Numerous instances of marine mammals dying in record numbers have been reported along the west coast, particularly in California. In November, NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams noted that something was killing the starfish, and environmental officials didn't know...
In a day that GMO Free Oregon called, "a great day for the people of Oregon who care about sustainability and healthy ecosystems," two Oregon counties have passed local laws banning the cultivation of genetically modified crops within county...
In a recent presentation at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association, Dr. Gianluigi Taverna outlined exciting experimental results which may revolutionize how prostate cancer is diagnosed.
The completely non-invasive method involves using dogs with specialized training to literally...
Aside from dietary concerns - which are major, as all the processed foods and sugars in the American diet are destroying our health - one extremely common thing that we do as a nation is leading to our extra...
A body of research released in recent years has outlined the sleep-disrupting effects of blue light, especially from sources such as electronics and LED nightlights. However, despite the detriment of blue light exposure in the evening and nighttime hours,...
Jojoba is a woody, evergreen, perennial shrub that is native to semiarid regions of southern Arizona, southern California and northwestern Mexico. It is cultivated to provide a renewable source of high-quality, unique oil.
Native Americans used the oil from the...
A new opioid drug, Zohydro, has received FDA approval despite outcry from numerous lawmakers and health experts.
The FDA's approval of this drug, which is five to ten times more powerful than Vicodin, met with huge opposition from many medical...
Often hard to distinguish, the tangy taste of tamarind works synergistically with the ingredients it is paired with. These long, brown, curved and slender pods are found high in the tree tops of the tamarind tree and are a...
A significant amount of research performed in recent years has been exploring the scientific validity of traditional remedies in combating chronic disease.
One of the latest of these studies has found that Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F, an extract from...
With the wide variety of benefits that can be enjoyed through practicing yoga, it is exciting when new discoveries are made uncovering even more good that it can do for us.
A new study performed by researchers at the University of...
