Once again, people are taking a drug (or unknown mixture of drugs) called Spice, K2, or by other names, which go under the misnomer "synthetic marijuana." The latest episode occurred near St. Petersburg, but it could have just as well been anywhere. The drug(s) are among the most abused in the U.S. at this time. And, they are very dangerous.

Among antibiotics, most of what we use now were discovered by scientists in the mid-20th century, but as the threat of drug resistant infections increases the race is on to find new ones. And as guest writer Matt Hutchings explains, that means looking at new microbes that may help develop future antibiotics.

With the defeat of a federal law designed to prevent 50 individual states from penning their own GMO labeling laws, General Mills has decided to switch rather than fight. It's going to label all their foods that contain GMOs, everywhere — because it's too cumbersome to label, or not label its products, on a state-by-state basis.

The rhythmic whipping of a sperm’s tail is the most basic perception as to how the cell strives to reach the egg for fertilization. But a recent study published in the journal Science reveals a novel mechanism, in which progesterone-dependent sperm cells are primed and activated in the female reproductive tract.

In other species, greater height merely provides the ability to reach the highest branch or scare off potential predators. And thinness can mean residing at the lower end of the food pyramid. But being tall and thin, particularly for humans? A recent study says these folks are likely to thrive in their socioeconomic environment.

Acetaminophen has become the go-to analgesic for many painful conditions. And when used appropriately, it can be effective for headaches and fever reduction. But it's not useful for inflammatory conditions like arthritis, and it can have a significant downside if used in excess.

At American Thinker, Dr. John Dunn lauds American Council on Science and Health Scientific Advisor Dr. Frank Schnell, former toxicologist for the U.S. government, and his concern that the EPA long ago ran out of problems to solve, so they have been manufacturing new ones by redefining hazards until they cover something.

It’s fair to say that frozen food has a bit of an image problem. Surveys indicate that more that 40 percent of consumers have a strong aversion to it. But as Emma Boyland, Lecturer in Appetite and Obesity from the University of Liverpool explains, for the sake of our health, our wallets and the environment it may be time to stop turning up our noses to food in the freezer.

So another know-nothing celebrity is promoting her own take on infant feeding — Kristin Cavallari is pushing her goat's milk formula. But accepted experts in the field, like those at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, advise against following her weird lead. As do we.

According to a major study published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology journal, researchers have linked public transport usage with key health outcomes. Using a sample of over 150,000 British residents, they gave added credence to an important health principle known as active transportation.