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Feb
07
Atomic Bread Baking at Home
Aaron Bobrow-Strain writes a fascinating article about USDA White Pan Loaf No. 1, the epitome of 1950s Cold War industrial white bread.
Category Archives: Health
Jan
11
Still time to comment on fracking regulations
If you think contaminated ground water, increased seismic activity and unknown impacts to the food chain are a bad idea, there’s still time to comment on NY’s regulations on hydraulic fracturing (fracking).
Nov
27
Acetaminophen also dangerous over time
Acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol and many other OTC cold and flu medications, is dangerous over time even if taken only a little above recommended dosages. Take a couple extra every day for several days and you could end … Read More
Sep
02
Three hockey enforcers die young in four months
North American Pro hockey is much more violent game than is played elsewhere and many (but not all) teams have an “enforcer” whose job is getting into fist fights. This summer three hockey enforcers have died unexpectedly and it’s provoking … Read More
Sep
01
Firefighters responding to 9/11 at increased cancer risk
There have been plenty of rumors about this over the last decade but now a study confirms that FDNY firefighters who responded to 9/11 are at increased risk for cancer. Cancer can sometimes take 10 – 15 years to appear so this might … Read More
Jun
06
Side Effects? These Drugs Have a Few
So it wasn’t just me, the number of reported side effects for prescription drugs has gone way up. Oddly enough, FDA efforts to reduce the numbers by suggesting drug makers skip infrequent or unexplainable side effects actually resulted in a … Read More
