Public Health

New US Dietary Guidelines Questioned

The expert report underpinning the latest dietary guidelines for Americans fails to reflect much relevant scientific literature in its reviews of crucial topics and therefore risks giving a misleading picture. Concern about the report has prompted the US ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 1 2015 - 6:30am

Guidelines For Miscarriage Should Be Updated To Avoid Misdiagnosis

Current national guidelines on the diagnosis of miscarriage may still be associated with misdiagnoses, and should be reviewed in light of new evidence, suggests a study published in The BMJ today. The Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecologists (RCOG) ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 1 2015 - 7:30am

People Who Fidget Are Healthier

As more people live sedentary lifestyles — and a growing body of evidence shows that sitting too long can be harmful — it appears that any type of movement can be beneficial for one’s health. A recent study published in the American Journal of Preventive ...

Article - American Council ... - Sep 27 2015 - 9:00am

Billion Dollar Green Campaigns Kill Poor Children

In a recent lecture at Cornell University entitled "Check Your Green Privilege: It's not environmentally friendly to allow millions to die," British Member of Parliament, the Rt. Hon. Owen Paterson exposed the deadly facts behind the "g ...

Article - Gil Ross - Oct 6 2015 - 10:24pm

Eat Spicy Food, Live Longer

Like a spicy food? A recent study suggests you may live longer. Tulane University epidemiologist Dr. Lu Qi co-led the study of more than 500,000 Chinese adults over seven years. The results indicated that participants who ate foods flavored with chili pep ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 29 2015 - 3:00am

Revise that outdated TSCA! (Boxer, 2010). Wait: do NOT revise that outdated TSCA! (Boxer, 2015)

Almost as soon as the Toxic Substances Control Act was passed in 1976, the environmental movement began to complain about its shortcomings. ...

Blog Post - Gil Ross - Sep 30 2015 - 10:59am

Public Health vs. EU's Tobacco Product Directive: The Battle is Joined

While smoking rates are rising in the Third World, and declining in America, one statistic seems immutable: EU residents have the  highest smoking rates and mortality rates in the civilized world. Their solution: ban Swedish snus, the smokeless product whi ...

Blog Post - Gil Ross - Oct 2 2015 - 8:00pm

What Is Fat For?

Working as an occupational medicine physician in 2003, I became interested in metabolic syndrome. I had a number of requests coming from corporate clients to address the rise of obesity and diabetes in the workforce. Human resource directors, wellness team ...

Article - Ignatius Brady - Oct 22 2015 - 8:55pm

Menopause Diminishes Impact Of Good Cholesterol

What has previously been known as good cholesterol--high density lipoprotein (HDL)--has now been shown to be not so good in protecting women against atherosclerosis while they are transitioning through menopause, according to a new study from the Universi ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 9 2015 - 10:00am

Never mind authors' assertion: fracking actually linked to improved birth outcomes!

Another "study" — junk is too kind a term for this laugher — attempts to impugn the revolutionary technology for oil and gas exploration: high-volume hydraulic fracturing, better known as "fracking." The wise men and women of the former ...

Blog Post - Gil Ross - Oct 13 2015 - 3:20pm