Corn is the Primary Ingredient in All American Fast Food

I was enlightened by Barbara Kingsolver's book Animal, Vegetable, Miracle to discover how corn has made it's way into almost everything in the American diet and dominates American agriculture. Considering this crop is a heavy feeder requiring lots of water and fertilizer, and it … [Read more...]

Financial Investors Ask FDA to Reassess BPA’s Safety to Save Their Bottom Lines

You know you are in trouble when financial investors are the ones asking for independent safety reviews, but that's exactly what is happening when it comes to BPA and the FDA. It appears investors do have aconscious beyond making profits, and they are concerned about our … [Read more...]

EPA Fails to Protect Our Children From Shredded Tires on Playgrounds

My mommy instincts told me playing on shredded tires was not good for my children's health, but apparently the EPA lacks such intuition. According to the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibilty (PEER), the EPA has admitted it does not know "the extent of childhood … [Read more...]

Midwives in Afghanistan Try to Rebuild Women's Health Care System

For women of Afghanistan, pregnancy and delivery are dangerous. The war torn country has the "world’s second-highest death rate in women during pregnancy and childbirth", second only to another war torn country Sierra Leone. The medical journal Lancet reports that 78% of these … [Read more...]

Childhood Obesity Linked to Tonsillectomy Performed in Early Childhood

Removing a child's tonsils is one of the most common childhood surgeries, and it is a 2000-year-old surgical procedure. A new study published in the journal Pediatrics links childhood obesity to tonsillectomies performed early in life. Natural News reports: Analysis of the data … [Read more...]