Current Health News

June 26, 2018

They lauded it as a way to remove, add or alter DNA - very precisely. But precision doesn't mean it's void of unintended consequences, as two recent studies warned after they found carcinogenic potential turns it into a ticking time bomb. Experts are highly concerned about this.

June 26, 2018

Chronic wasting disease (CWD), a fatal neurological disease in deer and elk, is running rampant among some captive deer farms. Not only are some deer farms being systematically 'depopulated' as a result, but taxpayers are footing the bill for the euthanasia. Worse, the disease could potentially jump to humans.

June 26, 2018

Industrial agriculture depends on low, steady doses of antibiotics in their concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), even though the practice is tied to antibiotic resistance. Transparency in antibiotics usage is key to stopping the spread of antibiotic-resistant disease.