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04/25/2020 / By Ethan Huff

World-renowned neurobiologist says nicotine extract could protect against coronavirus

It appears as though there is a beneficial use for tobacco after all, or at least the nicotine it contains. According to acclaimed neurobiologist Jean-Pierre Changeux, nicotine shows incredible promise in the fight against the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) as both a preventive and curative remedy. He and a team of specialists from Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital in […]

01/02/2020 / By Ethan Huff

FDA announces ban on flavored e-cigarettes, but protects Big Tobacco and its addictive nicotine vaping products

Well, it’s official: The most pressing issue on the FDA’s plate involves banning the majority of flavored e-cigarettes currently on the market because they’re apparently too scary to allow grown adults to purchase according to their own free will as Americans. According to reports, the Food and Drug Administration under Trump has announced that Americans […]

04/03/2019 / By Ethan Huff

Even before conception, second-hand smoke appears to have lingering impacts on the brain development of an unborn child

Can smoking cigarettes before pregnancy cause complications with the baby long after birth? New research out of Duke University in North Carolina suggests yes, pointing to the results of a recent animal trial showing that even before conception, exposure to nicotine and other chemicals in tobacco cigarettes can have a lingering effect in a mother’s […]

03/06/2019 / By Ethan Huff

BREAKING: Scott Gottlieb abruptly resigns from the FDA following scrutiny over ties to Big Pharma

In a sudden and unexpected twist, Scott Gottlieb, the commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), just announced that he’ll soon be resigning from his post amid ongoing media probes in to his ties to the pharmaceutical industry. This surprise decision comes just two months after Gottlieb tweeted that he wouldn’t be resigning […]

01/02/2019 / By Michelle Simmons

A powerful antioxidant: Curcumin protects your heart from damage caused by diabetes and smoking

Both diabetes and cigarette smoking can increase the risk of cardiovascular disease because they increase oxidative stress in the body. To protect your heart from damage caused by diabetes and smoking, take curcumin supplements. A study published in the African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines found that curcumin protects the heart from the […]

12/30/2018 / By Tracey Watson

The science behind curcumin’s healing properties

Turmeric’s long history as a culinary spice dates all the way back to 2,500 years before Christ. This bright yellow, strongly flavored spice has also been used since at least 500 B.C.E. as an essential part of Ayurvedic medicine in India – and no wonder, since curcumin, the substance which gives the spice its bright […]

11/24/2018 / By RJ Jhonson

Diabetics who continue to smoke report experiencing lower emotional well-being

Smoking is bad enough for healthy people. It is more so for diabetics, causing a pronounced reduction in your emotional well-being, as well as a variety of other grave complications. Some people would say it’s not diabetes itself that kills, it’s the complications that do. The data somewhat agree with this – in 2012, up […]

04/10/2018 / By Jessica Dolores

Say what? Smoking found to increase risk of hearing loss, according to study

Still dying for a smoke? Besides, emphysema, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, blindness and of course cancer, here’s one more reason to stop smoking — hearing loss. A recently-published study published by Oxford University Press showed that the more than 50,000 participants of the over eight year-study showed that “smoking is an independent risk factor of hearing […]

02/06/2018 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Research shows smoking just one cigarette per day increases risk of heart attack and stroke

A recent study has shown that smoking even just one cigarette per day heightens the risk of heart attack and stroke by nearly 50 percent for men and a hundred percent for women. In fact, men who smoke even just a single cigarette expose themselves to the dangers that people who smoked 20 cigarettes had […]

12/08/2016 / By iodinenews

Avoid hypothyroidism by avoiding the causes

There are many pathways available for the regulation of the production and conversion of thyroid hormones. Consequently, there are a lot of opportunities for things to go wrong. A healthy thyroid relies on many factors, including, but not limited to, a healthy endocrine system, stable hormone levels, healthy and balanced gut flora, a healthy liver, […]

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