CDC employees are speaking up about questionable and unethical practices at the federal agency. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is a federal agency that says it conducts and supports health promotion, prevention, and preparedness activities in the United States, with the goal of improving overall public health. The “CDC Spider”(CDC Scientists Preserving Integrity, Diligence, […]
Former president George H.W. Bush’s hospital stay has been extended for a month and a half because he had a cough or needed to “build energy.” What’s the real story?
Not only are doctors being advised to reject chelation therapy—they’re being asked to report on their colleagues who practice it.
To hear the media tell it, our lives are in jeopardy if we don’t drink pasteurized milk. But the facts tell the opposite story.
Who can we trust for accurate info?
A new government report reveals that even though Hispanic Americans have lower income and less health insurance, they live longer than Caucasians (the most medically insured group in the US).
He is the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, leaving behind the post of New York City’s top health official. The New York Post called him “Dr. Buttinsky” because of his policy to ban smoking and trans fats in New York City. He is physician Thomas Frieden. Does he want the […]
Flame Retardants Linked to Hyperactivity, Dioxin Linked to Immune System Impairment
The next time you have a case of diarrhea that lasts a day or more, chances are very good that you have food poisoning. Nearly 25% of Americans suffer a foodborne illness each year. Scientists have counted more than 250 food-related types of illness, which can range from viruses to bacteria to parasites.