The Atlanta-based Southern company owns the top three biggest sources of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. according to recent data released by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Three of Southern's coal-fired plants—two in Georgia and one in Alabama—account for around 64.74 million m ...
In a surprisingly short space of time, a market for the creatures' gill rakers has developed, based largely on the notion that they have medicinal value.
The United States has implemented a variety of policies in the effort to cut back gasoline use. For example, the Obama Administration has invested federal dollars into GM's electric vehicles. The EPA has introduced new fuel economy standards which are to be implemented over time, gradually becomin ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a reminder of how much a once-heralded area of lung cancer research has crumbled, a former Duke oncologist and his colleagues issued their eighth study retraction late last week. On Friday, Dr. Anil Potti and his co-...
(HealthCastle.com) We know that the ocean provides a lot of amazing nutrition. One ocean item gaining popularity in North America is sea vegetables, or seaweed. In some countries, such as Japan, seaweed forms an integral part of the cuisine, so many types of sea vegetables are identified b ...
As a possible 2012 farm bill looms, the agriculture committee leaders and their industrial agriculture lobby remoras are sorting through the smoking ruins of the 2011 secret farm bill process. They hope to come up with a unified position from which to begin deliberations on a new farm bill. Sadly, ...
by Dr. Mercola One of the most revealing examples of what happens when policy makers are allowed to accept money from drug companies lies in the current U.S. cholesterol guidelines. In 2004, the U.S. government’s National Cholesterol Education Program panel advised those at risk for heart disease ...
The Polio Global Eradication Initiative (PGEI), founded in 1988 by the World Health Organization, Rotary International, UNICEF, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, holds up India as a prime example of its success at eradicating polio, stating on its website (Jan. 11 2012) that " ...
Remember these? “Milk – it does a body good” celebrity white-mustache campaign (still alive and kicking?) the hourglass-shaped glass of ‘drink your milk and get slim’ campaigns We’ve been sold a bill of goods by the Dairy Council for so long that these images have become embedded in our ...
Big Pharma uses ads that sow hypochondria, raise health fears and sell diseases to adults and their children. It's no secret that advertising works. Big Pharma wouldn't spend over $4 billion a year on direct-to-consumer advertising if it didn't mean massive profits. What is more unknown is why dr ...
by Dr. Mercola A new study has led to what is perhaps the most ludicrous recommendation for flu treatment ever — statin drugs! The researchers reported that statin use may reduce death risk in people hospitalized with the flu, and the media is reporting sensational headlines like “Statins reduce ...
Studies that show getting a universal flu vaccine isn’t effective in preventing seasonal illness may raise the question: Is vaccination right for you? Resident Medical Authority: J. E. Williams, OMD, FAAIM There is no clear, easy answer to whether you should get vaccinated every year against the f ...
A recent study conducted by Swedish researchers has shown a further link between processed meats such as sausage or bacon and an increased risk of pancreatic cancer. This kind of connection is not necessarily new, but the study provides further evidence that indulging in processed meats may not be t ...
XIAOXIN, China (Reuters) - Nothing in Wu Wenyong's rural childhood hinted he would end up on a hospital bed aged 15, battling two kinds of cancer. Born to poor farmers in Xiaoxin, a dusty village of low brick houses in southwestern Yunnan prov...
by Dr. Mercola Dr. Don Huber is an expert in an area of science that relates to the toxicity of genetically engineered (GE) foods. (Alternative terms for GE foods include genetically modified (GM), or “GMO” for genetically modified organism.) His specific areas of training include soil-borne dis ...
Dow Chemical is currently requesting an unprecedented USDA approval: a genetically engineered (GE) version of corn that is resistant to 2,4-D, a major component of the highly toxic Agent Orange. Agent Orange was the chemical defoliant used by the U.S. in Vietnam, and it caused lasting ecological dam ...
Dental Science handles all problems and diseases associated with gums, teeth and mouth as well as soft and hard tissues of oral cavity. It is a rapidly changing field creating many opportunities an ... More
Ans.Since the widespread adoption of chemical fertilizers in the 1950's, the nutritional quality of produce in America has declined substantially, according to figures gathered by the USDA,which has tracked the nutrient content of various crops since then. More
Ans.The third element in cutting carbon emissions is to end deforestation while engaging in a massive campaign to plant trees and stabilize soils. More
Ans.In Texas, the irrigated area peaked in 1978 at 7 million acres, falling to some 5 million acreas as the Ogallala aquifer underlying much of the Texas panhandle was depleted. More
