Summary: Medical/nutrition potpourri: When you reach for that Epi-Pen and find it expired, will it work? Are drug expiration dates a scam perpetrated on the public by greedy pharmaceutical companies? Vegetarians are almost twice as likely to suffer from depression as meat-eaters--why? Obesity rates soar, costing billions, and threatening national security--70% of potential military recruits are ineligible due to overweight! Should we restrict food stamp purchases of sugary drinks and candy, or tax soda? A new probiotic that "eats" cholesterol; Neanderthals may have practiced herbal medicine; Traditional Native American tea shows activity against giardia and brain-eating amoeba
