Male political candidates now find themselves in an uncomfortable place that their female counterparts always have been.  In the 2012 presidential campaign, commentators have specifically targeted at least three male political leaders for their physical appearance. The most publicized to date have been candidates Chris Christy, Scott Brown, and Mitt Romney. New Jersey Governor Chris [...]

Nano food packaging is the most commercialized of the agri-food nanotechnologies, designed to enhance shelf-life durability and freshness of food.  Despite all the perceived benefits, there are mounting ecological concerns with nanotechnologies. Studies show that nanoparticles gain ready access to the blood stream after being inhaled, while some can directly penetrate the skin. There is [...]

On US military bases in Iraq and Afghanistan burn pits are being used as a main resource for disposing of garbage, military waste, and human waste. Journalist J. Malcolm Garcia writes that, “The pits incinerate discarded human body parts, plastics, hazardous medical material, lithium batteries, tires, hydraulic fluids, and vehicles. Jet fuel keeps pits burning [...]

Research scientists at The University of Edinburgh have used newly discovered information about parasite survival to better understand sleeping sickness. Sleeping sickness is a parasitic disease that is transmitted by the tsetse fly.  It is a dangerous disease that affects both humans and animals.  A parasite can develop into two physical forms and a study [...]

Heated debates have arisen while attempting to reach a decision if organ and tissue donors, including egg and sperm, should receive increased financial benefits as an incentive to increase the number of donations in the UK. As the law stands now, it is illegal to pay for most types of organs and tissues in the [...]

Since early 2010, the students at the University of Puerto Rico have been protesting against a proposed fee. The government decided to start charging a “Fiscal Stabilization Fee” to help offset the effects of the weak economy. Many of the University’s students are against this fee because they feel it is an attempt by the [...]

Unknown to most people, a new “wet-ware” technology now exists in which a sample of brain cells is put onto a 60 electrode circuit board where the semiconductor should have been. This circuit and the sample on top of it are then, either wirelessly or through the internet, connected to a technological device of various [...]

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) violates human rights and children’s’ rights, yet girls are escaping to other countries to have this illegal surgery performed. FGM is cultural act that has been done for millions of years. It is a procedure to prevent young women from illicit sexual acts, and to remove male or “unclean” body parts. [...]

South Africa uses nanotechnology, releasing nanoparticles slowly into ones bloodstream to treat tuberculosis (TB). Researchers in South Africa are now making it possible for patients with TB to no longer have to take daily pills but instead can use nanotechnology to be treated. Although research for nanotechnology is expensive, it is believed that the benefits [...]

Many people used to use just soap and water when they needed to clean something in the house. Today that is not the case. Why put some muscle into it when you can just spray on some 409 and wipe it off a minute later? Many people do not understand the health hazards of using [...]