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McDonald's cage-free egg pledge pressures farmers, squeezes supply: This month's pledge by McDonald's Corp to phase out

McDonald's cage-free egg pledge pressures farmers, squeezes supply: This month's pledge by McDonald's Corp to phase out eggs laid by caged hens in its North American restaurants will increase competition for limited supplies of cage-free eggs.
Source: reuters.com

Exclusive: Americans overpaying hugely for cancer drugs - study

Exclusive: Americans overpaying hugely for cancer drugs - study
Source: reuters.com

IBM Adapts Bitcoin Technology for Smart Contracts

IBM Adapts Bitcoin Technology for Smart Contracts
Source: wsj.com

Vitamin D and Health

Although heavy going at times I attended an interesting update on Vitamin D at Truro today. Basically Vitamin D seems ... well ... vital not only for bones but for soft tissues as well(1). It would be interesting to explore the relationship with diabetes, Type 1 in particular, in more detail. I had been...