Fishy Omega-3 risks
If the FDA's report becomes official policy, the conventional wisdom urging women of childbearing age to eat less fish will be turned completely upside-down. read more here »

Taxes on soda, juice an ‘experiment’ we should skip
In an attempt to shore up the state’s $13.3 billion deficit, Gov. David A. Paterson is trying to give New Yorkers a Christmas present they do not want: Taxes. read more here »

Humane Society Changing
HSUS president Wayne Pacelle's insistence that his group is "not telling people to become vegetarians" doesn't jibe with reality. read more here »

YOUR VIEWS
Concerns over mercury levels in largemouth bass from Big Bear Lake appear to be a giant overreaction. read more here »

ACRYLAMIDE: Takes huge amount to cause health risk
Scaring people about acrylamide will have the paradoxical effect of making people less healthy by turning them away from olives, almonds, asparagus, spinach, beets and prune juice -- all acrylamide-rich foods. read more here »