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Massage Relieves Chronic Back Pain: Study Finds Effectiveness

Jul 31, 2017

Half of those with chronic back pain that participated in a study reported meaningful relief after 10 sessions of massage therapy, say Indiana University-Purdue University researchers.

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Eating Fruit Lowers Cardiac Risk: Keep the Heart Healthy with a Serving a Day

Jul 31, 2017

Chinese and British adults that ate 100 grams of fruit a day lowered their heart-attack and stroke risk by a third over seven years.

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Chinese Fungi Relieve Asthma Suffering: Naturally Improves Lung Health

Jul 31, 2017

Chinese asthma sufferers reported fewer symptoms and improved lungs after taking a fungi-based traditional Chinese medicine for three months.

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Meditating Raises Spirits More than a Vacation: More Effective at Reducing Stress

Jul 31, 2017

Women between ages 30 and 60 that were novice meditators had less depression and stress markers after six days of meditating while at a resort than peers just vacationing there.

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Natural Sounds Soothe the Brain: Soundscapes to Relax the Mind

Jul 31, 2017

British researchers found that listening to natural sounds led to relaxed brain patterns, while artificial sounds activated stress.

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Maple Syrup Gives Good Gut: A Sweet Prebiotic

Jul 31, 2017

The inulin in pure maple sugar encourages the growth of desirable bacteria in the gut, say researchers from the University of Rhode Island.

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Accepted Misfits: Ugly Produce Gains Status

Jul 31, 2017

Grocery stores are increasingly offering ugly-but-edible produce to customers at reduced prices instead of dumping them into a landfill.

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Orca Finale: Sea Mammals Freed from Showtime

Jul 31, 2017

Under legal and activist pressure, SeaWorld is ending its theatrical killer whale shows and breeding program.

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Tuna Turnaround: Lower Mercury Levels Tied to Drop in Coal Emissions

Jul 31, 2017

Levels of toxic mercury in Atlantic Bluefin tuna declined 19 percent between 2004 and 2012, a drop that scientists attribute to a shift from coal to natural gas and renewable energy.

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Buzzing RoboBees: Tiny Robots Seen as Tech Fix for Reduced Bee Population

Jul 31, 2017

Harvard researchers have invented tiny robotic bees that may be able to eventually pollinate the crops that are under threat because of vanishing bee colonies.

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Tea Time: Citizen Scientists Needed for Carbon Storage Experiment

Jul 31, 2017

Australian scientists are seeking citizens around the world to bury tea bags in wetlands to measure the rate as which the bags capture and store carbon.

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Nature Rights: Waterways Granted Personhood

Jul 31, 2017

New Zealand and India have granted the legal status of personhood to vital rivers, forwarding an international movement that seeks to protect precious natural resources from corporate domination.

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City Smarts: Urban Planning Goes Green

Jul 31, 2017

Cities throughout the country are exploring fresh ways to make cities both environmentally sustainable and pedestrian- and bike-friendly.

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Coal Phase-Out Boosts Health: Benefits of Reduced Air Pollution

Jun 30, 2017

Both premature deaths and hospital admissions caused by air pollution have dropped sharply since Ontario systematically closed down its coal-fired power plants.

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Tax and Pricing Policies Spur Healthier Eating: Correlation Between Diet and Food Costs

Jun 30, 2017

If prices are lowered on healthy foods and taxes are raised on unhealthy choices, consumers shift to better eating habits, report Tufts University researchers.

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