Heavy Metals Contamination Fears Go Mainstream with Infant Formula and Protein Powders
Heavy metals are a legitimate food safety concern. That has created a mini-industry of conflicted measurement and certification players.
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Even the Wall Street Journal’s Editors Have Had It With RFK, Jr.’s Anti-Vax Con Job
Even the Wall Street Journal has had it with RFK Jr. as he doubles down on lies to Congress , his campaign against vaccines, and corruption
Read more...Coffee Break: CDC – Vaccines – Autism, Oh, My!; Wellness; Prioritized Science; Very Ancient Art; and MAGA
Part the First: CDC Finally “Decides” that Vaccines Cause Autism. In news that will surprise absolute nobody, while pleasing some and causing despair in others, CDC says the mountains of data that show vaccines do NOT cause autism is not evidence-based: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday publicly reversed its stance that […]
Read more...Sanders Denounces Trump-GOP Healthcare Proposal as ‘Absurd’—and Deadly
How Trump’s new healthcare gimmick would lead to more medical bankruptcies, more unaffordable care, and more Americans dying unnecessarily.
Read more...Human Gene Editing and the CRISPR Revolution
An overview of recent progress with the gene-editing CRISPR technology, its promise and risks.
Read more...A War Against Children? ADHD Drugs Become DeFacto Gateway for Many to Multi-Medication “Treatments” Despite Dearth of Clinical Evidence for Use
The Wall Street Journal tells a sobering and well documented story of how ADHD Rxs in the young often lead to even more drug administration.
Read more...More and More Young People Disengaged from Work and Social Contact
Unemployment among young graduates has hit a sustained high level in many countries, which will produce further social and economic harm.
Read more...What the Air You Breathe May Be Doing to Your Brain
Why it behooves you to care about air quality, specifically PM2.5 pollution.
Read more...Shutdown Has Highlighted Washington’s Retreat From Big Ideas on Health Care
Health care in the US has become too big to fix.
Read more...Coffee Break: Wither Sport, Unwellness, Chimpanzee Metacognition, The Sokal Hoax, and a Political Temblor
Part the First: Wither Sport in This Modern World? The World Series ended last week with two games for the ages. These were the only MLB baseball games I watched all season, and as a baseball man of the old school, I picked well. Both games between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Toronto Blue […]
Read more...How Neoliberalism Is Digging the Holes of Flagging, Indebted Economies Even Deeper
Indebted, low growth economies have a path for recovery. But neolibearlism stands in the way.
Read more...Fatties and Diabetics Not Welcome! Immigrants With Health Conditions May Be Denied Visas Under New Trump Administration Guidance
MAHA meets immigration, with deemed-unhealthy applicants set to be denied visas under new Trump Administration guidance.
Read more...Health Advocates Call for a Federal “Reboot” in Addressing Ultra-Processed Foods
The debate over ultra-processed food is becoming more intense. But has any real progress been made in discouraging consumption?
Read more...Medicare Advantage: Fraudulent and Misleading Marketing Lures Seniors into Plans Inferior to Traditional Medicare
A guide on the structure of Medicare Advantage, why it is a bad deal, and how to steer clear of aggressive and even fraudlent marketing.
Read more...Trump Team Takes Aim at State Laws Shielding Consumers’ Credit Scores From Medical Debt
More wanton Trump Administration immiseration of the non-rich, here by blocking state efforts to bar credit reporting of medical debt.
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