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Corporations, advocacy groups spend big on ballot measures
Corporations and national advocacy groups are throwing big dollars behind TV ads before voters decide 158 state ballot measures.
Antibiotic and heavy metal contamination in environment contributes to resistance of harmful bacteria
(NaturalNews) Low concentrations of various pharmaceutical drugs are making their way into our water systems and soil through improper disposal, such as flushing, and through human excretion.When people take antibiotics, or other medications, they are often passed through the…
Celery may help kill cancer
(NaturalNews) If you need another reason to add more celery into your diet, researchers have now identified a compound in the vegetable that demonstrates anti-tumor activity. Effective against several types of cancer — including those of the pancreas, ovaries, liver, small intestine…
Being a Couch Potato Could Harm You in Ways You Don't Even Know
Is your sofa bad for your health? A host of scientists and advocacy groups say the answer may be yes — and some government officials may slowly be agreeing with them. The problem lies with fire-retardant chemicals in foam sofa cushions. In the 1970s concerns over house fires, some sparked by lit cigarettes on furniture, prompted a move to…
Physicians on the Front Lines: Where Technology Can Help to Make the Clean Hand the Winning Hand
Whether in a personal or professional setting, very few of us find ourselves wanting to be apart from our smart phones. They keep us connected to just about everything these days. In healthcare, electronic devices are permeating both the hospital and consumer/patient settings with everything from electronic health records to wearable devices…
The One Thing Americans Fear the Most
What are you most afraid of? It’s a personal question that brings to mind a number of unsettling thoughts: spiders, ghosts, heights, public speaking. A new survey asked the question to a random sample of 1,500 people across the nation.
Scientists: Humans are 'an infection' and Ebola is Earth's immune response to consume all the human 'meat'
(NaturalNews) If you haven’t yet read The Hot Zone by Richard Preston, a non-fiction book published in 1994, you’re way behind the curve on the truth about Ebola.This book reveals all sorts of astonishing truths about Ebola which have since been buried or distorted by a modern…
Detroit water shutoffs continue as city's decline into third-world status accelerates
(NaturalNews) The decline and fall of the once-great city of Detroit is continuing apace, as city officials have been given the green light by a U.S. bankruptcy judge to continue shutting off water service to residents chronically behind on their bills.Judge Steven Rhodes ruled…
Fluoridated water calcifies your arteries: study
(NaturalNews) A major promoter of heart disease in the U.S. today could be a chemical that the government has been intentionally dumping into the water supply for decades on the premise that it prevents tooth decay. Fluoride, according to a new study published in the journal Toxicology…