Beverage producers are removing 鈥渂rominated vegetable oil鈥� from their product. I have no problem with that, it has no nutritional value. But it is interesting to see how this came about. Basically...
It is clear that no longer can we continue to spew carbon dioxide recklessly into the atmosphere; and it is also clear that eventually we will run out of fossil fuels. So, how about killing two...
If you want to lengthen your life, you need to lengthen your telomeres. That鈥檚 the message from the marketers of a pricey dietary supplement called TA-65. How pricey? Try up to $4000 for a six...
Pine tar has been in the news recently - at least for those who follow baseball.聽 Pine tar is pretty much what it sounds like.聽 It is a sticky substance created by heating pine roots and related...
Today female doctors are not a rarity. But that wasn鈥檛 always so. And that brings us to the fascinating case of Dr. James Barry, a military surgeon in the British Army who qualified for his medical...
There are many environmental groups that raise legitimate and thoughtful questions about chemical issue. The Environmental Working Group is not one of them. This organization is dedicated to...
