Three related news items this week add to mounting evidence that going green should be one of your top 2010 resolutions. It may actually save your life.
I always loved those year-end compilation lists - most notable movies, books, music recordings, sports events, you name it. Here's my contribution for 2009 - the top stories about children's health. Not listed in any particular order - just five issues I think we'll be talking about for years to come. I acknowledge that I've probably left something out of crucial interest to some, so feel free to join the conversation.
All swine, all the time. Not wanting to add too much fuel to the media fire, I tried to provide some reasonable commentary to Fox News on the H1N1 vaccine situation.
The NY Times "Really?" column today profiles cinnamon oil as a natural antibacterial, part of my home-made essential oil hand sanitizer recipe modeled on the infamous "Thieves" blend. What is this "Secret of Thieves"?
"Alternative Medicine," a term I don't like very much, has been featured in numerous AP news reports this week, all by the same writer. Something's fishy.