(Natural News) The Chernobyl nuclear accident of 1986 bathed much of Europe in toxic, deadly radioactive isotopes. Yet the Soviet government covered it up, at first claiming no accident had taken place at all. Even after the government was fully informed of the horrifying scope of the disaster, they covered it up and ultimately condemned […]

(Natural News) Antidepressants and antihistamines are among the most common types of medications people take, and they belong to a class of drugs known as anticholinergics. These drugs can treat a variety of health problems, including COPD, asthma, depression, dizziness, gastrointestinal problems, overactive bladder, and the symptoms of Parkinson’s. Although they can be effective, a […]

(Natural News) [Note: This is Part IX in a series of articles adapted from the second Children’s Health Defense eBook: Conflicts of Interest Undermine Children’s Health. The first eBook, The Sickest Generation: The Facts Behind the Children’s Health Crisis and Why It Needs to End, described how children’s health began to worsen dramatically in the late 1980s […]

(Natural News) People are exposed to triclosan almost every day: It’s found in hand sanitizers, mouthwash, toothpaste, and other cosmetic products. While it’s known for its antibacterial properties, researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis (WUSM) have discovered that triclosan can, in fact, help bacteria survive – and even tolerate – lethal doses of […]

(Natural News) Breast augmentation is the most common type of cosmetic surgery in the U.S., with more than 300,000 women getting breast implants a year. Most women usually get breast implants for aesthetic purposes, while the rest see it as an option following a breast cancer surgery. In a recent statement, however, the Food and Drug Administration […]

(Natural News) Almost two years after he was arrested and charged for running a criminal drug cartel, opioid kingpin John Kapoor of Insys Therapeutics has finally been convicted of running a nationwide bribery and racketeering conspiracy. According to reports, the federal government has found the billionaire pharma executive, along with four of his co-defendants, guilty […]

(Natural News) Struggling to find clinical benefits for statin drugs and blood pressure medications, a team of researchers put two drug protocols to the test to see their effects on human thinking and memory. The research, funded by the maker of the drugs (AstraZeneca), hoped to find cognitive benefits for candesartan and hydrocholorothiazide, rosuvastatin, or […]

(Natural News) In the 1950s, when autism was not yet a household word, the day’s leading psychiatrists and psychologists propagated the “refrigerator-mother hypothesis.” According to this theory, autism—rare at the time—was the result of emotionally distant mothering. As the condition now known as autism spectrum disorder (ASD) began attaining epidemic proportions (with about 1 in 36 children diagnosed […]

(Natural News) For years, so-called experts have promoted the idea that chemical imbalances in the brain are the cause of mental health issues like depression — and that neurotransmitter testing can help solve these imbalances. But there are many reasons to be skeptical of neurotransmitter testing initiatives, including evidence that low levels of key brain […]

(Natural News) A freakish influenza strain that reportedly “popped up halfway through the past flu season” once again rendered the government-sanctioned flu vaccine “virtually worthless,” new reports indicate. Writing for the Associated Press (AP), Mike Stobbe explains that the flu shot, which is recommended every year by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) […]