Rep. Grayson Introduces Bill to Allow Anyone to Buy Into Medicare at Cost Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) March 9, 2010 Read text of the bill here: http://grayson.house.gov/UploadedFiles/Public_Option_Act.pdf Scroll down for video.    ...

Dogs bark and whine behind high chain-link fences, some of them gnawing the wire so hard they bleed at the mouths while cats packed into crowded cages cower in fear if anyone approaches. This isn't a pet store -- it's...

MIT Professor Dan Nocera believes he can solve the world's energy problems with an Olympic-sized pool of water. Nocera and his research team have identified a simple technique for powering the Earth inexpensively - by using the sun to split...

VEGANS and teetotallers are to be given the same protection against discrimination as religious groups, under legislation championed by Harriet Harman, the equalities minister. Members of cults and "new religions" such as Scientology, whose supporters include the film stars Tom...

John McDougall MD describes a recent archeological discovery in Turkey where researchers concluded Roman gladiators ate a vegan diet. = SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO = This is a short excerpt from Dr. McDougall's fascinating talk THE STARCH SOLUTION at the...

Six thousand deaths over the last decade could have been avoided if Americans drank less soda and sugary beverages, according to an analysis from the University of California, San Francisco. The analysis found that America's growing sweet drink addiction has...

The following article comes from Dr. McDougall's newsletter -- you can subscribe to his newsletter here. The lifesaving benefit from the early detection of cancer is over-exaggerated and the harms are way understated. At the very most, the reward you...

Nearly 40 years after the first Earth Day, this is irony: The United States has reduced the manmade pollutants that left its waterways dead, discolored and occasionally flammable. But now, it has managed to smother the same waters with the...

The FDA today warned 17 food makers -- including POM Nestle -- that their "misleading" product labels violate federal law. The warning letters say the firms face having their products pulled from grocery shelves if they don't make changes within...

In a new study conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), every single fish tested from 291 freshwater streams across the United States was found to be contaminated with mercury. "This study shows just how widespread mercury pollution has become...

A low-carb diet may offer quick results, but a new study suggests that a low-fat diet may be best for long-term weight loss and maintaining a healthy weight. Researchers found obese people who followed a low-fat diet may be more...

American kids snack three times a day and chips, candy and other junk foods now account for more than 27 percent of children's daily caloric intake, according to a new study released Tuesday. The new research comes as childhood obesity...

Daniel H. Pink, an author and former speechwriter for then-Vice President Al Gore, spoke about motivation at the TEDGlobal conference in Oxford, England, last summer. TED is a nonprofit whose focus is "Ideas worth spreading" and which distributes talks on...

I've written extensively on the consequences of eating meat - on our health, our sense of "right living", and on the environment. It is one of those daily practices that has such a broad and deep effect that I think...

Bestselling author John Robbins describes taking famed chef Julia Child to a veal farm. Child, who pooh-poohed vegetarianism, saw first hand the horrible condition the animals were kept in.This is a short excerpt from John Robbins' presentation at the VegSource...

Mag. Felix Hnat is president of Vegan Society Austria www.vegan.atHe kindly agreed to be interviewed for IVU Online News. What made you decide to become a vegetarian? When did that happen? How old were you at the time? I became...

Professor P K Jain is a member of the IVU International Council, an IVU Fellow and an IVU Patron. Hi, P.K. What made you decide to become a vegetarian? When did that happen? How old were you at the time?...

The 39th IVU World Vegetarian Congress will be held in Indonesia this October: 1-6 Oct in Jakarta with an optional three days, 7-9 Oct, in Bali. Congress organisers would like you to be aware of the following updates: We will...

One group which has stepped up to the task and stands out in the area of food relief is Food for Life Global (FFLG) - the emergency coordination division and Headquarters for Food for Life, the world's largest vegan food...