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Author: Erin Elizabeth

LA Times: USDA balks at tougher rules for organic eggs

LA Times: USDA balks at tougher rules for organic eggs

Posted by | Mar 30, 2018 | , , ,

Back in January, we told you that the Organic Trade Association was suing the USDA on behalf of chicken welfare because the USDA was considering withdrawing some “Obama-era rules that would have made it tougher for large-scale egg farms to earn organic certification.” 1 And we can now confirm that the USDA has indeed decided to withdraw those rules. What this basically means is that factory farms can continue to claim that their closed-in porches, which is a generous description of what those hens live in, provide “adequate outdoor access”2for tens of thousands of hens. RELATED STORY: 3 scary reasons why you should...

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Florida county cancer patients fear something local could be causing their illness

Florida county cancer patients fear something local could be causing their illness

Posted by | Mar 29, 2018 | , ,

An aggressive and deadly form of brain cancer, that affects only about 13,000 people in the U.S. each year, has been found in nearly a dozen people in Fort Pierce, Florida. In a town of only 45,000 people, the glioblastoma patients and their families want to know if something environmental is causing their illness. RELATED STORY: Student wonders whether local cancers are connected to towns Superfund site After finding each other through word of mouth last year, they found a common thread in their lives: location. At one point they had all lived no more than 7 miles apart,...

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TIME: The adorable rubber ducky is actually a haven for nasty bacteria, scientists say

TIME: The adorable rubber ducky is actually a haven for nasty bacteria, scientists say

Posted by | Mar 29, 2018 | ,

A joint study by the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, ETH Zurich and the University of Illinois has found what many parents have long suspected: those cute little yellow bath-time toys are actually a haven for nasty bugs. The study, published Tuesday in the journal Biofilms and Microbiomes, has been billed as one of the first in-depth scientific examinations of its kind. RELATED STORY: The microbiome in your body thrives with regular physical contact Swiss and American researchers found the liquid inside the ducks contained “potentially pathogenic bacteria,” like Legionella and Pseudomonas aeruginosa ( a bacteria often responsible for hospital-acquired...

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Free range kids: Children can now play outside without adult supervision in Utah

Free range kids: Children can now play outside without adult supervision in Utah

Posted by | Mar 29, 2018 | , ,

Thanks to the “free-range kids” bill signed by Utah Governor Gary Herbert last week, parents in Utah don’t have to fear repercussions (or a visit from CPS) should they allow their kids to play at a park, bike to the store, or walk to school without their parent’s supervision. The controversial new law might be the first legislation of its kind in the U.S. RELATED STORY: ‘GO PLAY WITH AN AXE’ Why parents Gemma and Lewis Rawnsley let their seven ‘feral’ kids swear, have tattoos and dodge school “The law, which specifies it is not neglectful to let children wander independently,...

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How healthy is the Mediterranean Diet?

How healthy is the Mediterranean Diet?

Posted by | Mar 28, 2018 | ,

Written By Michael Greger M.D. FACLM The heart of a traditional Mediterranean diet is mainly vegetarian—much lower in meat and dairy than a standard Western diet—and uses fruit for dessert! So, it’s no surprise that those eating that way had very low heart disease rates compared to those eating standard Western diets. My video Mediterranean Diet & Atherosclerosis gives the lowdown on the link between the fats we eat and the health of our arteries. RELATED STORY: What you really need to know about Heart Disease and its treatment A landmark study has been cited to suggest that all types of fat—whether animal or vegetable—are associated...

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