London Independent  | The introduction of a genetically modified potato in Europe risks the development of human diseases that fail to respond to antibiotics, it was claimed last night. German chemical giant BASF this week won approval from the European Commission for commercial growing of a...

fourwinds10. | The Canadian government is on the verge of approving the introduction of extremely bizarre genetically modified pigs into the Canadian food supply.  These new mouse/pig hybrids have been dubbed "enviropigs" and are being touted as being much better f...

fourwinds10.com | In the 2010 growing season Monsanto plans to unleash its latest Frankenfood experiment on the American and Canadian public, a new version of genetically mutated corn with eight abnormal gene traits called Genuity SmartStax corn. It is the culmination of an astonishing scandal that ...

wsj.com | A large chunk of the Arctic seabed that sits on a methane reservoir has become unstable and is releasing some of the heat-trapping gas into the atmosphere, new research suggests. It has long been believed that the frozen seafloor of the East Siberian Arctic Shelf formed an impermeable sea...

NaturalNews) In a new study conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),  every single fish tested from 291 freshwater streams across the United States was found to be contaminated with mercury. "This study shows just how widespread mercury pollution has become in our air, watersheds an...

USAToday | An herbicide that contaminates the tap water consumed by millions of Americans has been found to produce gender-bending effects in male frogs, "chemically castrating" some and turning others into females, a study shows

Timesonline | Patients were routinely neglected or left “sobbing and humiliated” by staff at an NHS trust where at least 400 deaths have been linked to appalling care. An independent inquiry found that managers at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust stopped providing safe care because they were ...

In the United States alone there are probably around 36 million Darryls, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), which created the character, played by an actor on its website to help train doctors. LONDON (Reuters) - Does this sound like anyone you know? Darr...

MONDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Research in mice suggests the avian flu virus and the ordinary seasonal flu virus could combine to create a new deadly kind of flu, researchers say. A single bit of genetic material from the seasonal virus converted the avian flu -- officially known as H5N1 -- in...

Presstv | While most people go into a hospital hoping to get well, the new study showed that American hospitals can kill even relatively healthy patients. Some 99,000 infection-associated deaths are reported each year, half of which can be linked directly to hospital care.  

Menshealth | Before you mindlessly chew your way through another value meal, take these mini-mysteries (conveniently solved below) into account. Sometimes the truth is tough to swallow

Presstv | The level of a cancer-causing chemical found in tap water at a military base in North Carolina was intentionally not reported, an AP review finds. An environmental contractor deliberately did not report the level of the dangerously high levels of benzene at Camp Lejeune for a federal h...

IndiaToday | The debate on genetically modified (GM) brinjal variety continues to generate heat. Former managing director of Monsanto India, Tiruvadi Jagadisan, is the latest to join the critics of Bt brinjal, perhaps the first industry insider to do so. Jagadisan, who worked with Monsanto for near...

Kentucky Senate passes a bill forcing women to look an an ultrasound image of their fetus before getting an abortion World Mag Kentucky, the Senate passed legislation Monday that would require doctors “to show a woman an ultrasound image of her fetus and explain how it is developing before per...

Environmental Health News | Used in yards, farms and parks throughout the world, Roundup has long been a top-selling weed killer. But now researchers have found that one of Roundup’s inert ingredients can kill human cells, particularly embryonic, placental and umbilical cord cells.