Trial data has yet to prove the safety and effectiveness of H1N1 (swine flu) vaccines. In fact, only one of the five companies seeking approval has even STARTED human trials.

But—surprise, surprise—that's probably not going to stop the FDA from approving them.

When the safety of U.S. citizens is in jeopardy, FDA officials ride in like fresh cavalry troops to save the day.

Unfortunately they ride sleepy, lumbering hippos.

That’s bureaucrats for you. Especially bureaucrats that really HATE to ever break the bad news that a best selling drug might do considerable harm.

Just when you think you're doing something right for the world, along comes the reality slam that exposes the hidden flaw in your righteous endeavor. Remember last year when the dark side of energy-efficient compact florescent light bulbs was exposed, revealing that the bulbs leak mercury when broken, or when you learned that reusable diapers may not be more environmentally friendly than disposables? Now, it turns out that the virtuous recyclable shopping bags that so many of us proudly use might be sewage dumps for bacteria. Or at least, so says the plastics industry...

Center for Science in the Public Interest has just sued Denny’s for failing to disclose the amount of salt in its fast foods.  I heard about this from a reporter from Nation’s Restaurant News who thought the suit was absurd.  Everyone knows Denny’s food isn’t healthy, she suggested.  Maybe, but I had no idea how much salt the foods contained, and I’m supposed to know such things.

Despite the risks, the popularity of bariatric surgery is still growing. These procedures are typical of our quick-fix culture, and I've been against them for years.

Don't get me wrong: being eighty or a hundred pounds overweight is a serious health concern, but it's by no means a health issue that's correctable ONLY by surgery.

At one time, bariatric surgery was considered an extreme medical last resort, fit only for patients who were morbidly obese. These days, however, it seems as if people with fifty or eighty pounds to lose are going under the knife.

Remember the story, "The Emperor's New Clothes?" Based on a recent incident regarding aspartame, an updated version of that story might end with the emperor suing the kid for telling everyone the truth -- that the emperor was naked.

It seems that a British supermarket chain called Asda decided to go wholesome and rid the shelves of all store-brand products containing unhealthy fats and additives. The store publicized the move by placing labels on a healthy line of products announcing, "No hidden nasties -- no artificial colours or flavours, no aspartame and no hydrogenated fats."

Whether it’s the American Heart Association-approved red “Heart Healthy” stamps that implore overweight diabetics to stuff themselves with “healthy” whole grains or the mention of antioxidant and fiber content somehow making that sugary breakfast cereal good for your kids, packaged food distributors seem to love making outlandish claims that bear little to no fruit. 

It’s incredibly effective, though, for the same reason people will believe anything they hear on TV or uttered by someone with an official title.

A Minnesota based veterinary pharmaceutical company has developed a vaccine to combat the evil E.coli bacteria that has been plaguing our food system and the health of our country.

Epitopix LLC’s vaccine has proven to reduce the prevalence of cattle shedding E.coli 0157:H7 by as much as 85 percent. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the 0157 strain sickens approximately 70,000 people in the U.S. every year.

Without ceremony, another best selling, but very dangerous drug was finally taken off the market last month.

Roche executives finally pulled Accutane, their notorious acne drug.

According to Bloomberg News, juries have awarded more than $33 million in damages against the drug, and thousands of additional lawsuits are in the works. Roche has already pulled Accutane from the market in France, Germany, Spain and more than half-a-dozen other countries.

The use of a faulty database by U.S. insurance companies has led to Americans being charged BILLIONS in inflated medical expenses.

Relieved that they caught this error?

Well...it's not exactly an error.

It seems that the companies were doing it ON PURPOSE.