Medical Notes: Week of May 27, 2018
A study with new evidence to support the hygiene hypothesis, a link between exercise and macular degeneration, and how complaining impacts morale in the workplace.
Big Chicken
Poultry farming has become heavily industrialized, in part through the use of antibiotics in feed. This contributes to the spread of antibiotic resistance, as an expert author explains.
More Carbon Dioxide, Less Nutritious Food Crops
Rising levels of carbon dioxide are making crops grow bigger, however, these crops contain lower levels of important nutrients, endangering nutrition for millions of people.
Medical Notes: Week of July 9, 2017
A new treatment for ulcerative colitis, the effects of smoking on future generations, and wind farms that help crops grow.
Antibiotics and Farm Animals: New Rules
Experts discuss new federal rules regarding the use of antibiotics in food animals, where the majority of US antibiotics are consumed.
