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More About MRSA and Agribusiness
This is a follow-up to an article we posted a few days ago. The big news here is the potential connection between the development of debilitating (even deadly) antibiotic-resistant pathogens and the use of antibiotics in animal feed. Let’s press … Continue reading
MRSA: A Potential Cost of Industrial Agriculture
One of the many industrial hog farms outside Camden, Ind. Photo: Nicholas D. Kristof/The New York Times.Our Pigs, Our Food, Our HealthBy Nicholas D. Kristof / March 11, 2009 The late Tom Anderson, the family doctor in this little farm … Continue reading
Baxter Contaminates Flu Vaccine with Live Virus
‘Accidental’ Contamination Of Vaccine With Live Avian Flu Virus Virtually ImpossibleBy Paul Joseph Watson / March 5, 2009 Czech newspapers are questioning if the shocking discovery of vaccines contaminated with the deadly avian flu virus which were distributed to 18 … Continue reading
Herdshares, Melamine and the Crazed Priorites of the ‘Regulators’
I wonder what sort of regulatory model we have arrived at that finds it commendable to break up small groups of people wanting to raise and consume a natural product with no harmful properties and yet ignores a massive, fraudulent, … Continue reading
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Tagged Farming, FDA, Government Regulation, Health, Melamine, Nutrition, Organic Food
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Vitamin D May Be Important for Diabetics
D for diabetes: Study says vitamin D may be needed for diabeticsBy Stephen Daniells / December 16, 2008 Over 75 per cent of young type-1 diabetics may require vitamin D supplements, after a US study reported ‘surprisingly’ high levels of … Continue reading
Medical Marijuana Vs. Poison Pot (Shudder)
‘The mainstream media remains amazed and, oftimes, inappropriately amused, when yet another study demonstrates that, far from being the brain-and-body-wrecking “weed of the devil,” cannabis has wide-ranging health benefits.’By Mariann Wizard / The Rag Blog / November 24, 2008 Gentle … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Health Care, Cannabis, Health, Marijuana, Medical Marijuana
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Fatty Foods : All the Skinny
‘Obesity, though some would prefer to call it eating disorders, is a big growth area, not just for the unwitting sufferers, but also for some food companies which contribute so greatly to the problem.’By Asinus Asinum Fricat / November 18, … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Pharma, Health, Medicine, Nutrition, Obesity, Organic Food, Pharmaceutical Companies
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Rice University : A Beer That Fights Cancer and Heart Disease!
Genetic engineering could give Joe Six Pack anti-aging and cancer-fighting benefitsBy Sharon Gaudin / October 21, 2008 Have you ever picked up a cold, frosty beer on a hot summer’s day and thought that it simply couldn’t get any better? … Continue reading
NUTRITION : The Pros and Cons of "Organic" Food Revisited
Yesterday The Rag Blog posted an article by Roger Baker in which he contended that the types of food you eat can be more important than eating food labeled “organic.” [NUTRITION: Are Organic Foods Just a Marketing Trend? by Roger … Continue reading
NUTRITION : Are ‘Organic’ Foods Just a Marketing Ploy?
Organic apple. Better, or just more expensive?Study shows what you eat is more important than whether the food meets the criteria to be called ‘organic’By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / September 29, 2008 Are “organic” foods really safer … Continue reading
Van Jones: ‘We just need the president to stop breaking everything.’
We Can’t Drill Our Way Out of Our Energy ProblemsBy Van Jones / September 20, 2008. In an electrifying speech, Van Jones explains that we have to invent and invest our way out of the economic and environmental crises. The … Continue reading
Junior’s Endless Litany of Broken Promises
Iraqi child runs for water when the truck appearsAfter 5 years of war, Iraqis desperate for waterBy Missy Ryan and Sattar Rahim / August 24, 2008 BAGHDAD, Aug 24 (Reuters) – At a communal water station in a Baghdad slum, … Continue reading
