(Natural News) Stroke appears to be on the rise for an alarmingly unexpected demographic: young men. A recent study has found that stroke hospitalization rates among men ages 18 to 44 have been steadily increasing from 1995 to 2012. More specifically, hospitalizations for acute ischemic strokes in particular saw an increase of almost 42 percent […]

(Natural News) Changing the way you do laundry can help save the environment, proving that even the smallest of adjustments have a significant impact when it comes to green living. According to carbon footprint expert Mike Berners-Lee in an article in The Guardian, doing laundry (drying included) every two days adds 440 kilograms of CO2 emissions […]

(Natural News) Marijuana is stepping in where prescription pharmaceuticals have been unsuccessful, particularly among members of the 55-and-up crowd, who appear to be ditching pills in favor of the controversial herb. An article in TheGlobeandMail.com explored the use of medical marijuana among senior citizens. The report found that marijuana use is becoming increasingly common particularly […]

(Natural News) News of a young person dying always hits us hard mainly because it’s so unexpected, but adolescent deaths are more commonplace than most people realize. In fact, an estimated 1.2 million adolescents around the world die every year, according to estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO). That is equal to 3,000 adolescent […]

(Natural News) The problem of plastic pollution in the oceans is no longer a myth, but a reality that is getting increasingly harder to ignore — especially now that the World Economic Forum (WEF) has said that the amount of plastics in the ocean will outweigh the amount of fish in the foreseeable future. In a […]

(Natural News) Three cups of coffee a day might just keep prostate cancer away — but only if it’s prepared Italian style. A story on EurekAlert.org reports on a new study that has found that coffee prepared in the Italian way — no coffee filters and with very high temperatures and pressure — lowered the […]

(Natural News) The next time you want to “say it with flowers,” you may want to think twice. While bouquets are considered a heartfelt symbol of love and affection all around the world, new research revealed that they could be more harmful than they appear. A recent study published in NeuroToxicology found that cut flowers used in […]

(Natural News) The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cautioned against the administration of medications containing codeine and tramadol, saying in an official statement that these opiod drugs can cause “life-threatening breathing problems,” particularly in children below the age of 12. “Some children and adults break down codeine and tramadol into their active […]

(Natural News) The forests of morocco have found an unexpected ally: tree-climbing goats. A new study has found that the limber creatures have been inadvertently planting trees and rebuilding forests by spitting out the nuts from the argan fruits they forage on. The research, published in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, observed the foraging behavior […]

(Natural News) Navigating the maze that is your menstrual cycle? There’s an app for that. However, as a recent study revealed, most of these period tracking apps are seen as inaccurate and should be way less pink. According to the study by researchers from the University of Washington, most women are disappointed with most of the available period-tracking […]