Public Health

Garlic Compound Helps Kill Contaminants In Baby Formula

A new paper says that two compounds derived from garlic, diallyl sulfide and ajoene, significantly reduce the contamination risk of Cronobacter sakazakii in the production of dry infant formula powder.  The discovery could make the product safer to consum ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 1 2013 - 11:00am

Berlusconi Finally Out Of Italian Parliament

It has taken 19.5 years to Italy to sanate a wound to its democratic fabric, one which made the country look like a sort of Banana republic, where a tycoon could acquire consensus through his mediatic power, rule unchallenged, and break the law without pun ...

Blog Post - Tommaso Dorigo - Dec 1 2013 - 12:28pm

Chronically Ill? You May Not Be In Poor Health

A physical examination is not complete without an assessment of whether a patient appears to be acutely or chronically ill but a new paper says how sick a patient appears to be may have limited value in diagnosing their actual state of health. The researc ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 2 2013 - 12:00pm

Sorry Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Corn Oil Is Better For Lowering Cholesterol

In recent times, olive oil became one of the lowest health fads. Its popularity grew to such an extent that it became difficult to know if you were even buying olive oil, much less the extra virgin kind it might say on the label. You may have been better ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 6 2013 - 12:46pm

Meditation Changes Gene Expression, Say Psychologists

Some papers say that meditation can have beneficial health effects, and that makes sense, but a new paper claiming evidence of specific molecular changes in the body following a period of mindfulness meditation is likely the first of its kind. The scholar ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 9 2013 - 12:00pm

The Problem For 23andMe And The FDA: People Don't Understand Genetic Test Results Or Their Implications

This month, 23andMe, the most prominent genetic home testing company, stopped offering anything more than ancestry results due to a warning by the FDA that its marketing claims about the value of their health-related reports were not backed by evidence re ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 13 2013 - 9:51pm

Christmas Excess Is No Problem- But Don't Put Off Exercise Until January

Short term over-eating is no problem- just don't make a habit of it and you will be fine, according to a paper in The Journal of Physiology and thousands of years of common sense. Some studies have said that even a few days of excess calorie intake, ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 14 2013 - 10:30pm

Don't Let Kids Drink Raw Milk, Urges American Academy Of Pediatrics

It seems like common sense to want to avoid foodborne illnesses but the naturalistic fallacy regarding food has extended to milk- with claims that raw milk somehow wards off disease and is better for you. While no one should drink it if they aren't a ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 16 2013 - 7:10pm

Fracking Is Safe, But Don't Drink The Chemicals

Endocrinologists are warning us in a paper for an upcoming issue of the journal Endocrinology that some of the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing- fracking- can disrupt the body's hormones.  ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 16 2013 - 2:36pm

Cutting Costs For Care Is Not Taught In Medical School

There is a national consensus among policy makers and educators that residents should factor the cost of care into decision making- but doctors and those who teach them are not buying in. In a culture of defensive medicine and unlimited malpractice lawsui ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 16 2013 - 5:19pm