A team of British researchers is raising new and serious questions about the health risks posed by nanoparticles.

They are bacteria-killers, more and more common in products we use every day and at least a million of them will fit on the head of a pin. But are silver nanoparticles safe?
Little is known about the health effects of these inventions.

The head of the Centers for Disease Control said he expects to see increasing numbers of deaths from swine flu because those most at risk from the disease are not seeking treatment when they become ill.
That, said CDC Chief Dr. Thomas Frieden, makes inoculation for the highest risk Americans even more important.

Many French, Eastern Europeans and Italians have stopped kissing each other on the cheeks when they meet. Same goes for many living in Quebec, Montreal and some Islamic and South American countries. Also, doctors say, the ever popular air kiss is being done from a greater distance.

Centuries ago alchemists proclaimed copper a life-saving metal. Some Native American shamans and Amazonian jungle healers use potions and trinkets of copper to treat hundreds of maladies. Millions of people wear copper bracelets to ease the pain of arthritis. And late-night hucksters and Internet spammers claim copper can cure everything from ruptured Achilles tendons to [...]

The internet has become an open door for modern snake oil salesmen trying to profit on the public’s fear of the H1N1 flu.

The EPA is worried about drugs getting into the water supply. DEA is concerned about drugs getting into your kids. And the FDA – the agency responsible for legal drugs – has finally decided to weigh what to do with all the extra medications lying around most homes.

Here is a fact of life that will surprise no one: Those who are poor sell what they can and those who have wealth buy what they want.

It’s only a snapshot, but 20 physicians and nurses from ten states allowed their bodily fluids to be tested for the presence of chemicals that are linked to health problems and are everywhere in our environment. All the medical professional were found to have surprising levels of toxic chemicals in their systems.

Kathleen McLaughlin reports from Dongguan, China
At first glance, there is little to distinguish Yuanfeng from any other village amid the vast urban sprawl that makes up China’s factory-scape of Dongguan.