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Ebola Is Back in the News – Stats, Scares, and a Vaccine

August 5, 2015 by Allene Edwards

Ebola is back in the news with an American who traveled to West Africa hospitalized in Birmingham, Alabama due to “Ebola-like symptoms.” The firefighters who helped him were placed under observation and his family was isolated with police. Two new… [read]

The Corporate Shield Fails – Peanut Corporation of America Defendants Convicted

August 3, 2015 by Allene Edwards
Last updated on: September 22, 2015

Stewart Parnell, the former owner of the Peanut Corporation of America, and two co-defendants, his brother, food broker Michael Parnell, and the plant quality control manager, Mary Wilkerson were convicted of charges in Federal court related to knowingly shipping contaminated… [read]

New Supplement Allows Those With Celiac Disease to Digest Gluten

July 28, 2015 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: July 27, 2015

Scientists at the University of Alberta have designed a new supplement to allow those who suffer from celiac disease to digest gluten. The supplement, derived from the yolks of chicken eggs, works by binding with gluten in the stomach in… [read]

H.R. 1599, the “DARK” Act, Sets Out to Put the Final Nail in the Organic Industry’s Coffin

July 25, 2015 by The Free Thought Project
Last updated on: July 25, 2015

(The Free Though Project.com) Washington, D.C. – Congress is considering a bill that would make it illegal for states to require GMO labeling. It would negate the ability of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to create a national GMO… [read]

Foods That Feed Candida

July 15, 2015 by Joel Edwards
Last updated on: May 10, 2017

Candida is a more common problem than most people realize. The right supplements can certainly help, but unfortunately, Candida albicans and other species of Candida (there are over 20 of them) will bounce back if you do not follow the… [read]

Why Do So Many Drugs Get Recalled?

July 14, 2015 by Scott Huntington
Last updated on: September 15, 2017

It seems like every week we hear about another drug recall, and many people shrug it off as a common occurrence. While some recalls affect very few people, the drug Vioxx was recalled after five years on the market when… [read]

SB 277 signed into law by CA Governor to deny vaccine exemptions for school children

July 1, 2015 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: July 20, 2015

The vaccine discussion just got more complicated as California governor Jerry Brown signed SB 277. Just one day after lawmakers sent him the bill, Brown signed it into law, eliminating all personal and religious exemptions for vaccines for California’s schoolchildren.… [read]