In its July 27 print edition, Time magazine ran a full-page color ad for smokeless tobacco, but what really got RSB's attention were all the drug ads, which continue week after week, and presumably keep the flailing publication alive. The biggest ad, an inside-front-cover three-page spread, was for Xeljanz (tofacitinib citrate), which is aimed at people with rheumatoid arthritis. As often covered on this show, unbound pharmacological treatments are not the solution to our problems, it is often the root of our problems. In the field of interesting science, civil unrest and humanitarian crises can now be detected from space! As a new study postulates that due to "lower economic activity", which usually accompanies areas in crisis or war, the air is surprisingly cleaner, based off measurements of nitrogen oxides. Is this just another attempt at selling the idea that forms of population control and eugenics being inherently good for the planet? In hour 2, RSB will talk about possible dramatic changes coming to supplement world, as some supplement companies are considering caving to a "Durbin-style proposal" for a supplement pre-market notification system. Let's hope some supplement companies don't inadvertently throw away the many successes we have had in holding Sen. Durbin's legislation at bay! In other food safety updates, Did you know that conventional spices contain harmful ingredients? When you buy conventional spices, they often contain artificial Colors, preservatives, and GMOs. Many of the spices most people buy are treated with chemicals, contain GMOs and are irradiated. Http://www.robertscottbell.com/?p=31316