In a recent column, internist Dr. Peter Lipson, called for doctors who fail to adhere to the recommended vaccination schedule to lose their licenses. Responding with a bold complaint was Dr. Bob Sears, whose arguments against that proposal were exposed as blatant sophistry and quackery.

A British study suggests that there may be an infectious component to Alzheimer's. Examining brains of people who died from Creutzfeldt Jakob disease, which is caused by mysterious infectious proteins called prions, revealed a striking resemblance to the brains of Alzheimer's patients. This is intriguing, but speculative.

With a new law passed Wednesday, New York City has become the first jurisdiction in the country to require salt labeling on chain restaurant foods that exceed 2,300 milligrams. However, don't expect it to improve public health, and the science suggests that the measure might actually harm consumers.

Jon Entine, the founder of Genetic Literacy Project and a Senior Fellow at UC-Davis is perhaps the most prolific writer on GM technology. Entine addressed the National Press Club in Australia. You should listen to what he has to say.

Surely one of the most hotly contested foods in the world is golden rice. Unfortunately, a study that supports its use, to prevent blindness and death from vitamin-A deficiency, has been retracted due to an ethical breach by its researchers. It should be noted the science itself was not questioned.

As more children and teens become susceptible to whooping cough (pertussis), it becomes more important to protect newborns and infants from contagion transmitted by those age groups. With siblings now transmitting the virus more often than moms, pregnant women need to be vaccinated to insure protection.

There's a silly article in Wednesday's Washington Post which suggests that you're better off eating your hideous airplane meal while sitting on the toilet, rather than in your seat using the tray table. It's not just silly. It's scientifically impossible.

Testicular cancer has always been a bit of an outlier. A new study reinforces this concept, as it finds that almost half of all cases are caused by inheriting faulty genes. In comparison to other cancer types, this figure is very high.

An innovative approach to quelling the scourge of diamondback moths -- resistant to many pesticides and costing billions globally per year -- is genetic modification. Smaller studies are proving to be effective, with larger field trials pending. That is, if anti-GMO zealots' concerns can be evaded.

There are moments when instead of lamenting the decline in intelligence in young people, we should be admiring their ingenuity. Here is one of those moments worth considering.