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Pollution around Cities Increases Risk of Cancer

7/1/2009 - (NaturalNews) According to the latest estimates from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), people who live around larger cities face an increased risk of developing cancer. The report National-Scale Air Toxics Assessment (NATA) is based on the...

Search for Air France Flight 447 Reveals Astonishing Pollution of World's Oceans

6/5/2009 - (NaturalNews) The most alarming piece of news this week emerged when investigators of the doomed Air France flight 447 announced they had found "floating debris" from the plane crash, but it turned out to be only floating trash in the ocean. This is,...

Pollution Causes Genetic Changes that Lead to Asthma

5/10/2009 - (NaturalNews) Prenatal exposure to air pollution appears to cause genetic changes that predispose unborn infants to asthma later in life, according to a new study conducted by researchers from the Center for Environmental Genetics a the University of...

Taiwan Surpasses U.S. on Key Achievements: Health Care, High Speed Rail and Fiscal Responsibility

4/26/2009 - (NaturalNews) After living in Ecuador for some time, I recently traveled to Taiwan, where Truth Publishing is headquartered. Returning to the United States after spending time in Taiwan has allowed me the perspective to make some observations about the...

Why the Free Market Doesn't Work: Consumption vs. Conservation

4/23/2009 - (NaturalNews) I'm a big free market proponent. I love the "freedom" in it... the individual decisions of hundreds of millions of people coalescing into an "invisible hand" of efficiency improvements, quality of life enhancements and unlimited abundance....

Can Government Scientists Save the Planet by Nuking Yellowstone National Park to Halt Global Warming?

4/8/2009 - (NaturalNews) Of all the hare-brained ideas about climate change I've heard in the last few years, this one takes the grand prize: John Holdren, the new science advisor to President Obama, is actively considering radical geoengineering ideas in order...

Interview with Dr. Boris Worm, Marine Biologist, on Overfishing, Aquatic Ecosystems, Aquaculture Farming and More

4/6/2009 - (NaturalNews) The following is a transcription of an exclusive interview with Dr. Boris Worm, Professor of Marine Biology at the Dalhousie University in Halifax, Novascotia. He's the author of the widely-read scientific paper entitled Author of: Impacts...

Change to Green Cleaning

4/6/2009 - (NaturalNews) "Green" seems to be the environmental buzzword these days. There are green appliances, green cars, green clothes, green makeup, green cleaning products, and everything in between. Concern for the planet is a high priority for a growing amount...

Asthma Risk in Children Raised by Traffic Pollution Exposure of Pregnant Mothers

3/6/2009 - (NaturalNews) Asthma rates in developed nations are soaring, and it is extremely clear that environmental pollution has a big part to play in the increase. A study recently published in the journal PLoS ONE has revealed that traffic pollution could cause...

Indoor Air Pollution is a Serious Threat to Your Health

3/5/2009 - (NaturalNews) Indoor air pollution is arguably one of the most overlooked threats to human health, particularly affecting young children who spend an estimated 80% of their time indoors. Studies released in the past few years demonstrate clearly that...

Cleaner Air has Improved Life Expectancy across United States

2/19/2009 - (NaturalNews) Oxygen is the single most important nutrient for our survival and wellbeing. While a healthy human being can go for weeks or even months without food, or last several days without water, cut off his or her air supply, and the person is unlikely...

Worst Alternative Energy Sources Receive Most Attention

2/11/2009 - (NaturalNews) Energy solutions getting the most attention from politicians and the press are 25 to 1,000 times more polluting than the best available choices according to studies by Stanford professor Mark Jacobson. The findings were published in a recent...

Traffic Pollution Bad for the Heart

2/5/2009 - (NaturalNews) A study recently conducted in Germany has found that people who lived near traffic had a higher chance of developing atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), which in turn increases the risk of heart disease. Details and Findings...

There Is No Such Thing as the West Nile Virus

11/9/2008 - (NaturalNews) Do you believe in the Tooth Fairy and Santa Clause? Are they real people flying around performing magical deeds? Hopefully you don't believe this. Yes, they are fun stories, "something to believe in," when you are a child; or possibly they...

Air Pollution Has Negative Effects on Heart Health

11/4/2008 - (NaturalNews) It would be natural to think that microscopic particles in polluted air would do damage to one's lungs, nose and throat. However, recent research published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association has reported that such...

Pollution Increases Allergies in Children

11/1/2008 - (NaturalNews) Regular exposure to pollution from traffic increases children's risk of developing allergies by more than 50 percent, according to a study conducted by researchers from the German Research Center for Environment and Health at the Institute...

Links between Noise Pollution and Ill-Health

10/20/2008 - (NaturalNews) If you have ever lived or worked somewhere that was noisy, you know that it can have a seriously negative impact on your life. While we move ahead with our technological society, there are all sorts of pollution that we didn't have to deal...

Air Pollution May be to Blame for Honeybee Population Collapse

10/17/2008 - (NaturalNews) Air pollution is making it harder for bees and other pollinating insects to find food, according to a new study conducted by researchers from the University of Virginia. Pollutants such as ozone (smog) and nitrate radicals, formed mostly...

Pentagon Is Fighting the EPA About Pollution Clean Up Efforts

9/12/2008 - (NaturalNews) Any guesses who the U.S.'s largest polluter is? Would it surprise you to hear that it is the Defense Department? Probably not that surprising if you think it through. How about this, though. The Defense Department is currently resisting...

Air Pollution Raises Blood Pressure According to New Study

9/9/2008 - (NaturalNews) It seems like a healthy thing to do: getting outside. Maybe you like to go for walks or spend an hour gardening or riding your bike. Unfortunately, if you live where the air is polluted, you could be hurting your health by simply breathing...

Air Pollution Causes Blood Clots

9/7/2008 - (NaturalNews) Air pollution produced by the burning of fossil fuels can drastically increase people's risk of developing potentially fatal blood clots, according to a study conducted by researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health and published...

California Air Pollution Found to Kill 24,000 A Year

9/6/2008 - (NaturalNews) Particulate pollution from the burning of fossil fuels kills 24,000 people per year in California, according to the newest figures from the California Air Resources Board. This is nearly three times higher than the 8,200 people previously...

Road Pollution Blamed for Higher Allergy Risk in Kids

8/3/2008 - (NaturalNews) New evidence blames traffic-related pollution for increasing the risk of allergy and atopic diseases among children by more than fifty percent. What's more, the closer the children live to roads, the higher their risk. "[Children] living...

Debating Pescatarianism: To Fish or Not to Fish for a Protein Source

7/31/2008 - (NaturalNews) Pescetarian, Piscatarian, Pescatorian, Pesco-vegetarian, Fishetarian -- No, these are not the names for members of obscure religious sects. These are some of the different terms used for people who do not eat the meat of mammals and birds...

Chinese Fish Farms Full of Toxic Chemicals

7/9/2008 - (NaturalNews) Contamination of water supplies and illegal use of veterinary drugs has led to the severe contamination of Chinese fish farms, with potentially serious health consequences for those who eat the fish. China produces 70 percent of the...

Autism Risk Linked to Distance From Power Plants

5/29/2008 - (NaturalNews) How do mercury emissions affect pregnant mothers, the unborn and toddlers? Do the level of emissions impact autism rates? Does it matter whether a mercury-emitting source is 10 miles away from families versus 20 miles? Is the risk of autism...

A Battle Against Trucking Pollution Won by a Diverse Coalition in California

5/13/2008 - (NaturalNews) The small community of West Oakland, California lies between three freeways and the fourth largest container port in the U.S. Unfortunately, the residents of this working-class African-American community are accustomed to the exhaust of...

Flowers' Fragrance Diminished by Air Pollution

4/16/2008 - (NaturalNews) We have all wondered what was happening to the honey bees. Now, from recent research by the University of Virginia, we have an answer. Air pollution from power plants and automobiles is destroying the fragrance of flowers and thereby...

Medication Pollution Spreads: Water Supply of 24 U.S. Cities Found Contaminated with Pharmaceuticals

3/10/2008 - (NaturalNews) Analysis of tap water supplies in major metropolitan areas conducted by the Associated Press has revealed that the water supply in 24 major U.S. cities -- serving over 40 million people -- are contaminated with trace amounts of pharmaceuticals...

Create a Happy and Healthy Indoor Environment With Plants

3/7/2008 - (NaturalNews) The amazing health benefits we derive from eating plants and drinking their juices are just the beginning of the story. Research shows that when we bring plants inside to share our environments, we multiply those benefits. Houseplants...

Air Pollution Reduces Fetus Size and Decreases Male/Female Ratio

2/18/2008 - (NaturalNews) A study by researchers at Queensland University in Brisbane, Australia warns that women exposed to air pollution in urban areas during pregnancy have smaller fetuses than those in areas with cleaner air. This is the first study to show that...

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