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(Natural News) On January 9th, 2017, lawyers made their opening statements in the murder trial of pharmacist Barry Cadden, owner of New England Compounding Center. CNN reports that the compounding pharmacy sold contaminated vials of the steroid methylprednisolone acetate that in 2012 were injected into the spinal columns of more than 13,000 patients. Subsequently 751 […]

(Natural News) Has winter left you with a scratchy throat and nagging cough? If you are like most people, you might already have reached for that bottle of cherry-flavored over-the-counter (OTC) cough syrup. According to the American Chemistry Society (ACS), a nonprofit chartered by the U.S. Congress, you’re not alone. Every year thousands of people […]

(Natural News) A burning, hot sensation in your mouth isn’t the only trick chili peppers have up their sleeve. Rather than spicing up your food, German researchers found that capsaicin, or the active, hot compound in chili peppers, could stop breast cancer in its tracks. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide, […]

(Natural News) The National Women’s Hockey League (NWHL) is comprised of  four teams: the Boston Pride, Buffalo Beauts, New York Riveters and the Connecticut Whale. Its inception in 2015 marked the first time female hockey players could be paid as professionals in the United States. The initial salaries were paltry compared to those of their male counterparts in the […]

(Natural News) ‘Let food be thy medicine’ is a saying attributed to Hippocrates, who is known as the Father of Modern Medicine. We would be well off to heed his advice, but by and large, we do not, for it is the Standard American Diet that is making us sick. A look at the most […]

(Natural News) A new study has provided evidence that the so-called “Mediterranean diet” can help prevent the loss of brain volume in older people. The three-year study, published January 4 in the journal Neurology, found that a diet heavy on olive oil, fruits, vegetables, legumes and grains, with moderate amounts of fish, wine and dairy, […]

(Natural News) As one of its closing acts before leaving the stage, the Obama administration plans to relax EPA guidelines regarding maximum allowable radiation levels in the nation’s drinking water, increasing them to levels thousands of times above current legal limits. A federal lawsuit filed by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) led to the […]

(Natural News) In the best of conditions, nursing is a difficult and often thankless job. But when hospitals become overcrowded and understaffed, the pressure begins to really take its toll. Nurses in Irish hospitals are reporting that they are losing sleep over fear of making mistakes due to hospital overcrowding and the extra responsibility and […]

(Natural News) People who use various medical devices, such as pacemakers, insulin pumps and MRI systems, already have enough to be concerned with just in terms of dealing with their medical conditions. But on top of that, now they also need to deal with the issue of cybersecurity vulnerabilities that affect these devices and that […]

(Natural News) Yoga is renowned for its positive effects on human health. It’s a great stress-reliever, and there are tons of options for how you want to do your yoga. It can be done at home on your own time, in your own space — or you take classes just about anywhere. Yoga is more […]