Nobel scientist discovers scientific basis of homeopathy

In the week that doctors have described homeopathy as ‘nonsense on stilts’, a Nobel prize-winning scientist has made a discovery about the nature of water that suggests the therapy does have a scientific basis. Professor Luc Montagnier, a French virologist who won the Nobel prize for discovering a link between HIV and AIDS, has shocked fellow Nobel prize-winners by telling them that water has a memory that continues even after many dilutions.

The idea is one of the foundations of homeopathy, which maintains that the potency of a substance is increased with its dilution. Montagnier has discovered that solutions containing the DNA of viruses and bacteria “could emit low frequency radio waves”. These waves influence molecules around them, and turn them into organised structures. These molecules in turn can emit waves. He has discovered that the waves remain in the water, even after it has been diluted many times.

Montagnier’s statement couldn’t happen at a worse time for doctors. Last week, the UK’s British Medical Association (BMA) – the trade union of doctors – passed a resolution to stop homeopathy being made available on the National Health Service. It also wants all homeopathic remedies to be placed in a special area marked ‘Placebos’ in health shops and pharmacies. The NHS currently spends around £4m a year on homeopathy, mainly by funding four homeopathic hospitals in the UK. (Sources: Sunday Times, July 4, 2010; British Medical Association).

Source: http://www.wddty.com/nobel-scientist-discovers-scientific-basis-of-homeopathy.html

Broccoli and Brussels sprouts stop cancer spreading

Broccoli and Brussels sprouts have the ability to stop the spread of cancer, scientists have discovered this week. Eating the vegetables encourages the body to produce a substance known as 13C – indole-3-carbinol – that can fight cancer, and block cancer cells from proliferating.

Scientists at the Ohio State University have discovered that 13C blocks breast cancer cells, although it is likely that it can fight other cancers, too, such as prostate, liver, colon, and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. It may also reverse Alzheimer’s disease. Around half of all breast cancer patients – and especially those whose cancer has progressed and has become life-threatening – have an abnormally high level of a molecule thought to be associated with the disease. The 13C substance destroys the molecules and the cancer. The scientists used dietary supplements that contained the active ingredients of broccoli and Brussels sprouts, although it is likely that the same effect can be achieved by eating the vegetables themselves. (Source: Cancer Prevention Research, 2010; 3: 818-28).

Source: http://www.wddty.com/broccoli-and-brussels-sprouts-stop-cancer-spreading.html

Sunlight alone does not cause skin cancer: The truth you've never been told

by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor

(NaturalNews) We've all been told that sunlight causes skin cancer. This message has been drilled into our heads for so long that most people actually believe it. But what if this "truth" was actually a medical myth? What if dermatologists and health experts didn't know the whole story? What if their explanations about sun exposure and skin cancer were too simplistic and outdated?

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TBYIL Webmaster's notes:

Mike Adams is right on the money with his article and linked video. The great sun scare has resulted in widespread vitamin D deficiency and huge profits for the sunscreen companies and cancer industry. Many sunscreens keep out the beneficial rays, still let in too much of the harmful ones and, worse still, contain known and suspected carcinogens. The sun scare has caused far, far more cancer than over exposure to sunshine.

The best advice for most people is to get regular sunshine but try not to overdo it, When you stay out longer and use a sunscreen type product, make sure it is a safe one. Here is a great resource for finding the best ones from the Environmental Working Group:

http://www.ewg.org/2010sunscreen/

If you go beyond pink, you have likely overdone it to at least some extent. If that happens, don't panic. Just turn to safe and natural remedies to heal your skin and relieve the pain as soon as you can (and try not to repeat getting burned). Some of the best natural remedies for sunburn:

http://www.naturalnews.com/029019_sunburn_remedies.html

FDA Moving Closer to Precedent Setting Approval of Salmon 'Frankenfish'

by Tony Isaacs

The Food and Drug Administration appears to be close to approving the first genetically engineered animal for human consumption: salmon with cross species genes and an always on" hormone switch that enable them to grow twice as fast. A large number of critics voiced concerns about the safety of bio-engineered salmon for consumers as well as wild salmon and the concern that approval will open the floodgates to a tide of other engineered animals.

Hearings on the safety of the new salmon may come as early as this fall. The FDA confirmed it was reviewing the salmon but, citing confidentiality rules, would not comment further

Anti-biotech organizations and other concerned scientists and critics are already alarmed over the possible dangers that genetically modified plants represent to the food supply and the environment, such as corn that produces its own pesticides and Monsanto's "Roundup Ready" seeds that produce plants able to withstand high applications of herbicide. In addition, alarm has been raised worldwide about the use of growth hormones in cows and other animals, with many countries banning such their use as well as imported growth hormone produced meat and milk.

The genetically engineered salmon has been developed by a company called AquaBounty Technologies. It is an Atlantic salmon that contains a growth hormone gene from a Chinook salmon as well as a genetic on-switch from the ocean pout, a distant relative of the salmon. AquaBounty contends that the fish will be safe for consumption and the environment, pointing out that they will be raised on fish farms with safeguards against their release and will be sterile too.

Others, including fish scientists, disagree and say it is inevitable that some of the superfish would escape into the wild and represent a threat to native salmon populations. The scientists also believe that a small percentage of the fish likely will be fertile and that wild salmon will try to mate with the larger fish regardless, depressing reproductive rates. Pacific Coast salmon are already struggling for sustainability due to dams, pollution, invasive species and loss of fresh water.

In 1999, Purdue scientists warned of risks from transgenic fish in the wild. The researchers found larger transgenic fish were more attractive mates and that the traits of transgenic fish would quickly spread through the wild population. Since transgenic fish offspring live shorter, the native population would eventually be wiped out. Widespread concern followed the study because in aquaculture, the escape of farmed fish is inevitable.

In Scotland and New Zealand, bio-engineered salmon efforts have been abandoned amid cries of "Frankenfish." Likewise, fear of consumer complaints has resulted in many salmon farming groups declaring that they will not use genetically engineered fish regardless of whether governments approve them. The International Salmon Farmers Association, which represents the vast majority of salmon farmers worldwide, has taken a strong stand against the engineered fish.

"Genetically engineered salmon is a solution looking for a problem," said Joseph McGonigle, executive director of the Maine Aquaculture Association. "Virtually everyone in the world has taken a position against them."

"A chemical spill, as terrible as it is, can often be contained and its damage dilutes over a period of time," said Joseph Mendelson, legal director for the Center for Food Safety. "It's the exact opposite for these transgenic fish. They can escape and mingle with the native populations, pass on genetic traits, and their presence will just continue to grow and grow. You can't reverse it."

While salmon farmers have denied interest publicly, AquaBounty co-founder Elliot Entis said, "There's not a salmon company in the world that hasn't talked to us privately.".

Sources included:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/26/business/26salmon.html
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/InNews/calamity2004.htm
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2002/04/29/MN155761.DTL

Haiti Farmers Reject Monsanto "Earthquake Relief" Donation, Burn GMO Seeds

by Tony Isaacs

In an attempt to backdoor GMO seeds into a new market, Monsanto has taken the opportunity to donate hundreds of tons of GMO seeds to Haiti and is calling it an effort to help the people in Haiti with earthquake relief. However, Monsanto's "generosity" is being met with skepticism and outright rejection.

Recently, a large group of small farmers burned a symbolic quantity of Monsanto's donated hybrid corn seed in the central square of the agricultural town of Hinche. A 200,000-member national coalition is encouraging Haiti farmers to burn all Monsanto seeds that have already been distributed, and has called on the government to reject additional shipments.

Peasant leader Chavannes Jean-Baptiste, told IPS News that farmers want to preserve their traditional "organic agriculture that respects the environment and fights against its degradation. We defend native seeds and the rights of peasants on their land." Jean-Batiste also said "Fighting hybrid and GMO seeds is critical to save our diversity and our agriculture" and maintained that a "county has a right to define it own agricultural policies, to grow first for the family and then for local market, to grow healthy food in a way which respects the environment and Mother Earth."

Another peasant farmer stated, "We have a problem today with Monsanto and all the multinationals who sell seeds. Seeds and water are the common patrimony of humanity."

Monsanto has already donated the first round of what Global Research has referred to as a "new earthquake" and "deadly gift": 475 tons of genetically modified seeds, along with the accompanying fertilizer and pesticides, whose demand usually increases in proportion to the use of GMO seeds.

The multinational seed giant is known around the world for its aggressive GMO policies. It is also known for intimidating and suing farmers and small agricultural companies it claims have violated its contracts and patents, including farmers whose fields have been contaminated by pollen from someone else's genetically engineered crop or who have had voluntary seed sprout from a previous year's crop. By 2007 Monsanto had already collected over $21.5 million in judgments in the U.S. alone.

In addition, Monsanto is infamously known for the deaths and health problems that have resulted from its highly toxic herbicide products, most notable of which is Agent Orange. A large number of U.S. Veterans got cancer as a result of exposure to the company's Agent Orange. The Vietnamese government claims that 400,000 of their citizens died or were disabled and 500,000 children were born with birth defects as a result of Agent Orange.

The corn seed product Monsanto donated to Haiti has been treated with the fungicide Maxim XO, while the calypso tomato seeds were treated with thiram. Thiram is a highly toxic chemical which the EPA examined and deemed to be so dangerous that agricultural workers are now mandated to wear protective clothing when handling them.

While Monsanto is calling the seeds a donation, it isn't hard to see how the company will benefit by getting farmers hooked on a need that only it can supply, as it has done elsewhere around the world - most notably in the U.S. and Canada.

Seed company giants Monsanto, Syngenta, Dupont and Bayer control more than half of the world's seed patents. Monsanto has almost 650 seed patents, most of which are for cotton, corn, and soy. The company also owns almost 30 percent of the share of all the world's biotechnology research and development.

The world's largest confederation of farmers, Via Campesina, has called Monsanto one of the "principal enemies of peasant sustainable agriculture and food sovereignty for all peoples."

Sources included:

http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2010/06/haitian-farmers-burn-monsanto-hybrid-seeds/
http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/whats-wrong-with-monsanto-helping-post-earthquake-haiti.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/beverly-bell/haitian-farmers-commit-to_b_578807.html

PCBs found in 10 fish oil supplements

by Ethan A. Huff, staff writer

(NaturalNews) A California lawsuit is accusing several fish oil supplement manufacturers of selling fish oils that contain unsafe levels of polychlorinated biphenyl compounds, also known as PCBs. The state's Proposition 65 requires products that may contain toxic ingredients above safe levels to have warning labels for consumer safety.

Five supplement companies, CVS and Rite Aid drug stores, and Omega Protein, Inc., the world's largest producer of omega-3 fish oil, are all named in the suit, which the plaintiffs hope will bring light to fish oil contamination problems. They also hope to see more accurate labeling of fish oils that includes specifics about contaminants like PCBs; that way, consumers will be able to make better decisions about which kinds are safe to buy.

The PCB chemical family consists of 209 different chemical compounds, all of which were tested for in the lawsuit by a California lab. That same lab also tested each of the product samples for 12 of the most toxic PCB compounds. It then evaluated each sample in terms of daily exposure to PCBs overall, and daily exposure to PCBs in terms of toxicity.

The brands tested included Nature Made, Twinlab, Now Foods, Solgar and GNC. Each brand included various types of fish oil, including cod liver, shark liver and salmon. Those that tested the lowest for PCBs contained one-70th the amount of those with the highest levels, indicating a significant difference in contamination among various brands, and types, of fish oil.

According to David Roe, the man who filed the lawsuit in San Francisco's Superior Court, the oils that tested highest exceed California's daily limit for PCBs by a factor of ten in terms of cancer risk. On the same token, some of the oils tested very low, and are not of particular concern to consumers.

Both Nature Made and Twinlab issued immediate responses to the lawsuit in defense of their respective brands' safety. Erin Hlasney from the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), a supplement industry trade group, also came to the defense of fish oils in general, explaining that they have been used safely for decades.

But the plaintiffs contend that it is not enough to simply say that a product meets guidelines; consumers have a right to know how a product actually tests for contaminants once it arrives on store shelves. Many brands claim that their fish oils have been purified and treated to reduce or remove contaminants, but few actually explain to what extent these toxins have been removed.

For complete details about the case and to view the fish oil test results, please visit www.fishoilsafety.com.

Sources for this story include:

http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_14501...

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/ConsumerN...

New research shows that Modified Citrus Pectin fights prostate cancer

By Dr. Isaac Eliaz on 06/21/2010

It has been an incredibly exciting year for research on Modified Citrus Pectin (MCP), and this month, I am proud to announce the publication of the results of over a year’s worth of collaborative study on this unique and powerful cancer-fighting nutraceutical.

As reported in the June issue of Integrative Cancer Therapies, researchers at Columbia University recently evaluated the effects of MCP on human and mouse prostate cancer cell lines. Results showed that MCP inhibits cell proliferation and induces apoptosis (programmed cell death) in both androgen-dependent and androgen-independent cancer cells in a time- and dose-dependent manner.

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