Raspberry ketone is a weight loss supplement that has been banned in the U.K. for several years. According to the British newspaper Express, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) banned raspberry ketone and classified it as a novel food, which means the product does not have a significant history of public consumption or one that is… Read More: Raspberry ketone: Don’t believe the hype »
FRIDAY, Aug. 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) — The number of people who’ve developed a severe form of lung disease potentially tied to vaping has now risen to 215 cases across 25 states, and federal health officials are recommending that Americans not use e-cigarettes. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a health… Read More: CDC Says ‘Don’t Vape’ As Lung Injury Cases Rise »
You don’t have to smoke to get lung cancer. In fact, as many as 20 percent of people with lung cancer have never smoked. And many of those people are diagnosed with the disease when it’s at a stage where it’s incurable. Cancer experts have set off some alarm bells after publishing a report in… Read More: How you can get lung cancer, even if you don’t… »
After reviewing what scientific data exist on the subject, Canada’s pregnancy specialists are encouraging any woman considering eating or drinking her placenta to please refrain from doing so. The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada has found no evidence of benefit from human maternal “placentophagy,” but potential risks of harm, including the transfer of… Read More: Moms, please don’t eat your placentas: Obstetricians say ‘placentophagy’ carries… »