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  1. Chicken Dioxins, Viruses, or Antibiotics? Chicken Dioxins, Viruses, or Antibiotics? April 9, 2012

    The association between poultry and cancer may be explained by the presence in chickens’ and turkeys’ flesh of industrial carcinogens such as dioxins, oncogenic (cancer-causing) viruses, and/or the drugs that were fed to the birds.

  2. MRSA in U.S. retail meat MRSA in U.S. retail meat November 23, 2011

    More than a thousand retail meat samples have been tested for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) contamination in North America.

  3. Airborne MRSA Airborne MRSA November 22, 2011

    Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus “superbug” found not only contaminating the U.S. retail meat supply but isolated from air samples outside swine CAFOs.

  4. U.S. meat supply flying at half staph U.S. meat supply flying at half staph November 21, 2011

    An investigation finds 47% of U.S. retail meat tested is contaminated with staph (Staphylococcus) bacteria. Turkey appears most likely to harbor contagion.

  5. Industrial Pollutants in Vegans Industrial Pollutants in Vegans May 13, 2011

    Why vegans appear “significantly less polluted” than omnivores, but not as toxin-free as expected.

  1. What’s in a Burger? What’s in a Burger? May 3, 2011

    Cleveland Clinic pathologists dissect fast food burgers to see what’s inside.

  2. Anabolic Steroids in Meat Anabolic Steroids in Meat May 2, 2011

    The implantation of hormones into U.S. beef cattle may have adverse human health effects

  3. Acne & Cancer Connection Acne & Cancer Connection May 1, 2011

    The hormones present in cow’s milk may help explain the association between certain diseases and dairy consumption.

  4. Does Eating Obesity Cause Obesity? Does Eating Obesity Cause Obesity? April 27, 2011

    The implications of chicken now having ten times more fat and calories.

  5. Dietary Theory of Alzheimer’s Dietary Theory of Alzheimer’s April 11, 2011

    A provocative theory published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition attempts to explain the dramatic rise in Alzheimer’s disease

  1. Mad Fish Disease Mad Fish Disease April 10, 2011

    Researchers raise concerns about the feeding of cow brains to farmed fish.

  2. Drug Residues in Meat Drug Residues in Meat April 9, 2011

    The U.S. Inspector General cites the USDA for failing to safeguard the meat supply from drug residues.

  3. Toxic Megacolon Superbug Toxic Megacolon Superbug April 8, 2011

    Clostridium difficile is another “superbug” found in the U.S. meat supply.

  4. Chicken Out of UTIs Chicken Out of UTIs April 7, 2011

    Half of retail poultry samples were found contaminated with strains of E. coli linked to human urinary tract infections.

  5. Hormones in Skim vs. Whole Milk Hormones in Skim vs. Whole Milk February 13, 2011

    Genetic manipulation has resulted in cows lactating into the third trimester of pregnancy, leading to milk with abnormally high hormone levels.