2+ hour, 27+ min ago   (168+ words) In Czechoslovakia, there was a time when parents had to decide whether to tell a child that Russia was not your friend and that communism was a failed system. The parents had to judge when the child was ready. Now…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (501+ words) There are a number of candidates for humanity’s greatest advances. The control of fire 400,000 years ago may be at the top of the list, because fire provided warmth, cooked food, and the ability to smelt metals from ores. The steam…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (545+ words) Sounds simple enough. Except it's not. Vegetables are loaded with nitrate, and some supposedly “nitrate-free” meats are cured with nitrate-rich celery powder. Pretty sketchy if you ask me. And who better to exploit this confusion than Whole Foods? Because that's…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (158+ words) When Good Coverage Meets Bad Health As illness becomes more complex, the tradeoff between benefits and access that drives choice shifts, and beneficiaries appear increasingly likely to leave MA and its benefits for traditional Medicare and its access. This is…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (104+ words) The original article appeared in the Skeptical Inquirer and has been gently edited and now reprinted with their permission. Katie Suleta is a regional director of research in graduate medical education for HCA Healthcare. Her background is in public health,…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (685+ words) In today's politics, there's red, and there's blue. Most of the time, they have little in common. The same cannot be said for ruby, July's birthstone, and blue sapphire, September's. They're actually the same mineral: corundum, a crystalline form of…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (101+ words) American Council on Science and Health Four popular supplements that science says don't deliver We’re looking at Prevagen, Oscillococcinum, homeopathic arnica, and alkaline water — and what happens when their claims meet basic chemistry, biology, and human physiology. Is there a…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (110+ words) The Long-Running Debate Over Cannabis and Motivation Today’s Cannabis Is Far More Potent—and More Widely Used According to Pew Research, public opinion on the legalization of adult marijuana use for medical or recreational use has remained fairly stable at…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (130+ words) The media-driven scare still does real damage by pushing families toward costlier organic options and discouraging fruit and vegetable consumption. “It’s an unfortunate fact in the age of virality that the loudest voices aren’t always the most honest ones," English…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (194+ words) What Ketosis Changes Throughout the Body The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Does Keto Beat Other Diets for Metabolic Health? A new study in Cell Metabolism randomized 42 adults with prediabetes and hepatic steatosis, signs of being “metabolically unhealthy,” to…...