Public Health

Fats hidden in thousands of foods can harm a woman’s chance of having a baby, scientists said yesterday.   They can increase the risk of fertility problems by 70 per cent or more. Eating as…

Feeling kind of full of yourself over the holidays? You're not alone but there may be help on the horizon! An article on MSNBC.com reveals new findings about the roles that microbes play in your…

Alcohol is a legitimate class 1 carcinogen but if you are going to roll the dice with cancer, tariffs have made it more affordable.  In 2018, the Trump administration began to place retaliatory…

Intermittent fasting, and fasting in general, has been a popular fad health gimmick, but the science isn't on its side. Instead, proponents believe mice are little people so if mice weaned on…

In modern times, breastfeeding has become more culture war than health epidemiology. Activists have created nearly as much disinformation around infant formula as they have weedkillers and food…

Sparkling water this decade is like baby formula of the 2010s; the target of a strange culture war that claims it has evidence of a public health crisis. A recent paper during the Clinical Nutrition…

About 1.6 million cage-free eggs from Midwest Poultry Services, L.P. sold in Kroger and Brookshire Grocery stores, along with smaller boutique retailers, have been recalled due to Salmonella…

The good news for Americans is that wages have outpaced costs since the Clinton years. The bad news is quality of life is far worse due to things government micromanages, like healthcare.(1) Thanks…

Cyclosporiasis is an intestinal illness caused by the Cyclospora cayetanensis parasite and nearly always caused by fecal matter on produce - which means organic farms that use manure rather than…

Simonetta Vespucci is probably one of the most painted women of the Italian Renaissance. Sandro Botticelli is widely believed to have used her as his model for Venus, and she appears, transformed and…