(Natural News) The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cautioned against the administration of medications containing codeine and tramadol, saying in an official statement that these opiod drugs can cause “life-threatening breathing problems,” particularly in children below the age of 12. “Some children and adults break down codeine and tramadol into their active […]

(Natural News) The forests of morocco have found an unexpected ally: tree-climbing goats. A new study has found that the limber creatures have been inadvertently planting trees and rebuilding forests by spitting out the nuts from the argan fruits they forage on. The research, published in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, observed the foraging behavior […]

(Natural News) Navigating the maze that is your menstrual cycle? There’s an app for that. However, as a recent study revealed, most of these period tracking apps are seen as inaccurate and should be way less pink. According to the study by researchers from the University of Washington, most women are disappointed with most of the available period-tracking […]

(Natural News) Many women have, at one point or another, turned to the Plan B pill to prevent an unplanned pregnancy, but a new study is claiming that natural ingredients can be just as effective as emergency birth control, without having to mess with a woman’s hormones. The study, done by scientists from the University […]

(Natural News) The fruits and vegetables of today have seen a decline in nutritional value, a report done by The Globe and Mail and CTV News found. In analyzing the fresh produce sold in Canadian markets, the report saw a sharp decrease in their vitamin and mineral content, compared to that of fruits and vegetables […]

(Natural News) It goes without saying that when it comes to innovating and dreaming up new ideas, creative people do it best — and it’s probably because they see the world in a different way than everyone else does. Researchers have found that people who rank high in the “open” personality trait — that is, […]

(Natural News) Health professionals will be the first to say that depression is a serious mental illness that must not be taken lightly — and yet it would appear that they themselves are guilty of doing so, relying only on a simple questionnaire created by a pharmaceutical company to arrive at a diagnosis. The PHQ-9 questionnaire […]

(Natural News) It’s easy to take electricity for granted if only because it’s everywhere. But that’s precisely why we shouldn’t — especially as an EMP attack looms, threatening to destroy modern American civilization with one nuclear explosion. An EMP, short for Electromagnetic Pulse, could take down several critical systems that are interdependent on each other, setting […]

(Natural News) Early menopause not only takes a toll on a woman’s physical health, but affects her emotional and mental well-being, too. It’s understandable, then, that delaying menopause is a matter of great importance to many women, and a subject of many scientific studies — many of which have found that delaying menopause often comes down to […]

(Natural News) In the world of fitness, Tai Chi may just be one of the most underrated form of exercise. It is, after all, a slow and steady exercise favored by older people — and while the gentleness of its movements is striking, it doesn’t exactly rank high in terms of glamour for an audience that […]