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Florida Bill 1558 Would Make HPV Vaccine Mandatory for School Children

February 7, 2018 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: February 8, 2018

Florida has introduced Senate Bill 1558, legislature that would make the HPV vaccine mandatory for public school children. The bill would mimic similar vaccine mandate laws in Rhode Island, Virginia and Washington D.C. Florida’s HPV vaccine rates are lower than… [read]

Study Shows Curcumin Boosts Mood and Memory in People with Age-Related Memory Loss

February 4, 2018 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: February 4, 2018

Curcumin, the chemical that gives turmeric its vivid yellow hue, produced significant improvements in mood, memory, and attention for people aged 50 to 90, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. Let’s face it… [read]

Trump’s CDC Director Resigns After Tobacco Investments Discovered

January 31, 2018 by Michael Edwards

Brenda Fitzgerald reportedly said she resigned because she could not divest from certain financial interests “in a definitive time period.” A Politico article from Tuesday reports that Fitzgerald purchased shares in a tobacco company shortly after becoming CDC director. The… [read]

Trader Joe’s Will Remove BPA and BPS From Register Receipts

January 30, 2018 by Kristina Martin

Trader Joe’s announced last week that it will change the receipt paper used to one without bisphenol A (BPA) and Bisphenol S (BPS), two well known endocrine disruptors. Both of these chemicals can be absorbed through the skin, and this… [read]

Record Levels of Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs Found in Grocery Store Chicken

January 25, 2018 by Kristina Martin

Researchers in the United Kingdom have found that supermarket chickens have a higher proportion of Campylobacter bacteria than they did ten years ago. Drug-resistant Campylobacter is a major cause of concern for health officials, with more than 300,000 infections a… [read]

GM Rice From China – They Don’t Want It, So We’re Getting It?

January 25, 2018 by Michael Edwards

Genetically modified rice developed in China has passed safety inspections by the U.S. FDA, the first step for the rice to be exported to the U.S. The good news is that neither China nor the U.S. has approved the genetically… [read]

Being Outdoors Improves Children’s Ability to Learn

January 24, 2018 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: January 25, 2018

A study recently published in the academic journal, Frontiers in Psychology, found that teaching a lesson to children outside allowed teachers to retain the attention of the kids for almost twice compared to a subsequent indoor lesson. We wanted to… [read]