Public Health

Overexposed To Bisphenol F? Blame Mother Nature

Whether you realize it or not, there’s a good chance that you are being exposed to bisphenol F (BPF). There’s even a fair chance that you are highly exposed. If so, should you be concerned and what should you do about it? ...

Article - Steve Hentges - Aug 2 2019 - 2:01pm

Out Of Bleach But Want Something To Drink? Have Miracle Mineral Solution Instead

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is again warning consumers not to purchase, much less drink, a supplement drink sold as a medical treatment that goes by all kinds of interesting names, from Miracle or Master Mineral Solution, Miracle Mineral Suppleme ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 14 2019 - 1:53pm

Sushi Yes, Coffee And BPA No: The Science Behind When Pregnant Women Should Adopt The Precautionary Principle

Mothers have always been put upon culturally when it comes to how kids turn out. Though the physical costs of gestation are literally borne by mothers while fathers are basically done at conception (1), everyone feels they hav a say in telling expectant m ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Aug 19 2019 - 10:49am

Omega-3 Fats Won't Help Prevent Type 2 Diabetes

Type 2 diabetes develops when the body becomes resistant to insulin or the pancreas becomes unable to produce enough insulin.  Though there is sometimes a genetic factor but it is overwhelmingly a lifestyle disease caused by being overweight and inactive. ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 22 2019 - 9:50am

Dogs Are Your Heart's Best Friend: The Link To Better Cardiovascular Health

The first analysis of data from the Kardiozive Brno 2030 study examines the association of pet ownership-- specifically dog ownership-- with cardiovascular disease risk factors and cardiovascular health. It finds that owning a pet may help maintain a healt ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 23 2019 - 3:52pm

Though Deaths Remain Infrequent, There Are Racial/Ethnic Disparities In Pregnancy-Related Mortality

Emily E. Petersen, MD; Nicole L. Davis, PhD; David Goodman, PhD; et al. have produced a report on racial disparities in pregnancy-related deaths between 2007 and 2016. The sample is small, only about 700 women die of pregnancy or its complications each yea ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 5 2019 - 12:15pm

Endocrine Disruptor Hype: 'Vaping May Harm Fertility In Young Women' Says Press Release, But The Study Was In Mice

If we want to understand why one political group denies vaccines and another that pollution is bad, we need look no farther than press releases touting mouse studies or statistical correlation as having human relevance, when they are only exploratory. Ever ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Sep 9 2019 - 7:11pm

Hemophilia May Be More Common Than Believed

Hemophilia, a rare inherited bleeding disorder in which blood doesn't clot normally- meaning any cut can be deadly- is a lot less rare than previously estimated.  A new paper states that as many as 1,125,000 men around the world have it, 418,000 with ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 10 2019 - 12:07pm

If You Ignore Confounders, It's Possible To Statistically Link Pesticide Use And Stroke Risk

A new paper looked at farm workers in Hawaii and found that before 1999 some of them had more heart attacks than non-farm workers and concluded the reason must be safe levels of pesticide exposure creating "subtle effects" over time. Epidemiology ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Sep 25 2019 - 10:53am

Obesity Has Led To A Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Epidemic In Europe

More than half of adults and one third of children in Europe are classified as overweight or obese, with the highest proportion coming from lower socio-economic groups where Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is prevalent. NAFLD is the accumulation ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 25 2019 - 5:58pm