All posts by Daniel Barker

(NaturalNews) Nine former Whole Foods managers have filed a class-action lawsuit in federal court against the grocery chain, alleging that they were fired for whistleblowing activities regarding a company bonus program. The plaintiffs say they were cheated out of their shares of the bonus program by the company, and were fired when they complained about […]

(NaturalNews) A diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, was once considered a death sentence, but advanced automation technology is offering new hope to sufferers of the rare condition. Most ALS patients eventually face an extremely difficult choice: either die from the lack of ability to breathe once the disease […]

(NaturalNews) For most of us, the term “lead poisoning” immediately conjures up mental images of Flint, Michigan, where thousands of residents were exposed to unsafe levels of lead in their drinking water after the city switched water supplies in 2014. But Flint is far from being the only location in the U.S. threatened by lead […]

(NaturalNews) The state of Washington has joined the list of those who have filed lawsuits against Monsanto over lingering environmental pollution caused by PCBs – a group of now-banned and highly toxic chemicals that the company manufactured between 1935 and 1977. Several West Coast cities, including San Diego, Portland and at least half a dozen […]

(NaturalNews) Hungry Philadelphia residents – even those who normally can’t afford to dine out – can now enjoy a freshly prepared sit-down restaurant meal, thanks to EAT Café, a newly-opened restaurant that operates on a “pay-what-you-can” basis. EAT Café, which opened in October, is already doing a booming business, with lines of customers sometimes stretching […]

(NaturalNews) New research has shown that small and premature babies who receive what is called “kangaroo mother care” tend to live longer and experience fewer social problems as they mature compared to those kept in an incubator. Kangaroo-style mothering involves breastfeeding and holding an infant upright against the mother’s bare skin, an approach first documented […]

(NaturalNews) A newly-released study that questions current global health advice regarding sugar has been exposed as a propaganda piece financed by the food and sugar industry and authored by industry insiders. The study, published this week in The Annals of Internal Medicine, was immediately criticized by The New York Times and others for its blatant […]

(NaturalNews) America’s opioid epidemic and the corresponding increase in the rate of overdose deaths among adults has received a lot of attention in the media lately, but the news often ignores the less obvious effects of the epidemic on “society’s most vulnerable members” – our children. A new study has been published in the journal […]

(NaturalNews) A newly-opened eatery in Manhattan incorporates a futuristic take on a not-so-new concept in providing fresh, healthy and relatively inexpensive vegetarian meals to the public. Eatsa is a modern, high-tech version of the automated lunch counter – an innovation first introduced to New Yorkers over a century ago. The restaurant employs no waiters or […]

(NaturalNews) After five years of study aimed at assessing the potential impact of fracking on drinking water supplies, the EPA has finally admitted that hydraulic fracturing “can impact drinking water resources under some circumstances.” This rather vague conclusion was drawn in the EPA’s final report on the subject, released on December 13, and represents a […]