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Archives for February 2022
Study: Nearly Half Of Bald Eagles Have Lead Poisoning
According to a new report, almost half of the bald eagles in the United States have lead poisoning. The data comes from a new study published in the journal Science on Thursday. It looked at lead exposure in 1,210 eagles across 38 states, with 620 live eagles. It discovered that “more than half of the adult birds had bone lead concentrations above 10 parts per million, which pathologists define as chronic lead poisoning,” per National Geographic. Read more.
CDC Opts for Opioids over Natural Alternatives
…in updated opioid treatment guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Action Alert! The CDC recently proposed an updated set of recommendations for how and when to prescribe opioid medications. Doctors are, and should be, free to prescribe what they feel is necessary to help their patients—but should the federal government be recommending any opioid use in the midst of one of the worst addiction and overdose crises in history—particularly when agencies like the FDA played such a key role in the development of this crisis? Read more.
Stop Agency Abuse of Power
For too long, federal agencies like the FDA have shirked democratic responsibilities and ignored the law, allowing them to inject themselves into our lives without any accountability—it’s time for it to stop. Action Alert! We are increasingly subject to rules and decrees that are undemocratically (and perhaps illegally) issued from federal agencies like the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Read more.
It’s Official: Vitamin D Reduces the Incidence of Autoimmunity
The Harvard led Vitamin D and Omega 3 trial (VITAL), recently published findings showing a meaningful (22%) and statistically significant (p = 0.05, Hazard ratio = 0.78 95% CI = 0.61 – 0.99) reduction in the incidence of autoimmune disease in older adults taking 2000 IU (50 mcg) per day for 5 years. Read more.
U.S. corn-based ethanol worse for the climate than gasoline, study finds
Corn-based ethanol, which for years has been mixed in huge quantities into gasoline sold at U.S. pumps, is likely a much bigger contributor to global warming than straight gasoline, according to a study published Monday. Read more.
GM Glofish are thriving in the wild in Brazil
Fish genetically engineered to glow in the dark have escaped from fish farms in Brazil and are multiplying in creeks in the Atlantic forest, a new study shows. The GM fluorescent fish are designed for aquariums and are trademarked and marketed as Glofish. Read more.
How to Improve Garden Soil
If (like most of us) you have soil that’s heavy on the sand or clay—and hard to grow in as a result—don’t miss this tutorial on how to improve garden soil! Read more.
Getting Dark Early? How to Stay Happy
Ah, the blues. Is it the post-holiday letdown? The excess sugar? Less sunlight that comes with the winter season? Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is the name often given to this phenomenon. It’s a seasonally recurrent kind of major depression, with little known about how it affects people in the summer. Read more.
COVID Stress
Stress, already a major problem, has been magnified a hundred times by the pandemic. People have been become unemployed, frightened, fear driven, separated, marginalized and traumatized. Many have been locked down and have lost their businesses. Read more.