Public Health

ODIN: Scientific Optimization Of Dietary Vitamin D

If you're in a country that has a Vitamin D Winter- 2 to 6 months without sunshine- there may be good news on the way. Vitamin D is essential. Without it, kids are  at risk of bone diseases like rickets and older children and adults are at risk of bon ...

Article - News Staff - May 25 2014 - 2:17pm

E-cigarettes May (Not) Be A Healthy Alternative To Smoking

When it comes to e-cigarettes, critics seem to prefer regular cigarettes. Or snuff. Or snus. Or they just want to ban behavior. And the biggest tool they have is the precautionary principle. Sure, there are no known health effects but that is easy to fix- ...

Article - News Staff - May 27 2014 - 5:44pm

Label Them: All Drinks With Sugar Should Carry A Warning Label, Says Academic

Professor Simon Capewell, professor at the University of Liverpoolthinks there should be health warning labels on sugary drinks. He seeks the political climate of California, which is effectively a one-party state so if a current bill to put warning label ...

Article - News Staff - May 29 2014 - 12:45pm

Fat Is The New Normal: Nearly One-third Of The World's Population Is Overweight

2.1 billion people, nearly 30% of the world's population, are overweight, according to a new analysis of data from 188 countries.  In 1980, the world was still worried about doomsday prophets and a population bomb that would lead to mass starvation, ...

Article - News Staff - May 29 2014 - 2:30am

PETA Reinvents Science And Medicine, Declares That Milk Causes Autism

Not horrified by PETA's graphic images of food processing or titillated by their penchant for exploiting naked women enough to stop eating meat? The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals have opened a new front in their culture war; they have de ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - May 29 2014 - 9:18am

Hookah Bars Contain Elevated Levels Of CO And Air Pollution

Waterpipes- hookahs- create hazardous concentrations of indoor air pollution and poses increased risk from diminished air quality for both employees and patrons of waterpipe bars, according to a new paper from Johns Hopkins, which did an analysis of air q ...

Article - News Staff - May 31 2014 - 12:16pm

There Is No Obesity Paradox When It Comes To Strokes

Obesity often is associated with increased health related complications and death but some studies have found an 'obesity paradox'- people who are obese but otherwise healthy. Concern has been that may cause some to question striving for a normal ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 2 2014 - 3:01pm

USC Study Says Juice And Soda Companies Are Lying About Fructose Levels

Researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California say that though fructose is naturally found in numerous fruits and other products, it is not only harmful, the public is being lied to about it on labels. High fructose co ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 5 2014 - 2:44pm

E-cigarettes: Systematic Review Finds 85 Percent Use Them For Smoking Cessation

E-cigarettes are a potential smoking cessation aid and they may also be able to lower the risk of nicotine dependency in high-risk groups. A systematic literature search for data on e-cigarettes' mechanism of action, their emissions, how they are see ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 4 2014 - 10:25am

A Single Pollen Protein Is Responsible For Allergies

Diagnoses of allergies in humans and animals have risen as understanding and awareness have become more common. An allergic reaction may cause unpleasant symptoms like hay fever, food intolerance or skin rashes. In more severe cases, allergic reactions ma ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 5 2014 - 10:26am