A staggering 2.6 million jobs disappeared in 2008, the most since World War II, and the pain is only getting worse with 11 million Americans out of work and searching. Unemployment hit a 16-year high of 7.2 percent in December and could be headed for 10 percent or even higher by year's end. ...more

January 10, 2009

What's in your mouth? From lead-painted toys and tainted pet food to toxic toothpaste, Americans have had to become wary of everyday products they always assumed were safe. Now, we must deal with one more product often imported from abroad that may pose a danger to public health: the millions of porcelain crowns, dentures and bridges that American dental patients have permanently seated in their mouths each year. ...more

October 25, 2007