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Researchers have engineered a new tomato that packs a full day’s worth of folate, a nutrient critical for healthy pregnancies and women’s health overall.
“This could potentially be beneficial worldwide,” said Andrew Hanson, a plant biochemist at the University of Florida at Gainesville who developed the tomato along with colleague Jesse Gregory. “Now that we’ve shown […]
I don’t know about you, but I’ve seen deli folk take my order with their glove on, take my money with their glove on, give me my change with their glove on, and then go to make my sandwich without changing to clean gloves. Uh, hi, do you know how dirty pens and money […]
I had no idea I was so controversial, but wow! Over at Weary Parent, we’ve been having an ongoing debate about whether the fast-spreading state mandates for the recently approved HPV vaccine Gardasil is a good idea. Responses have ranged from unmitigated support to moral outrage. Apparently I’m somewhere in the middle, […]
Earlier this month, Texas became the first state to mandate the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, trade name Gardasil (manufactured by Merck). Reactions are mixed, ranging from praise to righteous indignation, including some folks arguing that it gives girls the idea that extramarital sex is a-okay.
The requirement will take effect in September of […]
Well it’s about time! A growing number of employers are starting to offer free drugs to their staff in an effort to prevent costly long-term illnesses and conditions such as diabetes, obesity, and depression. Says an article in today’s New York Times,
For years, employers have been pushing their workers to pay more […]
As if women don’t have enough health problems to deal with, including the fact that lung cancer is a major cause of death among the female population, R.J. Reynolds is launching a new Camel campaign targeted toward women. An editorial in yesterday’s New York Times lambasts Reynolds for yet another obnoxious, insidious marketing scheme:
So […]
According to the European Union and the state of California, maybe not. Today’s New York Times reports,
The California Safe Cosmetics Act, which took effect on Jan. 1, requires cosmetics companies to tell state health authorities if a product contains any chemical on several government lists covering possible cancer-causing agents or substances that may […]
This great post over at FemChat highlights the need for folks in their 20s and 30s to start saving for retirement.
Author Michelle Schafer says,
I don’t understand everything there is to know about investments, but I do know this: You need to start saving early and the longer you keep saving, the more money you’ll […]
A study in the January issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine suggests that Americans may benefit (or at least think they will) from employer and government incentives targeted toward reducing overweight and obesity and encouraging healthy lifestyles.
From WebMD:
The new telephone survey of 1,139 adults found that 85 percent supported tax breaks for employers […]
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