Archive for December, 2003
Science, ‘Bad Science’ and Alternative Medicine • Who can ‘bear’ such food? • Hangovers
Science, ‘Bad Science’ and Alternative Medicine
Last week I discovered a columnist that I’d never read before. He is Ben Goldacre who writes a column called ‘Bad Science’ in the Guardian. Apparently Mr. Goldacre has a mission to expose fraudulent or pseudoscientific data wherever it appears. For example he criticises the Science Museum for advertising in [...] Read more »
‘Quads’ might be dangerous • Pharmaceuticals: Sometimes they works and sometimes they don’t • Runners take note •
‘Quads’ might be dangerous:
News of Ozzy Osbourne’s crash on a quad bike was all over the media in the last ten days. Personally I’d never heard of a ‘quad bike’ until this story hit the news. However, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents had certainly heard of this ‘bike’ (a contradiction in terms [...] Read more »
Could a total ban on smoking work? • Unhealthiest children ever? • Homeopathic Tip of the Week: Colds & Flu
Could a total ban on smoking work?
At medical school there were three medical journals that were held in the highest esteem. Two were British and one American: The British Medical Journal, The Lancet and the New England Journal of Medicine. Last week’s edition of The Lancet had an astounding article in which the authors called [...] Read more »
Future Pill: A tablet a day keeps obesity away… • Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Do we need more bacteria? • But Worms as medicine? • IBS
Future Pill: A tablet a day keeps obesity away…
The Daily Mail is not a newspaper I normally read. However many people had told me that the health section was rather good so I dutifully bought The Mail on Tuesday, the day they give a lot of inches to health issues.
To my surprise, I found the [...] Read more »
How to snack and not put on weight • But our kids are getting fat • Homeopathic Tip of the Week: What to do after overindulging
How to snack and not put on weight
A useful source of health information can be found at http://health.yahoo.com
This week, in their nutritional and fitness tip of the week they have some suggestions about what to eat when you feel inclined to snack. Recommended are foods that are low in fat, high in fibre and relatively [...] Read more »
