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(Natural News) Researchers have discovered a person in the U.S. carrying  a bacteria resistant to last resort antibiotics, which could mean “the end of the road” for antibiotics, according to U.S. public health authorities. At the same time, a new clinical trial is underway in the UK to determine whether Chinese Herbal Medicine could be […]

(Natural News) Let’s just get the truth out about aspartame. Jim Turner is a lawyer who has spent decades educating people about this dangerous and ubiquitous sugar substitute. Mr. Turner was instrumental in keeping aspartame off the market until 1981, when Searle company president Donald Rumsfeld forced its approval via President Reagan’s transition team. Read the sordid […]

(Natural News) The herb belongs to the genus Artemisia. It’s more commonly called wormwood. For centuries, its bitter taste and medicinal properties have been in use to assist digestion, de-worming, a remedy for jaundice or dropsy and even gout or flatulence. It’s also utilized as the key ingredient in vermouth and absinthe. This perennial, which is sometimes […]

(Natural News) The problem with antibiotics is that they are incapable of killing every single bacterial organism. This means that only the toughest, most resistant bacteria survive a round of antibiotics. These bacteria multiply, and lead to the growth of a new, antibiotic-resistant strain. With antibiotic-resistant bacteria on the rise, it is no surprise that many […]

(Natural News) Frankincense has had many uses over the course of history. It’s commonly used in religious ceremonies and is a popular scent used in aromatherapy. Frankincense is also renowned for its uses in traditional medicine. Frankincense comes from the resin of the Boswellia tree and can be transformed into a potent, fragrant essential oil […]

(Natural News) Antibiotics have undoubtedly saved countless lives since their introduction in the 1930s. However, due to the mass utilization of antibiotics to fatten up livestock, these once curative drugs are becoming more and more useless as the number of antibiotic-resistant bacteria grows. A report from the All Party Parliamentary Group on Antibiotics calls for […]

(Natural News) Current tests used by law-enforcement officials to detect marijuana use include blood, saliva and urine testing. But THC (the psychoactive component of marijuana) can stay in the system for days, or even weeks. With breath testing the THC signal only stays on a person’s breath for around four hours. Driving while stoned is […]

(NaturalNews) “Jackpot!” exclaimed Mowgli Holmes, a 43-year-old geneticist with a doctorate in microbiology and immunology from Columbia University. He had just come across an old treasure from the 1930s, something that he could use to restore scientific knowledge regarding the medicinal qualities of cannabis. This treasure was a huge missing piece in his quest to […]