'eHealthy News You Can Use' Mercola 3-20-02

Beware of Meridia -- Italy Already Pulled it Off the Market - If you think pills are the answer to weight loss, think again. Meridia will likely be pulled from the market in the US.

Polio Vaccine Linked to Lymphoma - Contaminated polio vaccine appears to be responsible for nearly half the cases of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

How the Cord Clamp Injures Your Baby’s Brain - If you or someone you know plans on delivering a baby soon, you will want to read this important article.

Letter From Parents to Their Doctor on Their Upcoming Delivery - If you or someone you know is delivering in the near future this letter will help you consider some factors that might help the process go much smoother.

Long-Time Pot Users Show Mental Deficits - Preserving your memory is one of the bonuses you get be not smoking marijuana. Long-time, heavy marijuana users may eventually see their memory and attention span go up in smoke.

Air Pollution Increase Death Rate - We all know that breathing polluted air isn't good for you, but now you can find out just how bad the air where you live really is.

New Insights on Nutrition and Vitamins for Cancer, Heart Disease and Osteoporosis - On Saturday, March 23, I will be presenting a three hour lecture on the latest nutritional insights on this important topic.

Internet Network Will Give You Faster, Portable and Less Expensive Connections - This is one of the most exciting developments in computers that I am aware of.

Mouse Study Links Gum-Disease Bug to Artery Plaque - New proof that it is not the infections that cause the problem, but the diet that allows the infections to develop.

Drug Resistance Rising in Ulcer Bug - Antibiotics are clearly not the answer for this problem. Find out how you can permanently resolve ulcers without drugs.

Eat Tomatoes to Foil Prostate Cancer - Tomatoes, not supplements are shown helpful in preventing prostate cancer.

Omega 3 Oils: The Essential Nutrients - Studies have proven that Omega-3 fatty acids are essential to our health, yet it is not readily found in the majority of foods in the current American diet.

Upcoming Course/Seminar Information

Advanced SkaSys Seminar - Dr. Hans Lechner is a German dentist who worked for the last 15 years with EAV (electroacupuncture). He has developed the next generation EAV equipment that combines scalar wave broadcasting and computer equipment along with arm length testing. There are currently ten units in the US and I have owned one since January 2001. He is giving a lecture in Chicago in April.

How to Prevent Osteoporosis with Vitamin K and Vitamin D - On Saturday, March 23, I will be presenting a three hour lecture on the latest nutritional insights on this important topic.

A Simple, Short, Powerful and Effective Technique For Maximizing Optimal Health - Read about one of the most innovative and effective structural approaches to healing I have ever seen.

Why Are You Sick? Find out what you can do about it - Dr. Doris Rapp will speak at a meeting of NOHA April 10 outside of Chicago. Cost is $10.

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.

The Klinghardt Seminars in Applied Neurobiology - A complete course, taught by Dietrich Klinghardt, MD, PhD, in today's most important and effective healing technologies for health care practitioners just entering the alternative field - but also for the most advanced CAM practitioner.

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