by Brenda Watson | May 20, 2013 | General
For some—let me add crazy—reason the concept that sugar leads to type 2 diabetes has long been controversial. I suspect the food industry (which pushes a whole lot of sugar!) is partly responsible for perpetuating this myth, but it looks like we may be able to finally...
by Brenda Watson | Feb 3, 2011 | General
February 1st marked the start of American Heart Month, an annual awareness effort from the American Heart Association to bring attention to cardiovascular disease being our nation’s No. 1 killer. And while it’s important to bring this issue to light, I...
by Brenda Watson | Dec 31, 2010 | General
The television news magazine 60 Minutes recently aired a piece about the creation of the first synthetic cell. The scientist at the head of this research, J. Craig Venter, is also responsible for mapping the human genome. Over the past 15 years, $40 million and his...