2100 cities exceed recommended pollution levels, fueling climate change – CNN

CNN 2100 cities exceed recommended pollution levels, fueling climate changeCNN(CNN) Climate change is already affecting the health of populations around the world, but things are set to get worse if adequate changes aren’t made, according to an international consortium of climate experts. Fueling the impact is the fact that more …Climate change fueling disasters, disease … Read more

Opioid crisis: Half a mile apart, childhood friends die on the same day – Local 8 Now

Local 8 Now Opioid crisis: Half a mile apart, childhood friends die on the same dayLocal 8 NowLAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (CNN) — Twenty seconds is all it took for 19-year-old Dustin Manning to die. Dustin’s parents, Greg and Lisa Manning, were left devastated after the toxicology report showed their son had taken a toxic mix of … Read more

Is Soy Good for the Heart? FDA Proposal Backtracks on Health Claim – Live Science

Live Science Is Soy Good for the Heart? FDA Proposal Backtracks on Health ClaimLive ScienceFor years, manufacturers of soy protein foods have been allowed to say that eating their products may reduce the risk of heart disease. But today (Oct. 30), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed a rule that would revoke this health … Read more

Climate Change Is Already A Public Health Crisis, Top Medical Journal Says – HuffPost

HuffPost Climate Change Is Already A Public Health Crisis, Top Medical Journal SaysHuffPostHeatwaves, disease-carrying insects and prolonged allergies are some of the early symptoms noted in a major new report. By Alexander C. Kaufman. Climate change is already taking a major toll on public health and threatening to reverse progress made …Climate change fueling disasters, disease … Read more

Yet another risk for kids on antidepressants: Higher chance of developing type-2 diabetes, according to new study

(Natural News) Antidepressants are often prescribed for individuals who exhibit signs of major depressive disorders and various conditions such as anxiety, chronic pain, and sleep disorders. Now, a recent study has proven that children and adolescents who take antidepressants could develop type-2 diabetes. Researchers from the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy and the University… … Read more

Choose trick over treat this Halloween: Thousands of candy brands found to contain lead, according to new study

(Natural News) A new study reveals that 42 percent of food contamination warnings in California is linked to high levels of lead in candy since the state passed a law on testing and monitoring the food item in 2006. Thousands of candy brands have been reported to contain lead – mostly imported ones from Mexico, China,… … Read more

Climate change fueling disasters, disease in ‘potentially irreversible’ ways, report warns – Washington Post

Washington Post Climate change fueling disasters, disease in ‘potentially irreversible’ ways, report warnsWashington PostClimate change significantly imperils public health globally, according to a new report that chronicles the many hazards and symptoms already being seen. The authors describe its manifestations as “unequivocal and potentially irreversible.” Heat waves …Climate Change Is Already A Public Health Crisis, … Read more

GOP senators pushing for alternatives to deadly, addictive opioid prescription drugs… but none of them dare say “cannabis”

(Natural News) In the aftermath of President Trump’s recent speech on the opioid epidemic in America, a number of Republican senators have issued a call for the discovery of new opioid “alternatives,” demanding that Big Pharma step up to procure them. But such alternatives already exist in the form of natural plants like cannabis sativa… … Read more

Health Ranger: There’s a global revolt underway for food transparency

(Natural News) One of the things clean food advocates like Natural News founder/editor Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, have long pushed for is transparency — from food makers, from the agricultural industry, and from government — regarding what’s in the things we put in our bodies. And now, Adams says in a recent podcast, more… … Read more