(Natural News) Artisanal products such as sea salts are often prized by food lovers, but a study has determined that sea salts can cause spoilage molds. Based on the study headed by Kathie Hodge, a mycologist from Cornell University, and doctoral candidate Megan Biango-Daniels, there are varying levels of mold contamination in commercial sea salts. […]

(Natural News) Toxic chemicals in the air have been shown to cause cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. However, air pollution does not only cause damage to our physical well-being, but our mental health as well. A new study reported by the Science Daily shows that toxic air can cause psychological distress in humans. In the study, researchers […]

(Natural News) Bisphenol A (BPA), a synthetic chemical widely used in manufacturing plastic products, has long been associated with a host of adverse health conditions. BPA is classified as an endocrine disruptor and is tied to various diseases including diabetes, cardiovascular disease and abnormal liver function. Experts have looked into using chemical substitutes such as […]

(Natural News) The levels of airborne particulate matter have reached a dangerous state in most cities around the world. A TRT World article covered the recent findings of the World Health Organization (WHO), which warned the supply of air for 90 percent of the world’s population is tainted by air pollution. The international organization found that the lower the wealth of a country, the more […]

(Natural News) Excessive exposure to traffic-related air pollution was found to induce DNA damage in both children and adolescents, according to a small study published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. As part of the study, a team of researchers at the University of California, Berkeley examined 14 children and adolescents living in Fresno, Calif. Fresno was touted as […]

(Natural News) Connected devices are everywhere you look these days. Cell phone obsession used to be mostly limited to businesspeople, but it’s now commonplace to see elderly people playing games on their phone in a waiting room and kids glued to a tablet at a restaurant. It’s hard not to wonder what effect all this […]

(Natural News) Exposure to high concentrations of ambient carbon monoxide in the air may raise the odds of dying from a plethora of cardiovascular conditions, a study published in The Lancet Planetary Health revealed. The scientists noted that the study, which analyzed air quality in various Chinese cities, was consistent with previous European research that […]

(Natural News) A new study carried out by researchers from Rice University has determined that the most damaging pollutant from the coal-fired power plants in Texas is particle-forming sulfur dioxide. After analyzing the effects of emissions from more than a dozen of the state’s coal plants, they discovered that those living downwind of such plants […]

(Natural News) In its inorganic form, the element arsenic is highly toxic. For decades, scientists have known that high levels of the element are harmful to the kidneys, which filter toxins from your blood. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) limits the allowable amount of arsenic in drinking water to only 10 parts per billion, which is equal […]

(Natural News) A recent study published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology revealed that exposure to pharmaceutical contaminants and pollutants — such as birth-control medication, anti-depressants, and beta blockers — may drive fishes that live downstream from a typical sewage treatment plant to exert more effort on surviving. A team of researchers at McMaster University […]