MRSA and superbugs: What you need to know
MRSA or meticillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus is a bacterial infection that is resistant to common antibiotics. Like common staph infections, MRSA may present as boils on the skin, however MRSA is...
View ArticleMontenegro: Healthy lifestyle from an early age
According to the data from the Action Plan for nutrition and food security of Montenegro (2010-2014), 21 percent of children and adolescents from the ages between 7 and 19 years were overweight. The...
View ArticleIKEA launches new greener meatballs to reduce CO2 emissions
Several studies have revealed the connection between meat consumption and climate change. IKEA, the Swedish company that manufactures ready-to-assemble furniture, has already announced that it will...
View ArticleNatural weight loss: Stop believing in ads
“She” buys those believed-to-slim-down beverages. The TV commercial says it has L-Carnitine. Flabby people turn into fabulous people shown to testify that the sweet delicious, fruit-flavoured drink...
View ArticleNow is a good time to ride a bike!
Did you know that May is National Bike Month in the US? Started in 1956, the purpose of National Bike Month is to show the benefits of biking and encourage others to take up the activity (or do it more...
View ArticleMacedonia: Wild Herbs Exchange Network
A Macedonian NGO is trying to help preserve the traditional practices and knowledge about wild herbs, their natural remedies and the exchange of seeds. The Wild Herbs Exchange Network (WHEN) will serve...
View ArticleFrench Parliament definitively bans growing GMO corn
The French senate has voted to ban the growing of transgenic corn, reports L’Express. The legistlation now forbids the famous MON108 corn as well, which is the only authorized GMO corn in the European...
View ArticleTurmeric: Fountain of health benefits
Wandering around the Philippine island of Siquijor, we met someone who lives in a cozy hut surrounded by coconut trees. I saw a jar of yellow-orange powder on his table and he told me that it’s the...
View ArticleBeat depression naturally
In recent years, according to data from the World Health Organization (WHO), the economic crisis plaguing the entire planet has led to melancholy and depression in millions of people worldwide. With...
View ArticleHungary requires healthy diet in schools and hospitals
From September 1st, it will forbidden to serve sugary soft drinks and meats high in fat as well to put salt cellars, salt shakers and sugar bowls on the tables in hospitals and schools – this is what...
View ArticleSTOP TTIP: Corporate power vs EU law?
TTIP: The single agreement that could impact the issues most important to you. If the acronym TTIP doesn’t roll smoothly off your tongue, along with various details regarding how it could change the...
View ArticleFrench Health Agency warns against nanomaterials
The effects of nanomaterials on humans are unknown, due to the lack of studies on the subject, warns a report from the French Health Agency, ANSES. The organization urges Europe to examine the...
View ArticleWorldwide fish consumption doubled from 1960-2012
Over the past 50 years, fish consumption in the world has increased considerably, and it practically doubled between 1960 and 2012, according to a report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the...
View ArticleSweden may sue European Commission over hormone disruptors
What happens when the government of a European member state thinks that the European Commission is not paying enough attention to its complaints? What happens when that government waits and waits and...
View ArticleFamous perfumes might be reformulated due to stricter European regulations
The European Commission is proposing stricter regulations in terms of perfumes: Several ingredients might be banned for their allergenic effect and labels will be required to include more information,...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: “You can go your own way” on GMOs
In a hard fought compromise, the European Union determined each member state can make their own choice on allowing or banning genetically modified products and foods. Thursday’s decision in Brussels...
View ArticleNatural ways to reduce or deal with stress
There is one thing that affects us all, no matter where we live, our gender, our race, our age, or how much money or power we have. That one thing is stress. We stress about our jobs (or lack of them)....
View ArticleGoogle joins Sainsbury’s to create recipe app for leftovers
A lot of forgotten foods in our fridge are destined to be thrown out when they expire – this what a new Internet tool is trying to prevent in the UK. The online application has been created through a...
View ArticleHow does Daylight Saving Time affect animals’ daily routine?
Daylight Saving Time, which means changing our clocks one hour ahead in spring and one hour back in automn has been the topic of fierce debates in most European countries, and it has even become a...
View ArticleToxic paprika found in Hungarian supermarkets
Hungarians have been anxious about the alleged toxicity of some types of paprika sold in big supermarket chains since Greenpeace Hungary published the results of an inspection carried out in March....
View Article
