Public Health

China Trounces US In Yet Another Area: Childhood Diabetes

The Chinese are determined to be number one in the world at everything- including things that are not very healthy. China has experienced unprecedented economic growth in the past two decades and with that have come equally dramatic changes in the weight, ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 6 2012 - 5:00am

Weekend Science: ArKay No Calorie, Hangover-Free Whisky

If you love the appearance of getting hammered and are too classy to hold 'near' beer- or, oddly, you enjoy the taste of whisky but don't like getting hammered- there is good news;  the world's first alcohol-free, whisky-flavored drink. ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Aug 6 2012 - 10:42am

Bottled Water is NOT linked to More Tooth Decay, Study Shows

“While bottled water users had significantly lower fluoride intakes, this study found no conclusive evidence of an association with increased caries,” according to “ An investigation of bottled water use and caries in the mixed dentition,” published in the ...

Blog Post - Carol Kopf - Aug 7 2012 - 5:12pm

Triclosan: Antibacterial Handsoap Chemical Poses Risks In Animal Models

Triclosan, an antibacterial chemical widely used in hand soaps and other personal-care products, may impair muscle function. It hinders muscle contractions at a cellular level, slows swimming in fish and reduces muscular strength in mice, according to rese ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 13 2012 - 2:00pm

Is Your Duck Too Fat?

The BBC (cue: Land of Hope and Glory!) has just started yet another series on Chinese food.  In Exploring China: A Culinary Adventure, two famous chefs, the illustrious Ken Hom OBE and the rising star Ching-He Huang (黃瀞億) (neither of whom has an entry in ...

Article - Robert H Olley - Aug 14 2012 - 1:35pm

CDC State By State Obesity Map For 2011

Want to feel good about your body image?  Go to Mississippi. They may be a lot less anti-science than people in Washington state, but they are also a lot more pro-pizza, it seems. The 2011 obesity map from the Centers for Disease Control, detailing adult o ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 14 2012 - 5:37pm

High Fructose Corn Syrup, Genes And Global Trade Policy: A “Perfect Storm” For Fatty Liver Disease In Hispanics

As the prevalence of obesity rises around the world, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD) is a growing concern, especially among the vulnerable Hispanic population.  Perhaps most alarming is that NAFLD, traditionally a disease of middle age, has become ...

Article - Michael Goran - Aug 14 2012 - 9:22pm

The Ongoing Gene Patenting Debate (And Why You Are Probably Wrong)

An ongoing legal battle regarding gene patents began in 2009 when the ACLU representing numerous clients sued Myriad Genetics and the USPTO. The dispute is over patents on two genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2, discovered in the 1990s which have a correlation to inc ...

Article - Randall Mayes - Aug 21 2012 - 5:23pm

Health Food Stores Are Making You Fat

The food business, including those claiming to be superior because they are selling organic or 'health' products, is still business.  They exist to lure you in and make you buy as much stuff as possible. Toward that goal, food stores that frame t ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Aug 21 2012 - 5:58pm

Want A Tattoo? Have A Mycobacterium Chelonae Infection To Go With It

21% of adults in the United States have at least one tattoo, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and on occasion outbreaks of nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) skin infections have been reported after tattooing. In January 2012, public heal ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 23 2012 - 4:53pm