9th January 2011 

Welcome to the Green health Watch Magazine January 2011 newsletter - a mix of topical and past news we believe important to spread more widely.

    Nick and Jenny

From the latest edition (39) ...

Does surgery spread not cut breast cancer?
Surgery may wake up dormant cancer cells and encourage their spread to other organs read more

Sperm not keen on radiation read more
Remaining cells quality damaged
Using mobiles in rural areas increases the danger read more

From earlier editions ...

Beware of Calpol
Within reason, symptoms should not be suppressed
Paracetamol the commonest cause of liver failure
read more

Barking up the wrong tree read
Rainforest actually carbon neutral read more
Fast-growing trees emit significant amounts of poisonous volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
read more

Real salt
The quest for the best salt in the world read
Silly Sid the Slug read
Adequate levels of salt are essential to many body functions
read more

Vitamin halves risk of developing MS
The nearer the equator one lives, the lower the risk
read more

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