Public Health

More Labels And Information Might Improve Public Health- But 'One Size Fits All' Claims Are Unfounded

In Europe, there is a rush to ban and label things regardless of information. In America, there is a movement to do the same. In Asia, it is open season on the public regarding bizarre supplements, alternative medicine and natural therapies. Yet in many wa ...

Article - News Staff - May 11 2014 - 5:30am

Golden rice now, everything else is noise

Please spare me the anti-biotech crowd’s Argumentum ad Monsantum (the “Appeal to Monsanto” argument) over Genetically Engineered (GE) foods. I’m speaking, of course, of the anti-GMO push back to my “ Golden rice, golden opportunity ” column. ...

Blog Post - Norm Benson - May 12 2014 - 10:18am

The Most Promising Antioxidant You Never Heard Of

There is a discovery out there that has shown some success with multiple sclerosis, with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS- Lou Gehrig's Disease), and has even improved the function of aging hearts – but despite all that, you have probably never hea ...

Article - Hank Campbell - May 19 2014 - 4:18pm

Medical Marijuana Involvement In Fatal Accidents In Colorado

Since the commercialization of medical marijuana in the middle of 2009, the proportion of marijuana-positive drivers involved in fatal motor vehicle crashes in Colorado has increased dramatically, according to data from the National Highway Traffic Safety ...

Article - News Staff - May 15 2014 - 5:10pm

Scottish Kids Are Among The Least Active In The World

The first "Global Matrix" using nine indicators of children's physical activity has ranked video game-obsessed Scots among the least active in the world. ...

Article - News Staff - May 20 2014 - 10:43am

Mobile Phones Linked To Allergic Reactions In Review

Some studies have identified mobile phones and related devices as sources of metal sensitization and potential causes of allergic contact dermatitis (ACD). The belief is that many phones on the market release levels of metals, such as nickel and chromium, ...

Article - News Staff - May 25 2014 - 10:07am

Despite Ineffectiveness, Antibiotics Continue To Be Prescribed For Bronchitis

Antibiotics for acute bronchitis don't work.  Yet despite clear evidence of ineffectiveness, guidelines and more than 15 years of educational efforts stating that the antibiotic prescribing rate for acute bronchitis should be zero, the rate was about ...

Article - News Staff - May 20 2014 - 6:00pm

Save Lives With Golden Rice

If you could save the lives of 2.7 million children would you do it? I think it is safe to say that most people would answer “yes.” You may be thinking, "But I am only one person—how could I make a difference?" You have family, don’t you? You hav ...

Article - Steve Schuler - Mar 12 2015 - 8:32am

Double Mastectomy: Most Breast Cancer Patients Don't Need It, So Non-Cancer Patients Certainly Don't

Following a genetic marker for breast cancer, the actress Angelina Jolie had a preventative double mastectomy. Cancer experts were horrified- and with good reason. About 70 percent of women who have both breasts removed following a breast cancer diagnosis ...

Article - News Staff - May 21 2014 - 10:00pm

Rising Obesity Reason: Poor People Can Finally Afford To Be Fat

A new review in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians summarizes what is known about economic factors tied to the obesity epidemic in the United States. It includes what most people knew; despite claims of 40 years ago that a population bomb was going to ca ...

Article - News Staff - May 22 2014 - 12:01pm