Tagged as: Ashley Lombardo
Taboo Medicine: Ayahuasca
The connection between the mind and body is as unbreakable as it is complex. Human beings are unique organisms, leaving health professionals with the never-ending task of uncovering different remedies for disease. Despite all that remains undiscovered, pol...
Understanding Monsanto: Health Effects
As words like “organic” and “non-GMO” permeate our daily lives, we start to search for their true meaning. Although Monsanto is not the only company that produces genetically modified agriculture, its products and practices are a major focus of public contempt...
FDA Allows Homosexual Men to Donate Blood
As 2014 came to a close, the Food and Drug Administration recommended that the 31-year-old ban barring homosexual men from donating blood should be lifted. To avoid introducing HIV-positive blood into the nation’s supply, the FDA recommendation includes a defe...
The Keystone XL Pipeline Debate Rages On Despite Profitless Projections
The politically charged debate surrounding the expansion of Canada’s Keystone XL Pipeline into the Midwestern United States continues. Although many assert the project still has merit, a prominent argument based on the falling price of oil insists that it no...
Breast Cancer Vaccine Believed to Boost Immunity
The familiar pink ribbon that is commonly associated with breast cancer represents something different to everyone. For most people, the ribbon is an international token of awareness that inspires hope for finding a cure.Many of us have not experienced the...
Climate Change is a Global Problem That Needs a Collaborative Solution
As the consequences of the global failure to comprehensively address climate change become more and more apparent, it is clear that the environmental effects of unregulated fossil fuel emissions are both irreversible and unavoidable. The U.N. and the World Ban...