Health & Techonology News & Articles

TV May Inhibit Babies’ Language Development

By Natural-Life.ca | June 24th, 2009

Category: Health & Techonology, Studies Show...

From Time:

As most parents of small children will reluctantly admit, nothing can occupy a child quite like television. Unfortunately, the scientific evidence suggests that using the boob tube as a babysitter has its price: the more time babies spend…

Mobile phones to be Banned in French Primary Schools to Limit Health Risks

By Natural-Life.ca | June 9th, 2009

Category: Health & Techonology, Law & Media

From Times Online:

Mobile telephones are to be banned from French primary schools, and operators must offer handsets that allow only text messages, under government measures to reduce the health risk to children.

Companies will also be required to…

How to Use Google to Save the Planet

By Natural-Life.ca | June 9th, 2009

Category: Health & Techonology, Science & Enviro

From Green Living Online:

Soon, 10,000 Canadian homes will be given access to a powerful new tool for managing their home energy use: Google-fuelled information. Each home owner will have access to Google PowerMeter, a web-based application that displays a…

Pollution Can Change Your DNA in 3 Days

By Natural-Life.ca | June 8th, 2009

Category: Health & Techonology, Science & Enviro

From National Geographic:

Breathing in polluted air may wreak havoc on our DNA, reprogramming genes in as few as three days and causing increased rates of cancer and other diseases.

So says a new study that tracked DNA damage…

Swine Flu Could Have Come From Bio-Experiment Lab

By Natural-Life.ca | May 31st, 2009

Category: Big Pharma, Health & Techonology

From ABC News:

An Australian researcher claims the swine flu, which has killed at least 64 people so far, might not be a mutation that occurred naturally but a man-made product of genetic experiments accidently leaked from a laboratory —…

Greenhouse Emissions Endanger Human Health

By Natural-Life.ca | April 19th, 2009

Category: Health & Techonology, Law & Media, Science & Enviro

From the Ottawa Citizen:

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday declared that greenhouse gas emissions like carbon dioxide endanger human health and welfare, clearing the way for possible U.S. regulation.

The EPA said it found that “greenhouse gases in…

Rocket Fuel Chemical In Most Powdered Infant Formula

By Natural-Life.ca | April 6th, 2009

Category: Health & Techonology, Science & Enviro

From The Cornucopia Institute:

Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have found that 15 brands of powdered infant formula are contaminated with perchlorate, a rocket fuel component detected in drinking water in 28 states and territories.…

Online Age Quiz is a Window for Drug Makers

By Natural-Life.ca | March 26th, 2009

Category: Big Pharma, Health & Techonology

From NY Times:

Americans yearn to be young. So it is little wonder that RealAge, which promises to help shave years off your age, has become one of the most popular tests on the Internet.

According to RealAge, more…

Brain Cancer Linked to Youngsters Using Cellphones

By Natural-Life.ca | March 21st, 2009

Category: Cancer, Health & Techonology

From the Ottawa Citizen:

An international group of scientists is calling on Canada and other countries to bring in tougher safety standards for cellphone use after a Swedish team found a fivefold elevated risk of malignant brain tumours in children…

Lutein May Protect Eyes Against Long-Term Computer Use

By Natural-Life.ca | March 14th, 2009

Category: Health & Techonology, Vitamins & Supplements

From NutraIngredients:

Supplements of lutein, long-reported to have benefits for eye health, may also protect against the detrimental effects of long-term computer display light exposure, says a new study from China.

Improvements in the sensitivity to contrast on a…