Moore Lowdown
Why Donald Trump Is Good for America
November 05, 2015 | As a diagnostic tool for the health of the American political system, Candidate Trump is just what the doctor ordered.
Celebrity Health
It’s Pinktober Again. Are Our Breasts Benefiting?
October 17, 2015 | It's October. Brace yourself you're going to be bombarded with some encouraging, and not so encouraging, news about breast cancer as well as a million opportunities to spend your hard earned money
Moore Lowdown
Why There Should Never Be Another Columbus Day
October 16, 2015 | By all historical accounts, Christopher Columbus was a father of genocide. So why does the United States still have a national holiday to honor him?
Moore Lowdown
The Science of Shamelessness: Corporations, Scientists, and Spinning the Facts
September 15, 2015 | Coca-Cola wants you to believe that, contrary to conventional wisdom, empty-calorie beverages like Coke don't contribute to obesity. And they're willing to pay scientists to peddle their message.
Celebrity Health
Rise of the Lactivists
September 02, 2015 | In case you're still in that new mommy fog, a brelfie is where moms take selfies while nursing their babies and post them on social media
Moore Lowdown
The Insidiousness of Trophy Hunting
August 24, 2015 | For most of us, killing—however indirectly—is a normal part of our existence. But killing for food is a world apart from killing for sport, and there is no place for the latter in a healthy world.
Moore Lowdown
Aquaponics: A Waterway to a Healthier Future?
August 12, 2015 | With California in the midst of a drought seemingly without end, farmers do well for the entire country to economize their water use. So why is a farming method using water 90% more efficiently so underused?
Celebrity Health
Want to live to 100? How about 120?
July 31, 2015 | People who live in a Blue Zone didn’t win the gene pool lottery and they didn’t find the fountain of youth. However, researchers discovered that all these people have a few things in common...
Moore Lowdown
Shunning Corporations That Innovate to Make the World Worse for a Quick Buck
July 13, 2015 | Innovation should be good, but all too often it's progress toward the unhealthy. A stupid new smartphone is a perfect case in point.
Best Medicine
Doctor, Doctor, Where Art Thou?
July 03, 2015 | What do you do when your family doctor tells you that you’re not wanted any more? Who do you turn to when retirement or relocation forces your doctor to ask for a divorce? Is there life after being set adrift from the person who knows all your secrets?
