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Previous data linked the use of statins, or cholesterol-lowering medications, to a reduced overall risk of colorectal cancer. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania, however, revealed that data had been subject to selection bias and statins do not lower colon cancer risk.

On any ranked list of nasty diseases transmitted by mosquitoes, ticks and fleas in the Western world, Borrelia burgdorferi, would have to lie near the top.

For those of us interested in nutrition, the topic keeps coming up: What food or foods are essential for human health? For example, do we really need to drink milk? The answers to these and other questions might surprise you.

The EPA maintains a cozy relationship with environmental groups. That's not really a surprise since the agency is stuffed with former activists. Yet those clearly-conflicted EPA officials have never recused themselves from decisions, even when being lobbied by their friends from activist organizations.

The Food and Drug Administration has issued its ruling on regulation of tobacco products, which now include e-cigarettes. Here's what that means for the marketplace, and for public health.

Maintaining freshness of fragile fruits, such as berries, is a daunting issue since they rapidly lose water and quickly become unappealing. But some new technology using the silk protein fibroin may soon help tackle this source of food waste. 

In this organic-crazed world, preservatives are essentially equated with deadly cyanide in terms of human harm. But, when you examine things a little more closely, the scare doesn't match reality. And it shouldn't. Most preservatives occur naturally in your diet, or in your body.

Susannah Mushatt Jones, who passed away at the age of 116 after a brief illness, lived though an extraordinary period in American medicine, one which we should all take a moment to appreciate. Up until May 12, Ms. Jones was the very last American alive who was born in the 19th century.

The ongoing battle over whether glyphosate causes cancer seemingly ended April 29, with the online posting of an EPA report stating that the herbicide should be classified as “Not Likely to be Carcinogenic to Humans.” But then, the report was taken down from the website three days later. Here's our summary of the findings, in the context of the 30 year-long disagreement.

GNC is just one of many companies that has profited by selling junk to a scientifically-naive public. But, perhaps they haven't profited enough. The company is in financial trouble. And we are not losing sleep over it.

Recent research has made some progress in finding an effective treatment for triple negative breast cancer — specifically, cancers that don't have either growth factor or hormone receptors. These are the most difficult to treat successfully, since there are no targeted therapies for them.

1. A vegan group claims even 3D-printed cow milk is an abomination of their self-identification and mustn't be allowed. So they don't like our article. Mission accomplished, Dr. Kava!
Even if no cows are involved, they are against it. That means they don't want more ethical treatment of cows, they are just social authoritarians who want to force you into their world view. No wonder science pisses them off.

An environmental group is scaring the public about hydroxyapatite in baby formula. The problem is it's natural calcium, and even sold as supplements.

Before you go all science on us, let's be clear: We're not advocating you stop drinking something because you can't spell it. In fact, we are saying just the opposite. If we lived by that mantra, we would dehydrate, since we'd have to forgo Dihydrogen Monoxide (water, duh.)

Though we often tout healthy eating and regular exercise as the cornerstones of good health, even the healthiest of patients are not immune to the leading cause of death in men and women in the U.S. And although rare, it is worth noting that rigorous exercise could elevate the risk of heart attack in people who may be at risk.

The organic food industry of deluding the American public into thinking that it doesn't use nasty chemicals to grow its produce. Except, that's a complete lie. One of the pesticides it uses is more toxic than what's in a can of Raid. Here's the buzz ...

Aerated chocolate is all the rage— bringing you the same, delicious taste of chocolate, without— apparently, the same amount of calories. But is the weight-conscious chocolate all it's cracked up to be?

If you subscribe to its philosophy, one of the underlying principles of the organic movement is that better tasting, higher-quality and even more ethically-produced food can be had if you're willing to pay for it. But as the market has ballooned to be a $100 billion Big Organic industry in its own right, smart shoppers are increasingly aware that the only thing they're getting are the same products at a much higher cost.

It's common practice for your pharmacy to substitute a generic version of a drug for its brand counterpart. But another cost-saving policy is being considered: substituting an entirely different drug from the same class as what was prescribed. This is a terrible idea, as Dr. Robert Popovian explains.

The term epigenetics is being thrown around by many who incorrectly believe "genes are our destiny" by deliberately misinterpreting data. What is epigenetics, really? And how much stock should we place on its importance?

One "chemical" that fear mongers take potshots at is antifreeze. Except, there are really two antifreeze chemicals. One is toxic, and to get harmed by the other you'd have to drink enough to kill a horse. Literally. Chemical haters use this to trick you. To learn how ...

We've all stayed up too late to finish a project or study for an exam, depending on caffeine to keep us going. But according to a new study, that chemical assist won't work for more than a couple of days.

Ever since the first cells evolved about 3.8 billion years ago, they have had to contend with other life forms intent on killing them. Today, wherever cells exist, viruses exist. It is likely this relationship goes back to time immemorial. Meet the eukaryotes that suck.

The rate and number of higher order births (triplets and up) in the United States declined between 1998 and 2014. This is a positive trend that should result in better infant survival and health, as well as a reduction in health care costs.

California is ranked 47th in the U.S. in science education. So, it is not terribly surprising that the Golden State is making some rather poor choices in wine (whine) country, and looking mighty foolish in the process.