All You Can Eat
May 10, 2012 by Michael Mountain
Two-thirds of adults and one-third of children in the United States are overweight or obese. We’re not only eating ourselves to death; the “food” we eat is actively poisoning us. And some of it is poisoning the planet, too.
The Real ‘Contagion’
October 3, 2011 by Michael Mountain
A scene at the end of the movie Contagion portrays the nightmare scenario for a pandemic flu. And it’s basically just waiting to happen so say doctors and scientists.
Does Dog DNA Hold Clue to Parkinson’s?
July 6, 2011 by Michael Mountain
Many Tibetan terriers carry a particular mutated gene that makes them prone to a condition called NCL – adult-onset neuronal ceroid-lipofuscinosis.
When a New Baby Arrives
April 19, 2011 by MichaelMountain
A dog who’s properly introduced to an infant can gain a new sense of responsibility. But negative situations can lead a dog like Linus to despair.
As Superbug Fears Grow, India Acts
April 13, 2011 by MichaelMountain
New wave of antibiotic-resistant superbugs prompts India to consider a groundbreaking plan to regulate the use of antibiotics on animals.
On World Health Day, a Major Scare
April 7, 2011 by MichaelMountain
The World Health Organization delivered a sober message for World Health Day: Antibiotics are becoming less and less effective.
40 Years of Dumping Nets $9 Billion Fine
March 15, 2011 by Ingrid
Texaco dumped over 18 billion gallons of toxic materials into directly into Amazon basin rivers. Animals died, people got cancer, and crops were damaged.
Advent of the “Concrete Generation”
March 14, 2011 by MichaelMountain
A U.K. study shows that one child in five has never set foot in the countryside, and a third of all children have either had no contact or just the slightest contact with the world of nature.
For the Best Medicine, Try the Golden Rule
March 10, 2011 by MichaelMountain
I learned that at the core of all morality and ethics is the simple Golden Rule that tells us to treat all living beings as we ourselves would want to be treated.
For the Best Medicine, Try the Golden Rule
March 10, 2011 by MichaelMountain
I learned that at the core of all morality and ethics is the simple Golden Rule that tells us to treat all living beings as we ourselves would want to be treated.