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Letter to Editor
Letter to editor: The food supply is not safe
I have published a number of letters where I make the following
observation: I can say with confidence that the food supply has not
been safe in the past, is not safe at present and will most likely not
be safe in the future.
Apr 7, 2008 - 10:48:40 AM
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Letter to Editor
My case with Sprint PCS considered solved
Ok, I considered my case solved. I called Sprint PCS this morning asking them
why I got the notice saying I owned them $161.
They said this amount is the early termination fee because I cancelled
my account while I was in a contract.
Feb 13, 2008 - 8:51:46 AM
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Letter to Editor
My dental amalgam story
Here is another testimonial how dental amalgam is dangerous.
Feb 4, 2008 - 7:20:56 AM
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Letter to Editor
Thanks for sharing about mercury dental fillings
I
was very happy to read in Sue Muellers recent article that she shared that a
foodconsumer.org scientist recommends that health conscious consumers read a
book by a dentist Hal A Huggins titled It's All in Your Head: The Link Between
Mercury Amalgams and Illness.
Feb 1, 2008 - 10:18:32 PM
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Letter to Editor
My Story of Dental Amalgam Mercury Poisoning
I am a victim of MERCURY
POISONING and am here to testify how mercury from the dental amalgam
fillings has affected my life. Next year, 2007, will mark thirty years
I have been suffering from 'MERCURY' poisoning from the 'silver' dental
amalgam fillings. I was only 7 or 8 years old when I first had amalgams.
Jan 31, 2008 - 4:58:42 PM
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Letter to Editor
Murcury Toxicity Due to Dental Amalgams
I came into the world healthy. I was poisoned by age 8. I
started having weird symptoms of brain fog, fatigue, chronic bleeding nose, and
weight gain. I was in and out of doctors for 10 years saying that there was
nothing wrong with me and it was all in my head.
Jan 31, 2008 - 4:09:43 PM
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Letter to Editor
Mercury in dental amalgam
Congratulations for your
interest creating awareness in the mind of the American Public on the
issue of Dental Silver Amalgam restorations.
Jan 29, 2008 - 8:10:18 PM
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Letter to Editor
One third of lipsticks on the market contain high lead
One third of lipsticks manufactured in the
United States and used by millions of American women contain lead at a level that exceeds the limit of the metal allowed in food, the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics (CSC) reported October 11.
Oct 13, 2007 - 9:09:51 AM
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Letter to Editor
Women with certain breast cancer should avoid soy
I was reading your article recommending eating 'plant foods' to fight breast cancer.
You may want to hold off on recommending soy foods until more research is done because soy products may do more harm than good to some women.
Aug 9, 2007 - 6:59:47 PM
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Letter to Editor
Obesity is spread by common germs
In
The Potbelly Syndrome, Dr. Per Mårin and I show how chronic
infections cause obesity, type 2 diabetes, and heart disease.
Aug 1, 2007 - 8:42:48 PM
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Letter to Editor
Illinois Firm Recalls Beef and Chicken Bases Due To Mislabeling
SAMS Food Group, Inc., a Bedford Park, Ill., establishment, is recalling approximately 13,300 pounds of beef and chicken base products because the labels were inadvertently switched.
Jun 21, 2007 - 6:00:18 PM
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Letter to Editor
Case 1: How can I lose my excess weight?
I am a 35 year old female. I am 50 pounds overweight. This year I got out of a 13 year relationship. I went through a period of depression. Now, I feel better, but I cannot seem to lose any weight. Any suggestions? I think I may have triggered a hormonal imbalance.
Jun 17, 2007 - 6:43:01 PM
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Letter to Editor
You can help grow organics
Are you satisfied with having just 3% of the fruit you eat free of potentially dangerous pesticides? How about 2% of vegetables? Or less than 0.02% of corn?
Jun 12, 2007 - 6:13:29 AM
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Letter to Editor
CDC update 2: Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis
Included here are a CDC letter for passengers; the common questions and answers about the whole incident and a statement by the father-in-law of the Georgia man with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis, or XDR TB.
May 31, 2007 - 4:00:29 PM
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Letter to Editor
Use fluoride supplements if it does you any good
Anyone, who chooses, can use fluoride toothpaste and go to a dentist to receive fluoride treatments and a prescription for fluoride drops.
May 11, 2007 - 4:35:04 PM
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Letter to Editor
Reader's response: What we need is an "origins of food act",
This article has several points which are contradictory and make no sense.
The main one is::The assessment notes that melamine is not metabolized, and is rapidly excreted in the urine. Thus, it is not believed to accumulate in the body of animals.
May 9, 2007 - 10:32:14 PM
Misc. News
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Letter to Editor
Group Asks USDA About Adequacy of Bovine Tuberculosis Mitigation Measures
why the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has not taken more
decisive action to protect our U.S. cattle herds from a known source of
Bovine TB; 2) whether USDA is following even minimal international
standards established by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE)
for preventing the spread of Bovine TB; and, 3) whether USDA has
specific plans to begin providing the U.S. cattle industry with needed
protection against this disease.
Apr 17, 2007 - 3:06:54 PM
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Letter to Editor
Flora Foods recalls "Cerignola" olives
Flora Foods of Pompano Beach, Florida, is recalling its 25oz jars of "Cerignola
Olives"
(UPC 0-20038-00693-5) because
they have the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium
which can cause life-threatening illness or death. Consumers are warned
not to use the product even if it does not look or smell spoiled.
Mar 9, 2007 - 4:27:03 PM
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Letter to Editor
Reader's comment on Calcium, Vitamin D Supplements of Questionable Benefit
The
article:
Calicium,
Vitamin D Supplements of Questionable Benefit,
By Rose Hoban
most be some kind of a joke. Calcium is not even spelled
correctly. Researchers are saying that the human body uses 3000 to 5000
IU of vitamin D per day(Heaney, et. Al Creighton U).
Feb 26, 2007 - 7:10:09 AM
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Letter to Editor
California may mandate HPV vaccine for girls
Assembly woman Sally Lieber, D-Mountain View, California., recently
introduced legislation that would require girls to be immunized against
HPV before they enter the sixth grade.
Feb 11, 2007 - 7:48:20 AM
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Letter to Editor
Soy milk is unhealthy?
Asian people eat far much more soybean than people in the West where cow' milk is much more popular. But much fewer Asians get cancer or other forms of disease than the Westerners. This means that compared to other risks, eating some soybeans or drinking some soy milk is nothing.
Dec 1, 2006 - 1:31:00 PM
Misc. News
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Letter to Editor
E. coli doesn't kill, but its toxin does
I realize the O157 is the bad boy but the point is the toxin (SLT1 and/or SLT2) produced causes the problem.
Sep 26, 2006 - 7:14:00 PM
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Letter to Editor
Aspartame is not an allergen
The FDA Consumer article that just appeared on your web site, of course, is full of propaganda.
Sep 3, 2006 - 6:18:00 PM
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Letter to Editor
FDA approves some health claims for green tea
Thank Dr. Lee for his feedback. Yes, anticancer properties of green tea have been demonstrated in animals studies and cell cultures. We encourage readers to drink tea, particularly green tea and semi-fermented tea such as Oolong tea.
Aug 30, 2006 - 10:58:00 PM
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Letter to Editor
Summary of Scientific Evidence Illustrates the Life of Cattle
Farm Sanctuary has released a new research report, THE WELFARE OF CATTLE IN BEEF PRODUCTION, which illustrates the life of cattle raised for beef from birth to slaughter in the United States.
Apr 18, 2006 - 7:28:00 PM
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Letter to Editor
Should Women Switch From Tamoxifen to Raloxifene (Evista)?
Editor's note: Raloxifene may be safer than tamoxifen, but are these drugs the best you can use to prevent breast cancer? The following article from Knowledge of Health, Inc. gives us some points to ponder. For those who are serious about breast cancer prevention, start with a healthy d iet.
Apr 18, 2006 - 4:58:00 PM
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Letter to Editor
Harvard Study Shows Fluoridation-Cancer Link
Fluoridation is linked to bone cancer (osteosarcoma) in young boys reports the May 2006 Harvard peer-reviewed journal, Cancer Causes and Control.
Apr 7, 2006 - 10:49:00 PM
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Letter to Editor
Benzene in Soda: FYI on EDTA
At the same time the FDA agreed to my request that they test soft drinks for benzene, they told me that calcium disodium EDTA is being used without approval in noncarbonated drinks.
Apr 7, 2006 - 10:45:00 PM
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Letter to Editor
Science-Based Information on High Fructose Corn Syrup Missing in the Obesity Debate
The March 29 article "Eat To Live: Fructose -- the new fat?" mischaracterizes high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), a natural product derived from U.S. corn fields
Apr 3, 2006 - 9:23:00 PM
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Letter to Editor
Aspartame is a carcinogen, FDA scientist told Congress decades ago
Scientific peer reviewed research on aspartame is multiplying including two studies, one linking diet drinks to obesity and on in Italy showing aspartame causes lymphoma, leukemia, cancer of the kidneys and cranial peripheral nerves.
Feb 19, 2006 - 11:49:00 PM
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