Public Health

Epidemiologist Claims Bacon Causes Type 2 Diabetes

Do you believe bacon causes diabetes? Cancer? If not, you may be an apostate in 2023, when we've just exited a period during which any skepticism of epidemiology(1) is met with the 2020s equivalent of 'Do you even Science, Bro?' There is jus ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Jan 23 2023 - 10:37am

Assessing SIDS Risk: Siblings Of Kids Who Died Are 4X Higher Risk

Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is a diagnosis of exclusion, a general term for death during the first year of life that lacks an obvious cause. Though it is a leading cause of death, its etiology is complex and remains largely unknown so assumptions a ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 25 2023 - 1:57pm

Reducing HIV In Blood Donations: FDA Pivots To Risk-Based Questions

Reducing the risk of transfusion-transmitted HIV from blood donations is important for public health and the U.S. currently uses time-based deferrals to assess donor eligibility. Now the FDA is proposing individual risk-based questions to reduce the risk o ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 27 2023 - 9:40am

Forget Miracle Diet Claims- Successful Weight Loss Plans All Avoid This

A lot of people went into 2023 hoping to lose some weight. It's no surprise. Putting it on is easy and rich countries make delicious food at affordable prices while our culture has not yet overcome our biological mandate to eat because animals are pro ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Feb 10 2023 - 9:54am

These Foods Can Help Fight The Risk Of Chronic Inflammation

Inflammation occurs naturally in the body but when it goes wrong or goes on too long, it can trigger disease processes. Uncontrolled inflammation plays a role in many major diseases, including cancer, heart disease, diabetes and Alzheimer's disease. ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 13 2023 - 11:55am

Gadolinium Rare Earth Metal Used In MRI Contrast Agents Can Be Detected, But Is That A Problem?

If you have ever had a CT scan using a contrast material like iodine, you were probably told to drink plenty of fluids to flush it out of your system. It is one-size-fits-all advice more to protect people who may have received a lot of them, because the do ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Feb 22 2023 - 12:41pm

Reese's Is Making A Vegan Peanut Butter Cup- Here Are 3 More Ways To Make Candy Sound Healthy

Hershey is rolling out Reese’s Plant Based Peanut Butter Cups this month, and it is a great idea. Plant-based foods are all the rage- unless the entire market is about to collapse- and people who like vegan stuff are willing to overpay for food they can th ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Mar 10 2023 - 7:49am

E-Cigarettes Found To Be Less Addictive Than Cigarettes

E-cigarettes appear to be less addictive than cigarettes for former smokers- and this could assist in efforts to understand how to curb cigarette smoking, according to researchers. The popularity of e-cigarettes, which typically deliver nicotine, propylen ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 16 2023 - 1:36pm

Virtual Pollution Statistically Linked To Irregular Heartbeats In China

A new paper in Canadian Medical Association Journal has linked irregular heartbeats in 322 Chinese cities to small-micron particulate matter, invisible pollution that needs an electron microscope to visualize. Given its minute size, PM 2.5 is one-fourth th ...

Article - Hank Campbell - May 1 2023 - 3:29pm

Obesity Is A Pediatric Disease, And Entirely Preventable

In the past two decades, children have become more obese and have developed obesity at a younger age. A 2020 report found that 14.7 million children and adolescents in the U.S. live with obesity. Because obesity is a known risk factor for serious health p ...

Article - The Conversation - May 6 2023 - 5:01am