wednesday found the toxic substance in every fish tested at nearly 300 streams across the country, a finding that underscores how widespread mercury pollution has become. The study by the U.S. Geological Survey is the…

20 Aug: Senator Arlen Specter Said To Hold a Cell Phone Hearing

Thanks to Camilla Rees at www.electromagnetichealth.org for the news tip. August 18, 2009 via www.microwavenews.com Senator Arlen Specter (D-PA) will hold a hearing on cell phones and health on September 14. So says Devra Davis, an activist scientist at the University of Pittsburgh. If Specter follows through, it would be the centerpiece of a conference she is organizing that week…

20 Aug: Robert Thurman: The Sacred Cows in the Health Care Debate

By Alison Rose Levy via The Integrative Health Outlook Studies show that over half of all Americans are interested in promoting wellness and preventing disease. But some people are terrified that the food Nazis will come running after them and force feed them spinach. In a series of upcoming blogs I’ll be speaking with thought leaders in integrative medicine and…

19 Aug: Health Benefits of Turmeric

Via www.whfoods.com Turmeric has a peppery, warm and bitter flavor and a mild fragrance slightly reminiscent of orange and ginger, and while it is best known as one of the ingredients used to make curry, it also gives ballpark mustard its bright yellow color. Turmeric comes from the root of the Curcuma longa plant and has a tough brown skin…