Archive for April, 2011
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WORK OF YOUR HEART: JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE HEART
One of the most important dates in the early history of heart surgery is 9 September 1896, for it was on that day that a 22-year-old man, Wilhelm Justus, was operated on by Ludwig Rehn. Rehn, a German surgeon, successfully stitched up a wound in Justus’ heart which went on to heal perfectly, thus demonstrating [...]
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BREAST FEEDING AND HORMONE DISRUPTERS – INVISIBLE DANGERS
To sum it all up, the womb experience is now fraught with many invisible dangers. The undeniable toxic exposure in utero to synthetic hormones, petrochemicals, organochlorines found in pesticides, fungicides, herbicides and insecticides, along with the new members to the club such as phthalates, nonylphenol and bisphenol-A, pose a grave risk to the developing fetus. [...]