(Natural News) We tend to forget the commensal relationship we share we bacteria. Our bodies are home to colonies of bacteria which benefit us in various ways, including interacting, coordinating, and coordinating vital functions. As beneficial as this relationship is, it can also be delicate: Hypochondriac mindsets have led to over-sterilization and overuse of synthetic […]

(Natural News) A mass migration of birds may be amazing to behold, until they leave countless disease-ridden ticks in their wake. In the U.S., the disease-laden ticks spread in the Northeast and Midwest through dogs which serve as carriers for the Borrelia burgdorferi infection. In 2008, Canadian veterinarians worked on a project which looked into an […]

(Natural News) In surgery – as in life – the gap between the haves and the have-nots is real and significant. Unfortunately, this gap impacts people in a manner that can adversely affect a person’s health, according to researchers at the University of Birmingham, University of Edinburgh, and the University of Warwick. The study, published […]

(Natural News) Modern society is drowning in “fake news” – information that can neither be trusted nor verified – leaving many of us feeling like we don’t know what we can believe about anything. There are certain things, however, that we feel we do know, understand and can trust; scientific concepts that have been fully […]

(Natural News) In announcing a trumped up “state of emergency” that was recently declared by Washington Governor Jay Inslee in response to a measles outbreak in Clark County, Yahoo News accidentally let it slip that most of the children affected had actually been previously vaccinated against the disease – once again proving that vaccines don’t […]

(Natural News) Thousands of patients may have contracted HIV, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C – or possibly all of the above – while being treated at HealthPlus Surgery Center in Saddle Brook, New Jersey, shocking new reports indicate. A lengthy investigation by the New Jersey State Department of Health has revealed that the ambulatory surgery […]

(Natural News) Anyone who has visited a loved one in a hospital in recent years will be familiar with the hand sanitizing pumps scattered all over the ward with signs encouraging visitors to disinfect their hands before making contact with patients. While all that visible sanitation may feel comforting, the reality is that the possibility […]

(Natural News) Hospital beds and medical equipment are often teaming with infectious bacteria. Since the turn of the century, hospital infections have claimed the lives of over 1.4 million people. Additionally, bed sores have claimed over 2.1 million lives. Antibiotic-resistant super bugs, often contracted from hospital settings, are also deadly. Since January 1, 2000, Carbapenem-Resistant […]

(Natural News) Septicemia, or sepsis, is a frighteningly common infection that claims the lives of nearly 700 Americans each day. It occurs when an infection that you already have – for example, in your lungs, urinary tract, or elsewhere – spurs a chain reaction that spreads through your body. When it’s not treated quickly enough, […]

(Natural News) Flu season and winter seem to go hand-in-hand for many parts of the world. While the relationship between cold weather and flu onset remains to be a highly debated topic within the scientific community, an article posted on the BBC website infers that physiology might play a central role in people’s increased susceptibility […]