Baby Milk Action is a small, but extremely effective campaigning group which, for the last 20 years, has been hounding Nestlé and other baby formula manufacturers over their 'aggressive marketing' of formula milk, especially in third world countries. They are a very active member …
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Barbie and American Girl dolls get allergy lunch boxes and hearing aids
I can't say that I have ever been a great Barbie doll enthusiast but I certainly applaud the makers of both Barbie and American Girl dolls for looking to include children with a wide range of disabilities. Both now offer a bald doll for children with cancer who may have lost …
Are you addicted to your mobile phone?
'Materialism and impulsiveness drive mobile phone addiction.... they are used as part of the conspicuous consumption ritual and also act as a pacifiers for the impulsive tendencies of the user – impulsiveness playing an important role in both behavioural and substance …
Kefir – how to make and drink
Some of the most regularly visited posts on this blog are those about kefir – so I am deeply embarrassed to have to admit that our kefir growing efforts have fallen on very stony ground.... Despite two generous donations of culture, and locating an accessible source of raw milk, …
Bioinitiative Report 2012 and ‘bad science’
Why would the CEO of Belgacom, Belgiums' equivalent of BT, have banned wifi from his 27th floor office, preferring to use wired connections, ask callers to call him back on his land line rather than his mobile and warn children that they should turn off their mobile phones at …