California ranchers are facing a growing conflict with gray wolves, researchers are investigating whether dandelion root contains compounds with anticancer potential, scientists may have found a clue to why some people rarely get the flu, and investors are betting that the next major health-tracking device may be sitting in your bathroom.

On today’s TMI Show with Ted Rall and Manila Chan:

Researchers have spent years studying compounds found in dandelion root for their possible effects on cancer cells. Laboratory and animal studies have produced intriguing results, but the leap from promising biology to an actual human treatment is enormous. Could one of the most common plants in America eventually yield something useful in the fight against cancer?

In Northern California, the r ...