(Natural News) You’ll never know when disaster will strike. When it does, though, are you medically prepared to handle any type of situation? In 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans and caused intense flooding, communication failures, and damage to buildings and roads. Affected residents found it hard to get medicine to ease their aches and […]

(Natural News) Thanks to a new portable medical kit devised by Scottish researchers, U.K. soldiers with badly injured limbs will have a much better chance at avoiding amputations, reported The National. The pioneering system traces its roots to a study conducted by Strathclyde University (Strathclyde) into injuries sustained by U.K. armed forces personnel from improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Armed […]

(Natural News) Keeping emergency medical supplies on hand for any possible life scenario is never a bad idea. But the contents of any medical kit are only as valuable as their organization and accessibility, not to mention the know-how of the user in effectively using these supplies for their intended purposes. While most of us […]

(Natural News) When it comes to prepping and going off-grid, few people forget about necessities like food and water. There’s a host of shelf-stable food and water options to choose from, as well as an even larger variety of survival tools and gadgets. But one basic concept can make survival worlds easier: Hygiene. In a […]

(Natural News) Soldiers that are wounded in the battlefield often face terrifying ordeals that can quickly lead to their untimely deaths. For this reason, the military is constantly looking for ways to improve the way they respond to calls for help whenever any members get injured in the line of duty. Now the actual U.S. […]

(Natural News) Cotton-based fabric waste has a multitude of uses that range from being recycled into polishing and wiper clothes to automotive insulation. Though, as researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have discovered and demonstrated, this type of waste could be turned into cotton aerogels that have their own practical applications. The cotton […]

(Natural News) One of the very first decisions every prepper has to make is whether to pack up his or her supplies and bug out or stay put and turn their own homestead into a survival post. Some factors that may compel preppers to choose the latter include the ability to create an underground bunker, […]

(Natural News) In a worst-case scenario societal meltdown, would you be prepared for what potentially comes next? Besides just the loss of essential services like water and electricity, think about the rampant spread of disease that would likely ensue. Would you know how to protect yourself against virulent flu mutations, for instance, or communicable diseases […]

(Natural News) Pets and their unconditional love make them indispensable. They’re family. Their joys and pains are ours as well. Lucky is the pet owner with a background in veterinary medicine to help him when accidents and emergencies happen to their beloved pooch. But most owners are lost when something bad happens to their pet. […]

(Natural News) Based on data from a Cleveland Clinic survey, “[w]hen it comes to heart health emergencies, many Americans don’t have the knowledge to aid others.” Most troubling of all is, they don’t even know how to help themselves. Cleveland Clinic’s online survey of the general population took a look at America’s awareness of “heart […]