(NaturalNews) According to the most recent report, deaths in Japan attributable to the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster have continued to increase. Last year, the number of deaths increased by 18 percent over the year before.A March 2011 earthquake and tsunami triggered multiple…
(NaturalNews) Almost universally, indigenous people throughout the world have displayed an advanced understanding of medicinal plants and their uses in healing the human body. The knowledge that these so-called “primitives” possessed has become the foundation of modern medicine, but…
(NaturalNews) Many people believe the word “superfood” is a term used for click bait and nothing more, but superfoods not only exist, they are the superheroes of the food world. Spirulina is one such food.In the Central African Republic, Catholic nuns are using the blue-green…
(NaturalNews) According to The Guardian, the United Kingdom’s growing population is bound to face food shortages within the next generation. As self-sufficiency is surrendered away to the demands of corporate monoculture, the people not only lose touch with their food but become dependent…
(NaturalNews) For the past decade and change, he’s been unjustly relegated to “anti-vaxxer” whipping boy status by the corrupt mainstream media. But gastroenterologist Dr. Andrew Wakefield never committed any fraud, and his study in The Lancet linking the MMR vaccine for measles,…
(NaturalNews) We all have heard about the importance of including brightly colored fresh vegetables and fruits in our diet, and how consuming them gives us a tremendous health boost – and this is undeniably true. However, in our quest to load up our shopping carts in the produce aisle…
(NaturalNews) If you asked a scientist where consciousness comes from, you’ll probably a receive very scientific response. By that I mean, he’ll probably give you a very mechanistic explanation of our reality. He’ll tell you that our self-awareness and creativity is produced by neurons…
(NaturalNews) In response to a request from drug giant Pfizer to remove the “black box” warning on the smoking-cessation drug Chantix, the FDA has decided to not only retain the warning but expand it.A black box warning is the most severe action the FDA can take against a drug…
By Kathryn Doyle (Reuters Health) – When hospitalized patients list nonrelatives as next of kin, state laws might interfere with those patients’ wishes – and a new study suggests the situation isn’t rare. In Connecticut, where researchers looked at medical charts of nearly 110,000 hospitalized veterans, eight percent had specified someone other than a close family member as next of kin – in conflict with the state’s “default surrogate consent”
(Reuters) – Hospira Inc, which agreed in February to be acquired by Pfizer Inc, said it received a warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration related to its manufacturing facility in Liscate, Italy. The letter, received on April 1, does not restrict the production or shipment of Hospira’s pharmaceutical products from the facility, the company said on Tuesday. (http://1.usa.gov/1Pg9wst) (Reporting by Natalie Grover in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj