By Heather Callaghan, Editor Recent news of two toddlers dying after receiving vaccines in Samoa absolutely rocked the Internet – especially the non-vax communities. But even more recently is the news that Samoa has responded to the incident by immediately seizing all MMR vaccines. In addition, it appears that the startling incident […]
By Catherine J. Frompovich It’s happened in Brazil: A medical doctor has been arrested for performing a medical procedure on a young woman who died, apparently resulting from his practice! Brazilian celebrity surgeon Denis Cesar Barros Furtado, aka as “Dr. Bumbum,” was arrested along with his mother, who worked with […]
Have you ever wondered what the secret to staying happy is? There’s no golden rule that defines permanent happiness but if you understand the basic science behind joy and ecstasy, you won’t have to feel cranky about a bad day at work or a frayed relationship. Most people tend to […]
By Annie Holmquist and Rosalinda Rosales Designer babies are looking more and more like a reality whose time is imminent. Piggybacking on recent research which allows scientists “to rewrite the DNA bound up in living cells,” an ethics panel in the U.K. just released a report which suggests this maneuvering […]
By Rosanne Lindsay Can people live in a free society without informed consent? Most people would say no. Informed consent infers that at every fork in the road you have a choice. Most Americans want choice, right? Wrong. [do_widget id=text-16] In 2010, Obamacare forced American citizens to purchase medical insurance–a […]
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 Practice (GMP) Standards. Dave Herman, […]
By Carey Wedler (CW) — Over the last several years, CBD (cannabidiol) has increasingly been shown to aid in the treatment of seizures, particularly in children. The evidence is so strong that the FDA, an organization notoriously opposed to cannabis, approved the first CBD-based medication for one particular seizure disorder at the end of June. […]
By Phillip Schneider It’s no secret that kids in America don’t eat as many vegetables as they should. As non-processed fruit and vegetable intake have been linked to a lower risk of heart disease, stroke, obesity, and hypertension in adulthood, the importance of childhood vegetable consumption is becoming increasingly relevant. According to the CDC’s […]
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 sharing results of various online […]
By Melinda Cafferty, Natural Blaze Is a “snap into a Slim Jim” likely to make you snap? Heck, even beef jerky advertisements feature men who are over ‘roided – or, hyper. Scientists now believe that beef jerky and other processed meats like deli slices are causing manic episodes in humans… John Hopkins […]