Science & Society

Survey Finds People With Hepatitis B And C Suffer From Discrimination

If you have hepatitis B or C and feel like you are treated poorly by others due to it, you are not alone. As many as half of people infected with viral hepatitis say they have suffered discrimination and one-quarter admit that family members have avoided ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 25 2015 - 9:11am

Dr. Oz: A Mea Culpa Or Finally Aware?

On today's "Dr. Oz" television show, Dr. Mehmet Oz finally addressed what has worried some and infuriated others about his media career; the show addressed the possibility that a gifted medical professional with too many awards to count had ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Aug 23 2015 - 9:47am

Columbia's Lame Oz Defense

Columbia University and seven other schools make up the prestigious Ivy League. But, sometimes things change and standards drop. It may be time to create a new group of schools, the Poison Ivy League, and perhaps Columbia should be its first member.  Today ...

Article - Josh Bloom - May 1 2015 - 10:48am

7 Great Achievements In Children's Health Research

Pediatric research discoveries over the past 40 years have led to prevention and treatment strategies that have saved millions of lives worldwide and seven of the greatest research achievements were presented on Sunday, April 26 at the Pediatric Academic ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 27 2015 - 7:56am

Birth Rate Rebound: Decline Of The West No Longer Happening

Western Europe, the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand now have birth rates that are relatively close to replacement, which means that the 'decline of the West', where developed nations birth control and abort themselves out of existence, is ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 28 2015 - 11:25am

When People Aren't So Judgey, Women's Sex Drive Rivals Men's

Men just want sex more than women. I’m sure you’ve heard that one. Stephen Fry even went as far as suggesting in 2010 that straight women only went to bed with men because sex was “the price they are willing to pay for a relationship”. ...

Article - The Conversation - Apr 28 2015 - 9:47am

Sanctions, Divestment: Feel-good Policies But They Often Fail

Economic sanctions and divestment campaigns are attractive but often flawed tactics for accomplishing international political goals. The social stigma the campaigns create often fails to match the economic pain these campaigns inflict, making the costs of ...

Article - The Conversation - Apr 29 2015 - 8:26am

Do GMOs Have Too Much Baggage? My Appearance On AgriTalk Today

Periodically I get invited to talk about science and food on the nationwide AgriTalk radio program, hosted by Mike Adams- not the Natural News guy,  this is the one who likes farmers. Joining me today was Roxi Beck of the Center for Food Integrity. You ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Apr 30 2015 - 5:02pm

How Yoga Changed To Appeal To The Changing US Market

To many practitioners of yoga in the United States, its original form would be unrecognizable in everything but the name. What was once about spirituality is now about health and physical fitness.  If you are going to be a guru in the US, one tenet of yoga ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Apr 30 2015 - 4:25pm

Homophobia And Starfish

Recently on Real Clear Science, Ross Pomeroy published an article Why Nothing Can Be Truly ‘Unnatural’, in which he denounces attempts to oppose homosexuality on scientific grounds.  However, after reading it, I am left with the feeling that he is not sim ...

Article - Robert H Olley - May 1 2015 - 1:46pm