"A person would have had to eat three apples in 1991 to supply the same iron content as one in 1940." --Brian Halweil, senior researcher at The Worldwatch Institute. . .nutrient levels eroded by pursuit of higher yields. Is this a cause of obesity?

This is a very good reference site belonging to Dr. Michael W. Fox, the well known veterinarian. The page shown has two recipes, one for dogs and one for cats. In light of the recent pet food poisoning, it's good to know how to make your own pet food.

High levels of stress may physically scar a child's brain, a study suggests. US scientists discovered a brain structure involved with memory and emotion had shrunk in children with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Dr. Wafa Sultan treated victims of domestic abuse.Women would walk in with black eyes, bruised backs, broken bones. Wafa could mend their wounds and listen to their complaints, but she couldn't discuss openly the root cause:a culture of extremist beliefs.