By Heather Callaghan, Editor The state of Virginia wants to encourage bee populations. After all, bees are said to be responsible for one out of every three bites of food. To get beekeepers started, Virginia is going to give away up to three hives and other equipment…
By Lisa Egan I admit it: I’m a little bit addicted to the stuff. I know it’s terrible for my health, but sometimes I need a fix. And…the more I have, the more I want. I used to believe that I was weak…that I simply lacked…
Las Vegas, Nevada – July 18, 2018 – With many of the largest kratom vendors in attendance at the Champs Trade Show in Las Vegas, the American Kratom Association (AKA) reaffirmed its commitment to providing consumers with safe kratom products, by announcing the AKA Good Manufacturing…
By Timothy Summers, University of Maryland What state should you move to based on your personality? What character on “Downton Abbey” would you be? What breed of dog is best for you? Some enormous percentage of Facebook’s 2.13 billion users must have seen Facebook friends…
By Nicholas Dodman, Tufts University Twitter’s been on fire with people amazed by cats that seem compelled to park themselves in squares of tape marked out on the floor. These felines appear powerless to resist the call of the #CatSquare. This social media fascination is…
By John Vibes Bristol County, MA – Family Court Judge Katherine Field denied a motion to stop the use of electric shock on disabled students, a form of punishment that has been controversial for years after news of the practice first reached the public in 2013 when…
By Melinda Cafferty, Natural Blaze Slime is what the kids play with these days. Adults, too. Its popularity seems neck-in-neck with fidget spinners. The gooey pastime is said to be soothing and stress-reducing. (Or stress-inducing if you’re a parent who doesn’t like messes.) Countless recipes exist online,…
By Jon Rappoport —“Oh Doctor, what’s ailing me? Can I get a diagnosis? What’s that? AI [artificial intelligence] is handling it now? You mean I just go online and see the results of my tests and read the diagnosis and pick up my drugs outside my…
By Anna Hunt There’s no denying it. We are in dire need for safe and effective treatments that could replace addictive opioids. As a result, researchers continue to examine how cannabis legalization impacts opioid consumption in the U.S. Can Cannabis Replace Addictive Opioids? In a…
By Lisa Egan What’s with all the produce recalls lately? Recently, lettuce growers in California announced a major lettuce recall due to an E.coli outbreak. It seems food recalls are a news staple these days. In fact, the CDC estimates that 1 in 6 Americans gets sick…
By Phillip Schneider Starting in June of 2018, Facebook began deleting pages with up to 40 million followers in an unprecedented assault on independent media outlets using the platform. Jake Passi, the founder of the popular Facebook page Collectively Conscious and victim of the purge called…
By Brandon Turbeville, Natural Blaze In 1995, a PH.D candidate in Maritime Studies (specifically Chemical Pollution), by the name of H. Lindsey Arison III, wrote a report entitled “The ‘Cover-Up of Gulf War Syndrome’ A Question of National Integrity,” where he discussed the toxic chemicals that American…
By Joan Y. Meek, Florida State University Breastfeeding has long been the gold standard for infant nutrition. The American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Family Physicians, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and World Health Organization all recommend it. Thus, the recent New York…
By Jessica Corbett Just the latest corporation to spark privacy concerns over worker surveillance efforts, Walmart has patented audio technology that would allow the retail giant to eavesdrop on conversations among employees and between clerks and shoppers, to measure employee performance. According to the patent document filed with the U.S….
By ANH-USA Probably not, but the fact is that this and even more sugar is added to common foods, likely without your knowledge. We need meaningful sugar labeling on food packages. Action Alert! If someone is caught putting cocaine in a child’s snack pack, they go to…
By Richard Gale and Gary Null, Natural Blaze Modern conventional medicine has increasingly become a culture of scientific and historical denialism. Although portending to be an objective discipline of consistent progress, the medical establishment more often than not denies the insights, discoveries, medical systems and…
By Catherine J. Frompovich Truth in advertising! What’s that? Something that apparently was disregarded in the not-too-distant past, which led gullible consumers to believe and to accept the hype about products which today are banned or no longer viewed in the same fashion as before. Take…
By Luís Fernando Tófoli, Universidade Estadual de Campinas; Dráulio Barros de Araújo, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (Brazil), and Fernanda Palhano-Fontes, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (Brazil) “Leon” is a young Brazilian man who has long struggled with depression. He keeps…
By Marco Torres Unlike with alcohol or nicotine, pharmacological options are not available to individuals addicted to cocaine. However, researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham believe the tool to help individuals treat their addiction may very well exist in nature. Psilocybin mushrooms are one…
Christina F. Mair, University of Pittsburgh Alcohol is the most widely used drug in the world, including in the United States. About 70 percent of adults in the United States report past-year alcohol consumption, with over 37 million drinkers reporting binge drinking (defined for women…
