Archives for September 2009

A new test could slash the number of unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions.

I’ve already warned you about Merck’s deadly vaccine Gardasil, which supposedly protects little girls from some strains of the virus that causes cervical cancer. Now, GlaxoSmithKline’s own version of it, Cervarix, is one step closer to U.S. approval.

A new study finds that we moderate drinkers are much less likely to experience anxiety and depression than those sad-sack non-drinkers.

Brain-dead government bureaucrats are getting set to force manufacturers to put graphic images of diseased mouths and lungs across the front and back covers of cigarette packages.

Mattel, the chief offender in the Chinese lead-toy scandal, is actually being allowed to skip the new safety measures that were put into place because of that scandal.

Researchers believe they’ve found a way to genetically engineer probiotics into food, making it easier to get those helpful bacteria into your stomach.

I’ve been saying for years that people aren’t getting enough folate (or folic acid), and now the consensus is finally turning my way.

In Australia, thousands of people rallied in front of Parliament, fed up with bureaucrats who want to criminalize homebirthing.

It’s taken a while, but mainstream research is finally starting to catch on to the health benefits of coconut oil – even if they still can’t quite put two and two together, as usual.

It’s bad enough that junk food lines our supermarket aisles. It’s even worse when that garbage is dressed up as healthy food.