Commentary pertaining to physical, mental and environmental well-being.
A 25-year-old man who in March was diagnosed with tuberculosis was arrested some 15 miles outside of Bakersfield, California, after vacating a motel room in which he was ordered to remain while receiving treatment. Half a world away, The World Health Organization has confirmed more than 800 Ebola cases in three West African nations. Thus far, …
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By 2015 Americans are expected to spend nearly $300 billion on anti-aging products. Consumers' willingness to shell out vast sums of money on skin care products proliferated even in the depths of the Great Recession, and the trend shows no sign of slowing down. A closer look at the wording associated with anti-aging advertising claims reveals …
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The Washington Post asks, "Was it ‘crazy’ for this scientist to re-create a bird flu virus that killed 50 million people?" Let me cut to the chase. Yes. Just about anyone paying heed the past five to 10 years might have noticed a near-constant drumbeat on the possibility of pandemic: SARS, bird flu, swine flu …
Continue reading One Small Step for Man, One Giant Leap Forward for Pandemic