Public Health

Coffee Lowers Risk Of Premature Death

People who drink three to five cups of coffee per day are less likely to die prematurely from some illnesses than those who don't drink or drink less coffee, according to a new study. Drinkers of both caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee saw benefits ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 16 2015 - 6:36pm

Concern Over Health Risks Of Tasers

Tasers, created to save lives by subduing criminals and others without shooting them, are now the target of health papers. They are used by over 16,000 police forces in 107 countries and use compressed nitrogen to fire two barbed electrical probes that de ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 17 2015 - 8:00pm

Wheelchair Users Far More Likely To Die From Car Impacts

Pedestrian wheelchair users in the US are a third more likely to be killed in road traffic collisions than the general public, and men's risk is five times higher than women's, according to a paper in BMJ Open. ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 20 2015 - 9:00am

A new study brings good news, a significant reduction in diabetes-related amputations since the mid-1990s, thanks to improvements in diabetes care over this period. Amputations of the lower limbs are one of the most serious and disabling complications o ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 23 2015 - 10:32am

An Award for William Ruckelshaus, the Man Who Banned DDT? Say It's Not So!

Well, don't this beat all! An article in The Guardian announcing the 17 newly-honored Presidential Medal of Freedom awardees was entitled, "First EPA chief accuses Republicans of ignoring science for political gain." ...

Blog Post - Gil Ross - Nov 27 2015 - 7:00am

Europe's Folic Acid Policy Linked To Spina Bifida, Other Neural Tube Defects

Neural tube defects in Europe remain too high for the past 20 years, despite a long-standing medical recommendation that would prevent them, according to a paper in The BMJ today. Each year, around 5,000 pregnancies in Europe are affected by neural tube ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 25 2015 - 8:41am

Dear Coke: Choose Me!

Today, the NYT reported that Coca-Cola's Chief Scientist is stepping down in the midst of a controversy regarding Coke's support of researchers who emphasize exercise for weight control. Dr. ...

Blog Post - Ignatius Brady - Dec 14 2015 - 11:43pm

Ancient People Got Heart Disease Too

There are claims by some that many diseases we now get more frequently are "lifestyle" diseases, caused by decadent Western problems like plentiful food and too much science. Instead, it has also been posited, we simply are not killed by lots o ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 2 2015 - 7:31am

PFRs: Flame Retardant Exposure Higher In Infants Than Adults

Since some research suggests flame retardants could cause developmental problems- one type of organophosphate flame retardant (PFR) is listed as a probable human carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)- companies have been of ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 2 2015 - 12:35pm

Nick Kristof's distorted attack on "toxic chemicals" could not have come at a worse time

When the NYTimes' columnist, Nicholas Kristof, writes based upon his experiences and observations among the impoverished and exploited women and children of the third world, he is resonant and inspirational. ...

Blog Post - Gil Ross - Dec 4 2015 - 3:57pm