http://qbit.cc Wed, 23 May 2012 01:38:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://qbit.cc/cnn-government-recommends-lowering-fluoride-levels-in-u-s-drinking-water/ http://qbit.cc/cnn-government-recommends-lowering-fluoride-levels-in-u-s-drinking-water/#comments Fri, 07 Jan 2011 19:43:37 +0000 qbit http://qbit.cc/?p=3365 This is a partial victory but we need to continue to aggressively pursue total elimination of fluoride in drinking water. Notice they still will not discuss the brain damage and fertility issues associated with water fluoridation. Friday, January 7, 2011 (CNN) — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Environmental Protection [...]]]> http://qbit.cc/cnn-government-recommends-lowering-fluoride-levels-in-u-s-drinking-water/feed/ 0 http://qbit.cc/microwaving-1-pete-plastic-containers-causes-antimony-leaching/ http://qbit.cc/microwaving-1-pete-plastic-containers-causes-antimony-leaching/#comments Mon, 01 Nov 2010 22:28:25 +0000 qbit http://qbit.cc/?p=3118 Most informed consumers know by now that microwaving plastic containers is a no-no, due to leaching of bisphenol-A, pthalates, dioxin, and other harmful chemicals. Well now you can add the toxic heavy metal antimony to that list of reasons not nuke plastic containers, as if you needed any more. Antimony and other metals are used [...]]]> http://qbit.cc/microwaving-1-pete-plastic-containers-causes-antimony-leaching/feed/ 10 http://qbit.cc/letting-babies-swim-in-chlorinated-pools-harms-their-health-for-life/ http://qbit.cc/letting-babies-swim-in-chlorinated-pools-harms-their-health-for-life/#comments Fri, 04 Jun 2010 19:53:03 +0000 qbit http://qbit.cc/?p=1925 (NaturalNews) Young children who swim in chlorinated pools may suffer an increased risk of lung infections and even lifelong asthma and respiratory allergies, according to a study conducted by researchers from Catholic University Louvain in Brussels, Belgium, and published in the European Respiratory Journal.]]> http://qbit.cc/letting-babies-swim-in-chlorinated-pools-harms-their-health-for-life/feed/ 0 http://qbit.cc/the-best-and-worst-laundry-detergents-with-14-dioxane-contamination/ http://qbit.cc/the-best-and-worst-laundry-detergents-with-14-dioxane-contamination/#comments Mon, 24 May 2010 16:05:24 +0000 qbit http://qbit.cc/?p=1822 (NaturalNews) One of the major issues being tackled by consumer watchdog groups this year is the presence of 1,4-dioxane, a synthetic petrochemical carcinogen, in consumer products]]> http://qbit.cc/the-best-and-worst-laundry-detergents-with-14-dioxane-contamination/feed/ 1 http://qbit.cc/central-nervous-system-damage-from-fluorides/ http://qbit.cc/central-nervous-system-damage-from-fluorides/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:26:24 +0000 qbit http://qbit.cc/?p=1514 We concluded that the rat study flagged potential for motor dysfunction, IQ deficits and/or learning disabilities in humans. Confident as we were, the data were only one piece of the puzzle, the overall picture was still emerging. Soon thereafter we learned of two epidemiological studies (Fluoride, 1995-1996) from China showing IQ deficits in children over-exposed to fluoride via drinking water or soot from burning coal.]]> http://qbit.cc/central-nervous-system-damage-from-fluorides/feed/ 0 http://qbit.cc/sebelius-asks-media-to-censor-autism-debate/ http://qbit.cc/sebelius-asks-media-to-censor-autism-debate/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:54:12 +0000 qbit http://qbit.cc/?p=1508 “There are groups out there that insist that vaccines are responsible for a variety of problems, despite all scientific evidence to the contrary. We (the office of Secretary of Health and Human Services) have reached out to media outlets to try to get them not to give the views of these people equal weight in their reporting.” ]]> http://qbit.cc/sebelius-asks-media-to-censor-autism-debate/feed/ 0 http://qbit.cc/consumers-of-aspartame-nutra-sweet-check-out-this-documentary/ http://qbit.cc/consumers-of-aspartame-nutra-sweet-check-out-this-documentary/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:32:09 +0000 qbit http://qbit.cc/?p=1469 Sweet Misery: A Poisoned World]]> http://qbit.cc/consumers-of-aspartame-nutra-sweet-check-out-this-documentary/feed/ 0