NaturalHealthcare.ca News Items http://naturalhealthcare.ca/updates.rss These are the 10 most recent postings from the blog. Thu, 2 Sep 2010 17:23:10 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss092 editor2009@naturalhealthcare.ca (Heather-Anne Wakeling) editor2009@naturalhealthcare.ca (Heather-Anne Wakeling) en For Practitioners. Book Number 2 - the topic list Not quite the Call for Contributors yet, but there is the list of topics that you can start thinking about... POSTED BY: gisela http://www.naturalhealthcare.ca/blog/2010-09-01-for_practitioners_book_number_2_-_the_to.phtml Wed, 1 Sep 2010 20:35:55 EDT http://www.naturalhealthcare.ca/rss_push.php?id=1424&t=11 Smoked cannabis reduces chronic pain For people suffering chronic pain, smoked cannabis reduces pain, improves mood and helps sleep, according to new research published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal POSTED BY: gisela http://www.naturalhealthcare.ca/rss_push.php?id=1423&t=8 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:35:00 EDT http://www.naturalhealthcare.ca/rss_push.php?id=1423&t=8 Incidence of weight loss surgery on the rise in England 10-fold rise in obesity (laparoscopic bariatric) surgery in England since 2000 POSTED BY: gisela http://www.naturalhealthcare.ca/rss_push.php?id=1422&t=8 Sun, 29 Aug 2010 09:31:55 EDT http://www.naturalhealthcare.ca/rss_push.php?id=1422&t=8 Bisphenol A (BPA) correlates to altered testosterone levels in men BPA (a toxin found in many plastics) and testosterone levels: first evidence for small changes in men POSTED BY: gisela http://www.naturalhealthcare.ca/rss_push.php?id=1421&t=2 Sat, 28 Aug 2010 22:46:25 EDT http://www.naturalhealthcare.ca/rss_push.php?id=1421&t=2 Fertilizer chemicals linked to animal developmental woes We know about the direct toxic effects, but this study shows a whole other route involving water fleas POSTED BY: gisela http://www.naturalhealthcare.ca/rss_push.php?id=1418&t=8 Sat, 28 Aug 2010 14:07:41 EDT http://www.naturalhealthcare.ca/rss_push.php?id=1418&t=8 A spoonful of Forbidden Rice contains more antioxidants than are found in a spoonful of blueberries Black rice rivals pricey blueberries as source of healthful antioxidants POSTED BY: gisela http://www.naturalhealthcare.ca/rss_push.php?id=1417&t=2 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:14:21 EDT http://www.naturalhealthcare.ca/rss_push.php?id=1417&t=2 Breastfeeding reduces maternal belly fat and risk of diabetes Moms who don't breastfeed almost twice as likely to develop type 2 diabetes than mothers who did or women who never gave birth POSTED BY: gisela http://www.naturalhealthcare.ca/rss_push.php?id=1416&t=8 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:47:39 EDT http://www.naturalhealthcare.ca/rss_push.php?id=1416&t=8 Smoking increases depressive symptoms in teens Scientists at U Toronto find that rather than alleviating the blues, smoking increases them POSTED BY: gisela http://www.naturalhealthcare.ca/rss_push.php?id=1415&t=8 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:31:56 EDT http://www.naturalhealthcare.ca/rss_push.php?id=1415&t=8 Frog skin may provide kiss of death for antibiotic-resistant germs One even fights Iraqibacter, the bacterium responsible for drug-resistant infections in wounded soldiers returning from Iraq. POSTED BY: gisela http://www.naturalhealthcare.ca/rss_push.php?id=1414&t=8 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:35:10 EDT http://www.naturalhealthcare.ca/rss_push.php?id=1414&t=8 New nuclear breast imaging technologies associated with higher cancer risks BSGI and PEM have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), both involve the injection of radioactive material into the patient POSTED BY: gisela http://www.naturalhealthcare.ca/rss_push.php?id=1413&t=8 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:20:00 EDT http://www.naturalhealthcare.ca/rss_push.php?id=1413&t=8