Scientology: Contempt Contempt Contempt

Contempt for any such organisation as sinister as the Church of Scientology, not to mention contempt for short arsed megalomaniacs who by co...

Get Ready Mailbag: Do ticks spread babesisos? How do I protect myself?

Welcome to another installment of the Get Ready Mailbag, when we take time to answer questions sent our way by readers like you. Have a ques...

The Murder of Shafilea Ahmed

I reported this story briefly in 2008. Now with the conviction of the parents four years on, I can, with not a small amount of sadness, put...

Two Great Quotes About Obesity (technical)

By Dr. Hans-Rudolf Berthoud, from a recent paper, "The Neurobiology of Food Intake in an Obesogenic Environment" ( 1 ).  I came ac...

2004 Interview: Democracy Now - Gore Vidal

Peerless. Imperial America: Gore Vidal Reflects on the United States of Amnesia In his latest book Imperial America: Reflections on the Unit...

Severe Staph Infections Linked to Unsafe Use of Single-Dose/Single-Use Vials

With certain drugs in short supply, some health care professionals may be tempted to use singledose/single-use medication vials for more tha...

Paxo Offensive to Jesoids Rule BBC Trust

Jeremy Paxman religious comments were offensive, rules BBC Trust Editorial standards committee says comments made in discussion with Richard...

Tobacco prevention

The Cancer Action Network of the American Cancer Society recently released a report, Staying Well: Real Stories from the Prevention and Publ...

Food safety

One confirmed case in Maine is included in a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis infections linked to ground beef. A second suspe...