A world without GMO crops? A sadder, hungrier, less-green place. Thankfully, only an imaginary world...so far.

The United States is trailing the rest of the world in terms of HPV vaccination rates. As we have written recently, according to the CDC, vaccination rates among girls are only at 33 percent. The rate among

Another strike against second-hand smoke: study shows more arterial narrowing among adults whose parents smoked when they were kids. Don t do it!

The e-cigarette industry is now valued at about $1.7 billion, a number more than double what it was in 2012. And accompanying this growth is the emergence of many new products, not

It s widely acknowledged that calorie restriction at least in animals can prolong life. According to a recent report in the journal Cell Metabolism, it is thought that in animals

Public health educators may believe that rationally advising parents about the facts of vaccine safety will lead them to abandon their fears of side-effects. However, a new survey study seems to show that, while a battle may be won, the war is lost.

It s common knowledge that a doctor s hands should be cleaned with either a disinfectant gel or soap and water between patients, but now we have learned that their stethoscopes are also likely to carry a significant number of disease-causing bacteria. A recently published study in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings found that doctors equipment may be nearly as contaminated as their hands.

Dr. Oz is at it again, and millions of viewers are watching and listening to what he has to say. His latest scam is a pill that he claims will lead to the loss of 25 pounds of fat in one month. And

In their recent op-ed DDT Causes Reduced Cognitive Ability In Journalists, Dr. Donald R. Roberts, professor emeritus of

Last week, European lawmakers decided on their regulatory program for tobacco, increasing government oversight of e-cigarettes. As discussed in Dispatch last week, these regulations include