Public Health

With a ban on incandescent bulbs looming in the US, the race is on to try and replace them- unfortunately the ban was used to artificially force innovation, which isn't how things work in science and technology, and CFL bulbs have mercury risk while ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 1 2012 - 10:58am

BPA: No Harm To Male Mice In Utero

Anti-science progressive alarmists have been on a rampage against Bisphenol A (BPA), a common component of plastic used in many consumer products, because of concern it can mimic natural estrogen in the body. A new study by Brown University toxicologists, ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 23 2011 - 12:56pm

Moderate Alcohol Consumption Can Reduce The Risk Of Getting Asthma

Research examined 19,349 twins between the ages of 12 and 41 yrs of age and had participants complete a questionnaire at the start and end of the study to compare alcohol intake with the risk of developing asthma over 8 yrs. The results showed that the l ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 25 2011 - 10:04am

Natural NMN Compound Reduces Diabetes In Mice

A daily supplement to reduce diabetes? Maybe. Researchers writing in Cell Metabolism show they have have restored normal blood sugar metabolism in diabetic mice using, nicotinamide mononucleotide(NMN), a compound the body makes naturally and which plays ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 4 2011 - 3:47pm

Ethnobotanical studies can help human welfare

E thnobotany is a distinct branch of natural science dealingwith various aspects such as anthropology, archaeology, botany, ecology,economics, medicine, religious, cultural and several other disciplines.Ethnobotany is usually defined as anthropological ap ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Oct 15 2011 - 1:49am

Big Day Today For (Dr.) Conrad Murray

At the Michael Jackson trial yesterday, the following exchange took place between the lead prosecutor and the Star defense witness, anesthesiologst Dr. Paul (Walter) White. Prosecutor: Dr. Shafer, when Dr. Murray noted that Mr. Jackson was no longer breath ...

Blog Post - Bobby Knight - Nov 1 2011 - 10:52am

Stop eating your pet's food

Apparently people are eating their pet's food, and they're getting salmonella poisoning in return. Or at least, that's the impression provided by the news coverage. The FDA started a "year-long nationwide effort to test pet food for sal ...

Blog Post - Becky Jungbauer - Nov 2 2011 - 10:30am

Disco Science: Better Than Nothing, But Don't Bet Your Life

Can music lead to better CPR? Yes and no. Any mnemonic hook that helps rescue personnel deliver a good number of chest compressions to heart attack victims is likely good but one song, "Disco Science" by Mirwais, does well yet can only achieve ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 3 2011 - 10:24am

Rich Anti-Science Hippies And Vaccines (Again)

Get your 'false equivalence' disclaimers ready, uber-progressive metropolitan San Francisco is once again leading America in anti-science beliefs. Unlike something silly and annoying, like acceptance of evolution, progressive anti-science kills ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Nov 5 2011 - 3:44pm

Eat Slow, Lose Weight

If you are of a certain age, perhaps your parents told you to eat slowly. They may have said something about better digestion but if you were one of many poor people it also had to do with feeling fuller on less food. Common wisdom was your brain did not ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 10 2011 - 11:00pm