Current Health News

January 11, 2017

And those are the lucky ones. The not-so-fortunate are being found dead in record numbers in the woods, at home or in dorm rooms, and in low-budget hotels, yet many aren't destitute and at one time had lives filled with hope and promise. Even more surprising, they look like you and me. Why aren't the perpetrators going to jail?

January 11, 2017

The sickly-smelling black substance used to seal blacktop roads contains polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which are highly toxic to humans and kill salmon when it runs into waterways. It also has a long history of causing 'testicular hysteria' and insanity in rubber factory workers. But forward-thinking cities are devising some very novel solutions.

January 11, 2017

Reliance on antibiotics for animals that will become our food is a worldwide crisis, as it's leading to antibiotic-resistant diseases that affect at least 2 million people in the US each year, killing around 23,000 as a direct result. Animal-related food producers say they'll use fewer antibiotics, but the numbers say that's not necessarily so. Will the new voluntary ban to curb antibiotic use do any good?