Children in Fresno, California have three times the rate of lead poisoning as the children in Flint – Quartz

Reuters Children in Fresno, California have three times the rate of lead poisoning as the children in FlintQuartzFlint, Michigan put lead poisoning on the map for many. But the midwestern city is far from an outlier. Children in thousands of places in the US are plagued by high blood levels of lead—and a new report … Read more

Illinois General Assembly to Consider Ending Marijuana Prohibition, Regulating and Taxing Marijuana for Adult Use – The Daily Chronic

The Daily Chronic Illinois General Assembly to Consider Ending Marijuana Prohibition, Regulating and Taxing Marijuana for Adult UseThe Daily ChronicSPRINGFIELD, IL — State lawmakers introduced legislation Wednesday that would end marijuana prohibition in Illinois and establish a system in which marijuana is regulated and taxed for adult use. The Senate bill, SB 316, is sponsored … Read more

Pharmacy Owner Acquitted Of Murder In Meningitis Outbreak That Caused 64 Deaths – NPR

NPR Pharmacy Owner Acquitted Of Murder In Meningitis Outbreak That Caused 64 DeathsNPRThe owner of a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy was acquitted on 25 counts of second-degree murder, but guilty of racketeering and fraud in the 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak that killed 64 people and hurt more than 700. A jury found Barry Cadden, …Pharmacist convicted of … Read more

Sperm count via smartphone? Yes, it's a thing. – The Boston Globe

The Boston Globe Sperm count via smartphone? Yes, it’s a thing.The Boston GlobeWalk through the family-planning aisle of any pharmacy, and you’ll fine a preponderance of options for a woman seeking to sort out her fertility status. From ovulation kits to pregnancy tests, the available offerings are a blunt representation of the …Want to examine … Read more

The Benefits of Being an Older Mother – TIME

TIME The Benefits of Being an Older MotherTIMEThe baby-making dictum is about as old as childbearing itself: Have your children while you’re young; they’re healthier, you’re healthier, everyone’s happier. Maybe, but a growing body of work is showing that while the dangers of later-life …Older mothers are better mothers, study suggestsThe Independent all 11 news … Read more

Face of Cambridge man brought to life 700 years after his death – The Guardian

Mirror.co.uk Face of Cambridge man brought to life 700 years after his deathThe GuardianThe man’s skull, found in a burial site below St John’s College, and a reconstruction of how he may have looked. Photograph: Chris Rynn/University of Dundee. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share via Email; View more sharing options; Share … Read more

Coincidence? Monsanto patented glyphosate as an “antibiotic” drug, claiming weed killer is medicine

(Natural News) While you’d be hard pressed to find anyone willing to use a known herbicide for medicinal purposes, that hasn’t stopped Monsanto from patenting the star ingredient of their flagship herbicide, Roundup, as a type of antibiotic. In 2003, the corporate giant first submitted a patent for glyphosate as a parasitic control-type antimicrobial agent… … Read more

Judge allows preposterous “Pink Slime” lawsuit to move forward against ABC

(Natural News) You can’t just sue someone for saying something you don’t like, and you certainly can’t successfully pursue litigation against a media outlet for merely telling the truth — unless, of course, you’re a powerful food industry conglomerate with backing from your buddies in Big Agriculture and the state government. Beef Products Inc., the… … Read more