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Buzz Benefactors: More Retailers Ban Bee-Toxic Products

May 31, 2016 10:09AM

A major supermarket chain will no longer buy fruit or vegetables from farmers that spray with any of eight pesticides that are toxic to bees.

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Nature’s Metric: Rethinking All Aspects of Society

May 31, 2016 10:09AM

The Living Future Challenge has developed a bold framework to evoke fresh thinking about the design of systems, products and buildings.

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Unsafe Playfields: Artificial Surfaces Pose Risks

May 31, 2016 10:09AM

Athletes suffer more injuries on artificial turf, and now the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has called for new studies to determine if links exist between synthetic surfaces and cancer in young athletes.

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Natural Awakenings Family of Franchises Keeps Growing

Apr 29, 2016 10:02AM

Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp. welcomed five new publishers to its April 2016 training session.

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Magnesium Improves Childbirth for Mother and Newborn: Reduces Fevers and Complications

Apr 29, 2016 10:02AM

Women given magnesium sulfate during childbirth suffered only half the number of fevers compared to a control group and their newborns had fewer complications.

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Legumes Keep Colorectal Cancer at Bay: Nuts and Beans for Colon Health

Apr 29, 2016 10:02AM

People who eat high amounts of nuts and beans slash their risk of colorectal cancer by a third, Korean scientists report.

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Red Clover Guards against Menopausal Bone Loss: Supplement for Osteopathic Health

Apr 29, 2016 10:02AM

Menopausal women that took red clover extract daily retained bone mass, bone mineral density and better blood pressure.

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Purpose and Meaning Help Seniors Live Longer: Connection to Longevity

Apr 29, 2016 10:02AM

Seniors that feel they have purpose and meaning in their lives are less likely to die between the ages of 65 and 73.

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Cotton Hygiene Items Contaminated with Monsanto’s Glyphosate: Health Products Contain Probable Carcinogen

Apr 29, 2016 10:01AM

Glyphosate, a probable carcinogen, was detected in 85 percent of the tampons, sanitary pads, swabs and wipes purchased in Argentine stores.

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Staying Active Relates to Healthy Hearing: Another Reason to Keep Fit

Apr 29, 2016 10:01AM

In a Johns Hopkins study, people over the age of 70 that were physically inactive had a 70 percent greater chance of impaired hearing.

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Ozone Averts Tooth and Gum Infections: Alternative Therapy to Improve Oral Health

Apr 29, 2016 10:01AM

European dentists have found that oxonated water, gas and oils slow the growth of tooth and gum infections and help treat sinus infections, oral herpes and TMJ dysfunctions.

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The Missing Link: Inflammation and Depression in Women: Anti-Inflammatory Approach to Reducing Symptoms

Apr 29, 2016 10:01AM

Researchers have found that treating inflammation in depression patients helped decrease their symptoms.

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Fouled Play: Toxic GMO Pesticides Drift Near Athletic Fields

Apr 29, 2016 10:01AM

More than 90 percent of playing fields and parks in a six-state area were found to be located within 1,000 feet of corn or soybean fields in which toxic weed killers were sprayed.

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Goat Groundskeepers: A Chew Crew Gobbles Up Invasive Species

Apr 29, 2016 10:01AM

Small herds of goats are efficiently ridding a historic cemetery and the University of Georgia of poison ivy and other unwanted plants.

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Women Power: Feminists Redefine Senior Housing

Apr 29, 2016 10:01AM

Enterprising senior women in France have created a nurturing 25-unit independent-living apartment building just blocks away from shops, a theater and the metro.

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Noisy Humans: Man-Made Clatter Muffles Nature’s Chorus

Apr 29, 2016 10:01AM

Rising levels of human-made noise are drowning out natural sounds, the National Park Service reports.

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Salmon Scam: Farmed Fish Mislabeled as Wild-Caught

Apr 29, 2016 10:01AM

A DNA sampling of 82 purchases found that 43 percent of the so-called “wild-caught” salmon was farmed.

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Mm-mm Good: Campbell’s Endorses GMO Labeling

Apr 29, 2016 10:01AM

Campbell Soup Company has pledged to label its genetically modified (GMO) products and is urging the U.S. government to mandate GMO labeling nationwide.

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Green Wedding: Eco-Style the Momentous Event

Apr 29, 2016 10:01AM

To kick off married life in a planet-friendly fashion, try natural settings, bubble-blowing and acoustic music.

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Fracking Fluids Found Toxic to Health: Linked to Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity

Mar 31, 2016 09:48AM

Yale researchers have found 157 chemicals in fracking fluids that are linked to developmental and reproductive toxicity, including arsenic, benzene and mercury.

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