Public Health

Chipotle's Choice: Antibiotic Beef Or Lose Business

Chipotle, the burrito restaurant chain, served more than 120 million pounds of beef, pork and chicken last year.  It now has a problem- sales continue to go up. Its "never ever" policy regarding the use of beef that has never been ill and must ne ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Aug 14 2013 - 12:39pm

Does Chemical X Cause Disease Y, And How Do We Know?

That question is particularly relevant this week in light of numerous media articles reporting that exposure to a common chemical is linked to obe ...

Article - Steve Hentges - Aug 22 2013 - 9:42am

Healthy Kids: Focus On Lifestyle Changes, Not Weight Loss

In the United States, 34 percent of adolescents between the ages of 12 and 19 are overweight or obese.  That has led policy makers and advocates to focus on controlling foods Unhealthy lifestyle factors that begin in childhood, such as physical inactivity ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 22 2013 - 4:57pm

Nutrition Policy Rethink- The Body Controls Salt Intake, Restrictions Aren't Needed

Worries about the amount of salt you consume may be misplaced. A new study documents in humans what neuroscientists have reported for some time: animals’ sodium (salt) intake is controlled by networks in the brain and not by the salt in one’s food. The fin ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 26 2013 - 12:54pm

Toxic Nanoparticles May Already Be In Our Food Supply

Researchers have developed a reliable method for detecting silver nanoparticles in fresh produce and other food products.  Is there a need for that? Perhaps. Over the last few years, the use of nanomaterials for water treatment, food packaging, pesticides ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 23 2013 - 9:08am

Weekend Science: The Sunscreen Value Of Beards

Facial hair can be a status symbol- as Sikh women say, they know their men have a full motor under the hood- but does it protect against sun damage, as commonly believed? The sun's most harmful rays are UV- ultraviolet- radiation. Though they are too ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Aug 30 2013 - 6:00am

Recycled Sewage Water Found Safe For Crop Irrigation

Low levels of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) were in crops irrigated with recycled sewage water, according to the first study conducted under realistic field conditions.   ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 9 2013 - 9:24am

Fitness Capitalism: Financial Incentives Inspire Exercise?

There are lots of ideas on how healthy habits transform into long-term lifestyle changes. PhD candidate Marc Mitchell,writing in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, suggests that receiving coupons and vouchers for as little as five dollars can he ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 21 2013 - 8:15am

Fight Superbugs By Being Less Liberal With Antibiotics- Study

New methods are needed to fight the infection Clostridium difficile and better use of antibiotics could be key, according to a new paper. Clostridium difficile (C.diff) causes severe diarrhoea, cramps and sometimes life-threatening complications, and has ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 25 2013 - 10:42pm

Sugar Molecule Is A Biological Link Between Diabetes And Irregular Heartbeats

Heart disease is rather common in the general population but the risk is up to four times greater for diabetics, according to the National Institutes of Health. The American Heart Association estimates that at least 65 percent of people with diabetes die ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 30 2013 - 12:56pm