health

CRISPR biotech made easy: Who am I kidding?

Medical applications are confined to research labs, but as scientists remove potential problems and the debate over the ethics of human engineering is settled we are bound to see human applications.

By CFACT Ed, Dr. Jay Lehr |2020-02-12T14:35:06-05:00February 13th, 2020|Comments Off

A Constructive Tomorrow: Cancer rates see largest single-year drop!

Since 1991, cancer deaths have declined by a whopping 29 percent!

By CFACT Ed, CFACT |2020-01-22T22:59:59-05:00January 24th, 2020|Comments Off

Study finds no evidence fracking is harmful to health

A new report on the effects of Marcellus shale fracking found that communities in Pennsylvania suffered no negative health impacts and enjoyed a boost to the local economy.

By CFACT Ed |2017-12-15T18:34:18-05:00December 15th, 2017|Comments Off

Should Obamacare set menu selections?

Should the federal government dictate what appears on the menu at your favorite restaurant? Daren Bakst, a Research Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, says no, and here explains why.

By Craig Rucker |2014-01-30T13:01:18-05:00October 30th, 2013|Comments Off

From Freud to ecotherapy

From finances to raising children, there are a lot of pressures on couples these days. But according to certain psychologists, another emerging problem could be differing views on environmental lifestyle.

By Craig Rucker |2013-07-29T17:33:05-04:00July 24th, 2013|Comments Off

How ethanol programs cause 200,000 deaths each year

The EPA claims that ethanol, a fuel made from corn, has only a minimal impact on food prices. But Sam Kazman, general counsel for the Competitive Enterprise Institute, disagrees. . .

By Craig Rucker |2013-05-06T16:48:36-04:00May 2nd, 2013|1 Comment

New report: Obesity promotes global warming

You’ve heard that being overweight can lead to diabetes and high blood pressure, but how about global warming? Probably not, but in a peculiar new study published in the Journal of Epidemiology some researchers actually proposed such a bizarre linkage.

By Craig Rucker |2013-04-29T18:12:48-04:00April 29th, 2013|8 Comments

Cold kills more than heat & the Hockey Stick that wasn’t

Morano appeared on Canda's Sun TV to discuss why winter cold is killing many times more Britons than heat. He also addresses the stunning admission that a widely publicized study claiming unprecedented warming in the past 100 years was not "statistically robust"--another way of admitting that their conclusions are scientifically baseless.

By CFACT |2013-04-04T14:07:34-04:00April 1st, 2013|4 Comments

Plastic bag bans increase food-borne illnesses

Several state and local governments have recently banned or taxed plastic grocery bags, but are these reusable bags making us sick? Ph.D. economist Jonathan Klick, says yes.

By Craig Rucker |2013-03-20T12:34:23-04:00March 20th, 2013|Comments Off

Of mice and men

When you hear of mice and men, you probably think of the John Steinbeck novel. But when scientists hear these words, they no doubt think of rodent studies used to examine human diseases.

By Craig Rucker |2013-03-20T12:18:28-04:00March 19th, 2013|Comments Off

Fossil fuels: Helping mankind “Live long and prosper”

Do fossil fuels like coal and oil harm your health? Well many environmentalists would have you believe so, but Marlo Lewis, Senior Fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, offers a different perspective...

By Craig Rucker |2013-03-07T19:21:45-05:00March 7th, 2013|2 Comments

Anti-BPA baby bottle blather baseless

The alleged danger of the chemical BPA in baby bottles was one of last year’s biggest scare stories. But Angela Logomasini of the Independent Women’s Forum says these fears are unjustified. . .

By Craig Rucker |2013-02-21T11:50:19-05:00February 20th, 2013|Comments Off

EPA charged with lethal experiments on hundreds of unsuspecting subjects

A suit filed in federal court charges the Environmental Protection Agency with conducting illegal and potentially lethal experiments on hundreds of financially needy people who were paid $12/hour without even informing them of risks. Based upon thousands of documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, procedures undertaken since 2004 and continuing through the Obama administration exposed subjects at the University of North Carolina’s School of Medicine to very high levels of toxic air pollutants.

By Larry Bell |2012-11-14T17:57:48-05:00November 14th, 2012|4 Comments

Canada crushes anti-plastic bottle hype

For years, charges have been made that a common chemical found in plastics, known as BPA, is responsible for birth defects, obesity and even cancer. And while activists have been successful getting their message into the media, they’ve been less successful in getting it validated by peer-reviewed science.

By CFACT |2012-11-29T18:37:59-05:00October 31st, 2012|Comments Off

FDA picks environmental hype over public health

The government has long sought to protect both public health and the environment, but what does it do when these two priorities seemingly conflict with one another? Well such was recently the case when the FDA was charged with removing the last remaining over-the-counter asthma inhaler.

By CFACT |2013-02-21T10:56:13-05:00April 22nd, 2011|Comments Off