by Jonathan M.
Evolution News
The origin of sexually reproducing organisms from asexually reproducing ancestors is a profound mystery which has baffled many an evolutionary biologist. The origin and subsequent maintenance of sex and recombination is a phenomenon not easily explained by Darwinian evolution. Indeed, there are several substantive, well-known reasons why […]
By Dr. John Briffa
healthiertalk.com
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If you have any interest in health at all, you’ll be familiar with the concept of altering fat intake to reduce risk of disease and premature death. One central theme here is that certain types of fat (e.g. saturated fat) increases risk of ‘cardiovascular’ diseases such as heart disease and stroke, while […]
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Health Impact News Editor Comments: Earlier this week we published the story by Dr. Mercola and Barbara Loe Fisher of the National Vaccine Information Center about the new proposed meningitis vaccine for infants under the age of 9 months. Dr. Mercola and Barbara do a good job highlighting the dangers of this vaccine, and how […]
Health Impact News Editor Comments: In a story published in the Guardian and also widely published in the U.S., it is reported that the CIA organized a fake vaccination program in the town where it believed Osama bin Laden was hiding in an elaborate attempt to obtain DNA from the al-Qaida leader’s family. As far […]
by Tom Philpott
Mother Jones
As I reported last week, the USDA’s recent surprise decision not to regulate genetically modified bluegrass poked yet more holes in an already-porous regime for overseeing GM crops—essentially to the point of regulatory collapse.
There were a few important strands I wasn’t able to wrestle into the story. The main one is an odd […]
by Melinda Wenner Moyer
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN
Image: TooFarNorth/Flickr
For decades, policy makers have tried and failed to get Americans to eat less salt. In April 2010 the Institute of Medicine urged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to regulate the amount of salt that food manufacturers put into products; New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has already convinced […]
http://www.mercola.com/townofallopath/index.htm Watch the free animated short video that has created a major controversy across the Web. The video parodies the drug companies and conventional healthcare system and many are furious about the truth being exposed.
by Dr. Mercola
Barbara Loe Fisher is a pioneer in vaccine education and safety, and the co-founder and president of the National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC). Over the past 25 years, she’s been appointed to several federal vaccine advisory committees as a consumer representative because of her leadership role in the area of consumer advocacy.
Here, […]
by Stephen Cook
The Sussex Newspaper
If you are on antidepressants or other ghastly psychiatric medications and want to get off them, here is news that will dramatically improve your chances of succeeding.
Of all drugs, psychiatric medications are arguably the worst. They are notoriously debilitating and extremely hard to kick. Indeed, discontinuing […]
by Nicole
Unplugged Sunday
Like many of you reading this blog, spending time outdoors is an essential part of our family’s soul-soothing, unplugged time together. But what about the mosquitoes? A swarm of bugs can put a damper on a nice hike in no time!
Luckily Mother Nature has given us a solution to keep pesky insects away: […]
