A study published today (January 6) in the Annals of Internal Medicine finds that health care bureaucracy cost Americans $812 billion in 2017. This represented more than one-third (34.2%) of total expenditures for doctor visits, hospitals, long-term care and health insurance. The study estimated that…
Nearly a decade after the nuclear accident in Fukushima, Japan, researchers from the University of Georgia have found that wildlife populations are abundant in areas void of human life. The camera study, published in the Journal of Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, reports that…
Private well owners should test water quality annually, according to a recent Kansas State University study that revealed nitrate levels in shallow wells above U.S. Environment Protection Act standards. “The changes we measured in the Great Bend Prairie Aquifer appear to be large relative to…
With more people with diabetes and pre-diabetes looking for strategies to help control blood sugar, new research from UBC’s Okanagan campus suggests that ketone monoester drinks–a popular new food supplement–may help do exactly that. “There has been a lot of excitement and interest in ketone…
By Patricia Burke Empathy is Normal, Psychopathy Is Not When my son was a teenager, he worked in a pet and fish store. He received his employee bonuses in the form of store credits, resulting in our house becoming filled with all manner of aquariums…
Op-Ed by Arjun Walia We constantly hear the banter that organic agriculture is simply not sustainable. This is not true, and that’s been made clear by a plethora of literature that’s available on the topic. What is true is that big agrochemical giants, like Monsanto…
By Jon Rappoport The US medical system kills 2.25 million Americans per decade. (Dr. Barbara Starfield, “Is US health really the best in the world?”, Journal of the American Medical Association, July 26, 2000.) Hear ye, hear ye and y’all and you and thou and…
By Sara Tipton Rosemary is a delightful herb for cooking that also contains many important health benefits. As one of my favorite herbs to flavor food, having rosemary around is essential! But living in a very cold wintry climate often makes growing it difficult, but…
By Arjun Walia The Facts: A study published in the journal Clinical Pediatrics outlines the prevalence of artificial food coloring in a high percentage of foods sold at a conventional grocery store. Reflect On: How often do you take the time to read food labels?…
By Elias Marat New images from space depicting the extent of Australia’s bushfire crisis have shown the frightful scale of the catastrophe facing not only the country but the entire world. Over the weekend, incredible satellite photos published by Maxar Technologies and shared by news…
By John Vibes On Saturday, the pop star Pink pledged to donate $500,000 towards the fire fighting organizations that are working to put out the wildfires currently spreading across Australia. In an Instagram post announcing her donation, the singer, whose real name is Alecia Beth…
By Nicola Innes, University of Dundee and Suzanne Zaremba, University of Dundee For many people, the start of a year is a time for new health resolutions – be it eat more vegetables, consume less sugar or drink more water. Keeping hydrated is essential for…
By John Vibes The wildfires that are current ripping across Australia have gotten only passing mention in the global media, but they are actually far more serious than similar events in recent years. Very few people around the world are aware of the magnitude of…
By Tyler Durden Nearly 90 percent of Americans are in favor of legalizing marijuana, according to a September study conducted by Pew Research. As Statista’s Maria Vultaggio notes, at 69 percent of approval, marijuana legalization was most common among 18 to 29 year olds. At 12 percent,…
By Mac Slavo Much to the dismay of preppers everywhere, yeast does expire. It loses the ability to make bread rise, as it’s a living culture. You can get it to last about a year or more in the freezer, but since it isn’t great…
By Davis Taylor A bill prefiled in the Arizona House would strengthen parental rights to make vaccination decisions and push back against any future federal vaccine mandates. On December 11, 2019, State Rep. John Fillmore (R-Apache Junction) prefiled House Bill 2050 (HB2050), which would give…
By John Vibes This week, the Trump administration and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that flavored vaping products will be banned across the country. The measure stopped short of banning all vaping products, and as a result there will still…
By Alanna Ketler The Facts: The more we complain, the more we wire our brain to focus on the negative aspects of our lives. Luckily this is a two-way street, and we can undo the damage and begin to step into a more positive mindset…
By Elias Marat Australia’s bushfire crisis has ravaged local animal and plant life as ecologists warn that the potential loss of nearly 500 million mammals, reptiles, and birds—including 8,000 koalas—could devastate the country’s biodiversity in an unprecedented manner. Despite the terrifying scope of the tragedy,…
A new study indicates that following the Mediterranean diet may help kidney transplant recipients maintain transplant kidney function. The findings appear in an upcoming issue of CJASN. Despite improvements in the survival of transplanted kidneys in the early years after transplantation, loss of kidney function…
