Canadians are being asked if they think a cancer-fighting enzyme should be added to junk food. Putting the enzyme asparaginase in baked and fried food is a “high priority” for Health Canada, the government said. Asparaginase is used as a chemotherapy drug under the trade name “Elspar”. Side effects can include: Nausea and vomiting Allergic […]
The Council of Europe member states will launch an inquiry regarding the influence of the pharmaceutical companies on the global swine flu campaign, focusing especially on extent of the drug industry’s influence on the World Health Organization (WHO). The Health Committee of the EU Parliament has unanimously passed a resolution calling for the inquiry. […]
The U.S. government is encouraging farmers to spread a chalky waste from coal-fired power plants on their fields to loosen and fertilize soil. The material is produced by power plant “scrubbers” that remove acid-rain-causing sulfur dioxide from plant emissions. The substance is a synthetic form of the mineral gypsum, and it also contains mercury, […]
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