Bioterrorism expert mysteriously killed in St. Louis bicycle accident

(Natural News) On Friday, February 24, university professor and bioterrorism expert, Robert Mark Buller, was mysteriously killed while riding his bike in the 10600 block of Riverview Drive. The 67-year-old professor taught molecular microbiology and immunology at St. Louis University, and was described in the university’s obituary as “one of the nation’s foremost poxvirus researchers.”… … Read more

New CBO analysis of GOP healthcare bill predicts 14 million fewer Americans covered, but Obamacare didn’t cover everyone, either

(Natural News) As expected, the Congressional Budget Office on Monday released its assessment of the Republican plan to repeal and replace Obamacare. Also as expected, some rank-and-file members of the GOP are nervous already because it might cover 14 million fewer Americans than are covered now. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Republican majority, you all… … Read more

America's sugar industry has been on “welfare” for far too long

(Natural News) The effects of sugar subsidies on the American economy are anything but sweet – sugar tariffs and quotas cost the United States more than 100,000 manufacturing jobs while consumers pay higher prices at the supermarket checkout counter. In fact, sugar subsidy programs force American consumers to pay an extra $2.4 billion per year… … Read more

This supermarket is using food waste to power its delivery trucks

(Natural News) U.K. supermarket giant Waitrose has been walking the walk when it comes to environmental issues for at least the past five years. In that time, it stopped sending waste to landfills, started selling “ugly,” less than perfect-looking produce, and began turning any food that could not be donated into electricity. That’s already a… … Read more

GOP Health Bill Could Let Companies Pressure Workers To Give Genetic Test Results – Huffington Post

Huffington Post GOP Health Bill Could Let Companies Pressure Workers To Give Genetic Test ResultsHuffington PostRep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) thinks opponents of the bill “are spreading false information in a desperate attempt to deny employees the choice to participate in a voluntary program that can reduce health insurance costs and encourage healthy lifestyle …Could your … Read more

Military dad returns home, baby boy sees him clearly through glasses for first time – Palm Beach Post

Palm Beach Post Military dad returns home, baby boy sees him clearly through glasses for first timePalm Beach PostReagan Caldwell in the arms of his dad, Air Force Capt. Brandon Caldwell, seeing him clearly for the first time with glasses. (Caters News). ALBANY, N.Y.. A video showing a military dad’s reunion with his 9-month-old son … Read more

Could April the giraffe give birth in midst of blizzard? – WPTV.com

WPTV.com Could April the giraffe give birth in midst of blizzard?WPTV.comApril the giraffe is still pregnant as of Monday evening, and is showing signs that she could give birth during an upcoming winter storm striking the Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville, New York. The zoo said on Monday that April is experiencing …#GiraffeWatch: Why thousands … Read more

Widow sues amid listeria outbreak tied to raw milk cheese – Washington Post

Washington Post Widow sues amid listeria outbreak tied to raw milk cheeseWashington PostMONTPELIER, Vt. — The widow of a Vermont man who died after eating raw milk cheese tied to a listeria outbreak has filed a lawsuit against the New York creamery that made it. Veronica Friedman is the widow of 73-year-old Richard Friedman, of … Read more

Study: Cystic fibrosis patients survive 10 years longer in Canada than in US – CNN

CNN Study: Cystic fibrosis patients survive 10 years longer in Canada than in USCNN(CNN) Canadians with cystic fibrosis live, on average, 10 years longer than their counterparts in the United States, according to a study published Monday in Annals of Internal Medicine. Cystic fibrosis, a progressive genetic disease, causes persistent …Canadians With Cystic Fibrosis Outlive … Read more