Poll: Majority of Illinoisans want legal recreational pot – The Southern

The Southern Poll: Majority of Illinoisans want legal recreational potThe SouthernIn this Friday, Dec. 9, 2014, file photograph, Matt Hart holds up a bud of Lemon Skunk, the most potent strain of marijuana available at the 3D Dispensary in Denver. A new Paul Simon Public Policy Institute poll shows that a majority of Illinoisans … … Read more

Girl suffers severe burns doing popular DIY science project – Atlanta Journal Constitution

Atlanta Journal Constitution Girl suffers severe burns doing popular DIY science projectAtlanta Journal ConstitutionChildren create their own slime during Mattel’s Take Our Children To Work Day workshop in El Segundo, Calif., in April 2007. ROCKLAND, Mass. An 11-year-old Massachusetts girl suffered second- and third-degree burns this month after being exposed to an …SEE IT: Massachusetts girl, … Read more

Natural News hires four science writers to cover the latest discoveries on nutritional science, medicine and technology

(Natural News) As the fake news “establishment” media continues its collapse, with layoffs, downsizing and rapid declines in readership, the popularity of the independent media is exploding. Here at Natural News, even though we’ve been subjected to the most oppressive censorship imaginable (by Google, YouTube, Facebook and all the other internet gatekeepers), public hunger for… … Read more

Broccoli's cancer prevention mechanism found to work on “non-coding RNA” to prevent formation of tumors

(Natural News) Cruciferous greens have long been heralded as potent disease fighters. Sulforaphane, a dietary compound found in cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli goes further into the DNA to halt cancer cells from proliferation, giving us more reasons to eat our vegetables. Researchers at the Oregon State University found that the anti-cancer compound helped regulate a certain type of long,… … Read more

Parsley and vanilla beans are being used as cellular scaffolding to grow stem cell tissues for human implants

(Natural News) Researchers at the University of Washington-Madison were able to grow skin, brain, bone marrow and blood vessels on plants using a highly-specialized, natural scaffolding from plants like parsley. The team observed that certain plant species possess strength, rigidity and porosity as well as low mass and surface area. These characteristics make for a… … Read more

World rapidly running out of rare minerals needed to manufacture cell phones and mobile devices

(Natural News) Scientists warn that the minerals needed for technologies such as cell phones and mobile devices may run out in the next few decades. A new study gathered experts from various government, industrial, and academic groups across five continents who suggested that unless there exists a universal sharing of geoscience data, we will soon face challenges in… … Read more

Scared of the dentist? Scientists claim fear of dental drilling may be genetic

(Natural News) Whether it’s the whirring sound of the drill, the blinding sensation of the overhead light, or merely the sight of that familiar padded reclining chair, the prospect of going to the dentist can be enough to make normally fearless individuals more than a little queasy. For some, this fear is so intense that… … Read more

Fast food diets causing majority of stroke and diabetes deaths across U.S.

(Natural News) Health care specialists have been advising the general public to cut back on fast food consumption for years, and for good reason. Recent data showed that poor dietary habits accounted for nearly half of all cardiometabolic deaths in the U.S. Researchers at the Tufts University in Massachusetts found that there were more than 702,000… … Read more

New bill would allow farmers to sue Monsanto if GMO crops invade their property

(Natural News) Farmer’s in Oregon could finally get a win in their fight against companies like Monsanto. House Bill 2739 is under consideration and, if passed, it would allow farmers and landowners to sue biotech patent holders like Monsanto for essentially trespassing on their property. The House Bill 2739 summary states that it “Allows cause of action against… … Read more

Explosion in rickets, gout and scarlet fever caused by processed junk food and inflationary monetary policy

(Natural News) Poor diet, financial insecurity, and falling standards of living are factors that contribute to the rising incidence of Victorian-era diseases — such as gout, rickets, scarlet fever, and syphilis — in modern-day Great Britain. The U.K. Faculty of Public Health (FPH) stressed that poor wage growth and persistent inflation has greatly affected nutrition intake… … Read more