(Natural News) Statins are one of Big Pharma’s biggest cash-cows: In 2013, the pharmaceutical raked in a staggering $29 billion just from statin sales. Estimates suggest that nearly one out of every four Americans over the age of 45 takes a statin drug. Most believe that these drugs are life-savers, healing their high cholesterol while […]

(Natural News) You might have heard that taking aspirin on a daily basis can help prevent heart attacks, but is it really such a good idea to regularly take medication if nothing is wrong with you? According to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, the answer to that is […]

(Natural News) Parents about to welcome a newborn into the family have a lot to be thankful for. Along with the rejoicing, there are some concerns, primarily of a health nature, such as the possibility that the child may develop autism. According to the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, one in 68 school-age […]

(Natural News) As the world struggles to find a way to deal with the deadly problem of antibiotic resistance, it’s important to take a look at how we ended up in this situation in the first place – and one big factor has been unnecessary antibiotic use. You might like to think that every time […]

(Natural News) Students attending Yale University who were eager to have 24/7, on-campus access to birth control pills, condoms, lubrication, and other “emergency contraception” items and devices from vending machines were disappointed to learn recently that the plan has now been scrapped because it would have violated Connecticut state law. Reports indicate that Yale’s first […]

(Natural News) Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), commonly known as electric shock therapy, is without a doubt the most controversial mental health treatment ever to become a part of mainstream psychiatry. Developed by a team of Italian researchers back in 1938, ECT operates on the premise that exposing a mentally ill patient to a jolt of electricity […]

(Natural News) A Canadian research team announced that it has found the reason for the appearance of pulmonary fibrosis in a number of lung cancer patients who underwent thoracic radiotherapy. They found a connection between genes on a certain chromosome and the development of lung injuries triggered by radiation. The researchers were investigating chromosome 6, one of the 23 pairs […]

(Natural News) If you’re not active on social media, you might not have heard of the 10-year challenge. This is a trend where people post a current photo of themselves alongside a photo form ten years ago with the hashtag #10YearChallenge, presumably so everyone can comment on how they’ve changed over the intervening decade. Now, […]

(Natural News) It’s a scenario that’s all too familiar for many parents: Your child is acting differently and feeling unwell, so you take his temperature. If he has a fever, you’ll weigh the pros and cons of waiting it out versus bringing him to the doctor’s. Then, just a short time later, your child is […]

(Natural News) Government officials exploiting disease outbreaks to scare people into getting profitable vaccines is nothing new, but it has taken on a very concerning twist in New York this week. Rockland County has just declared a state of emergency, taking the opportunity to ban unvaccinated children from going to public places as a measles […]