A Sugar Replacement May Be Linked to Heart Attacks and Strokes. Don’t Throw Out Your Stash Yet

Sugar replacements are everywhere in foods and beverages. But despite their ubiquity, the scientific verdict on whether or not they pose health risks ping pongs back and forth. Every so often, though, a study is published with a conclusion so shocking that it forces people to reassess their pantries. A Feb. 27 study published in … Read more

Walgreens Faces Boycott Calls After Saying It Won’t Ship Abortion Drug to Some States Where It’s Legal

Calls to boycott Walgreens swelled online on Friday after America’s second-largest drugstore said it will not distribute mifepristone, a drug that is part of the most common method of abortion in the country, in some states where the abortion remains legal. The announcement, first reported by Politico, comes after 20 Republican attorneys general sent a … Read more