Food and Health Articles
- West African Scientists are Leading the Science Behind a Malaria Vaccine: Researchers in Mali have paved the way for two new vaccines. Smithsonian magazine
- Facing an Uncertain Plastic Future: We’re at a critical junction when it comes to plastic production and disposal. And it’s increasingly clear these materials threaten the environment and human health. Discover
- Tackling Climate Change and Malnutrition: Researchers look at local diets for clues for doing both. Johns Hopkins Public Health Magazine
- Killer Fish: As blue catfish invade the Chesapeake Bay’s headwaters, DC chefs fight back: Make them delicious. Washingtonian with recipes for Vidalia’s marinade and District Fishwife’s baked blue
- Counting Sleep: Americans are losing sleep. Researchers look at the reasons why, and what to do. Johns Hopkins Public Health Magazine
- Doughnut History: Krispy Kreme’s Ring King in Smithsonian
- Brazil Nuts Stun Harvesters and Scientists: Smithsonian
- China’s Organic Market: Globalization created an opening for organic exports and China stepped into it in a big way. Environmental Health Perspectives
- Agritourism in Sicily Puts You on the Farm: The Washington Post
- Certified Coffee: Does the Premium Pay Off? Do Fair Trade and Organic labels make a difference where the coffee grows? Environmental Health Perspectives
- Getting to the Root of Ginseng: A wrinkle in ginseng culture, in Smithsonian. See also the Ginseng Fact Sheet, and of course the full story in Ginseng, the Divine Root.
- Home-grown Talent in West Africa for the Fight against Malaria: In Mali, one of the poorest countries in Africa, the son of traditional healers has fostered scientific excellence and fostered an unparalleled depth of clinical talent. Read about Ogobara Doumbo in Science.
- Mob Rules: After 15 years on the lam, the kingpin of South Boston’s Winter Hill gang was arrested in California, a reminder of when Boston’s FBI office was compromised by informants. This article in the Village Voice explores an episode that rarely gets a footnote in histories about that scandal but sheds light on behavior from street thugs to CEOs.