(NaturalNews) Word to the wise: Be careful of what doctors tell you to cut off following a cancer diagnosis. Submitting to cancer surgery can cost you an arm... or a leg.Increasingly, cancer surgeons are recommending that woman have their healthy breasts surgically removed as a way to prevent cancer -- even when those women have no cancer! But recently, an even more bizarre story surfaced: According to a BBC report (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/west_midlands/8300233.stm), a UK w... Read Full Story

(NaturalNews) Researchers from Newcastle University have scientifically proven that Hyptis crenata, also known as Brazilian mint, is a powerful pain reliever that works just as well as Indometacin, a synthetic drug similar to aspirin. A traditional remedy for treating the flu, stomach problems, high fevers, and headaches, Brazilian mint was found to be extremely powerful and safe.The team, led by Graciela Rocha, set out to perform the study using the traditional preparation of the herb. Surve... Read Full Story

(NaturalNews) Maybe you have a childhood memory of forgetting to clean your fish tank's filter. After all, it's easy to forget a fish tank even has a filter until it's so clogged up it starts to malfunction. Eventually, the tank is covered in slime and the health of your fish begins to fail. This scenario is much like the way we view our liver today. We often overlook the importance of the liver until it begins to adversely affect our health. However, this organ plays a vital role in cleansin... Read Full Story

(NaturalNews) The November 25 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute contains a report about the long-term side effects experienced by men who received cisplatin-based chemotherapy for testicular cancer. Severe neurological side effects, discoloration of the hands and feet when exposed to the cold (Raynaud-like phenomena), tinnitus, and impaired hearing were found to be common in men who received chemotherapy as opposed to those who did not.Men who received cancer treatment bet... Read Full Story

(NaturalNews) The FDA has issued a warning about the high overdose risk from the opiate painkillers Darvon and Darvocet, but has stopped short of banning the drugs as the United Kingdom has done.Darvon and Darvocet contain a mix of an over-the-counter painkiller (either aspirin or acetaminophen) and the opiate propoxyphene, also known as dextropropoxyphene. The new FDA rules will require a tougher boxed warning on all products containing propoxyphene about the particular danger that the drugs... Read Full Story

(NaturalNews) A recent French study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology has revealed that a "Mediterranean" diet rich in fruits and vegetables, fish, and olive and sunflower oils will reduce the risk of post-menopausal women developing cancer. Findings implicated the "Western" diet as contributing heavily to incidences of breast cancer.Research for the study began in 1990 when 65,374 women living in France agreed to complete self-administered diet questionnaires that tracked the... Read Full Story

(NaturalNews) There are millions of things to be thankful for, and this week, we ask our NaturalNews Facebook team (http://Facebook.Naturalnews.com) to suggest what things they're thankful for. We were flooded with suggestions!I didn't get a chance to add my own suggestions to the list, so let me start by saying how thankful I personally am for YOU, the NaturalNews readers. As you know very well by now, what we have here is much more than a typical publisher / reader relationship. NaturalNews... Read Full Story

(NaturalNews) There's a drugless and side effect-free way to reduce inflammation in the body, restore the body's natural defense system, lose weight, possibly increase lifespan and improve or prevent diabetes, cardiovascular disease and kidney disease. What's more, you can get the benefits from this natural health strategy no matter what your age or whether you already have a serious disease. So who's behind these "wild" health declarations? It's not a supplement maker or natural health group... Read Full Story

(NaturalNews) The holidays are upon us. Along with connecting with our family and friends for feasts and fun, this season offers increased opportunities for sharing a festive toast. (Or two.) The good news is that recent research suggests that moderate drinking reduces the risk of heart disease. As heart disease will kill more women over the age of 65 than all cancers combined, this sort of news is easy to swallow (well, "sip.") Yet, there is bad news: Even moderate drinking increases the ris... Read Full Story

(NaturalNews) The Vioxx scandal widened this week as new research published in the Archives of Internal Medicine reveals that Vioxx maker Merck held data for three years that proved Vioxx caused an alarming increase in the risk of heart attacks and strokes. And yet Merck chose not to release that data. In fact, it took three more years of patients dying from heart attacks before Vioxx was pulled off the market, and even then, Merck insisted the drug was not dangerous.This new study was based ... Read Full Story