'eHealthy News You Can Use'

Ultrasound Scans Linked to Brain Damage in Babies - During the 1990s, a number of studies hinted that ultrasound scanning affected unborn babies; once again that theory is backed up.

Back Pain Worsens When One Avoids Using the Back - Not using one's lower back muscles after injury can eventually do more harm to one's back, due to spinal compression, weight problems, and injury to other overstrained muscles.

You Should Have Activated Charcoal in Your Home As a Remedy for Poisoning - Read how activated charcoal can be very effective when someone swallows something they shouldn't have.

Still Loooking For The Perfect Christmas Gift? - Not many Christmas presents have a one year money back guarantee. You can change someone's life with the EFT videos.

Benadryl Can Cause Hallucinations in Elderly - This common drug used in many medications can have serious effects on elderly people that have slow metabolism. Read about an alternative to the drug that can help you sleep naturally.

Breast Pumped Fluid Far Earlier Predictor of Breast Cancer - This amazing technique can detect breast cancer problems far sooner than less safe alternatives, such as mammograms. In some cases a detection can be made for up to two decades before breast cancer diagnosis.

Restrict Your Calories and Live Longer - This article suggests that the energy restriction philosophy, and getting rid of artificially enhanced food that stimulates appetite, will increase one's life span.

AMA Urges Caution On Mass Smallpox Vaccination - The AMA warns the government about the dangers of mass immunization, saying that as many as 300 deaths could result from vaccinating the entire US public from smallpox.

Information, Not Quarantine, for Bioterrorism Response - Quarantining the victims of terrorism, as this article shows, can have more negative effects on the US population than positive ones.

Anthrax and War: The Marketing of Disaster - Tim O'Shea presents us with some very eye-opening views of the whole Anthrax crisis and events surrounding it. Quite an interesting read that contains important information that many may not already know.

Upcoming Course/Seminar Information

Do You Need to Lose Weight After the Holidays? - EFT is one of my new passions to help people at foundational levels. If you live near Chicago and have weight issues these series of 4 hour workshops are strongly recommended.

Vaccine Seminars - Opportunities to attend live lectures around the country on this vitally important issue of our times. Have your specific questions personally answered with practical alternatives.

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