Childhood lead poisoning prevention

US CDC has issued its response to their Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention’s recommendations presented in its report:...

Get ready for warm weather with our new Summer Safe series!

  We know it’s not officially summer yet, but the unseasonably warm weather in much of the country has us thinking warm thoughts. And becaus...

Pual Watson on Democracy Now + Shark Finning in Taiwan

Captain Paul Watson is presently released from a German court on a quarter of a million dollars bond. As hard as it might be to comprehend, ...

Lower Blood Pressure Naturally

Recently, Chris Kresser published a series on dietary salt (sodium chloride) and health ( 1 ).  One of the issues he covered is the effect ...

The Greatest Singular Threat We Face Today is The Spent Fuel Pool at Fukushima Daiichi

It was only yesterday that I was explaining to my mother, that the greatest global threat facing us today, is not the posturing of America/I...

How Very Apt Official Saudi Calender Says It Is The Year 1433

Extremely civil of them to acquiesce to such modernity. But must be said, it strikes me as fairly accurate; about six hundred years behind t...

Flu Friday: Canada fails its first Flu Report Card

Happy Flu Friday ! For the first time, some of America’s northern neighbors scored themselves on the flu — and they didn’t make the grade. I...

Weight of the Nation

Obesity is common, serious, and costly. Behavior and environment play a large role causing people to be overweight and obese. These are the ...

As I was Saying, When People Take The Piss

I wouldn't mind so much, if there wasn't, and always has been, the teeniest bit of controversy surrounding the case. And perhaps I...