Public Health

It's Not The Nicotine: US Teens More Likely To Vape For Flavorings

Are e-cigarettes harmful? It's probably the wrong question. Caffeine is quite toxic but the Centers for Disease Control doesn't promote concern about Red Bull energy drinks. What is known to be harmful, the weight of evidence is indisputable, ar ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 26 2016 - 9:22am

Small Study Shows The Effects Of Smoking On Reducing Calorie Intake

A small study presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress found what you likely knew, if you are old enough to remember when smoking was common; smoking made people thinner. But the paper says people don't gain weight after w ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 6 2016 - 6:30am

Report: Traditional Efficacy Trial Model Too Removed From Clinical Practice

Traditional efficacy trials have limited relevance to everyday clinical practice and should be changed, according the authors of a new study into chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) treatments. The report in the New England Journal of Medicine de ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 5 2016 - 8:54pm

BPA Is Everywhere, Except Where It’s Not

With the high level of attention to bisphenol A (BPA) over the years, it’s easy to get the impression that BPA is everywhere and we’re constantly being exposed to high and harmful levels in our daily lives.  You might even have seen BPA referred to as an ...

Article - Steve Hentges - Sep 7 2016 - 7:01am

Zone Of Parental Discretion: When Can A Doctor Overrule A Parent On Child Health?

Doctors and parents sometimes disagree about a child’s medical treatment. As the recent case of six-year-old boy Oshin Kiszko highlights, some disagreements between doctors and parents can’t be resolved by further information and discussion. Oshin has bra ...

Article - The Conversation - Jun 4 2019 - 12:53pm

Are Naturopaths Fooling Themselves?

I recently had the privilege of speaking with Dr. Brian Goldman of CBC’s White Coat Black Art to explore the growing presence of naturopathy in Canada. In an effort to provide balance to the criticism surrounding the oft uncritical, nonsensical, and expen ...

Blog Post - Britt Marie Hermes - Sep 12 2016 - 9:12am

New Cochrane Review On E-Cigarettes

A new Cochrane Review analysis provided an independent, rigorous assessment of the best available evidence to date about electronic cigarettes for quitting smoking and found that electr ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 15 2016 - 5:32pm

NIEHS 25 Year Celebration Of Endocrine Research — Some Progress, But An Even Greater Opportunity To Deliver Clarity

In 1991, Theo Colborn convened a group of international scientists to discuss concerns about the trans-generational effects of persistent chemicals on predator species in the Great Lakes.  Their report, and a subsequent book authored by Colborn and her co ...

Article - Gregory Bond - Sep 16 2016 - 2:45pm

A Doctor's Take On Hillary Clinton's Bill Of Health

Democratic Presidential contender Hillary Clinton is back on the campaign trail after the 68-year-old rested at her home in Chappaqua, New York for a few days last week following what appeared to be a dizzy spell during a visit to the National September 1 ...

Article - American Council ... - Sep 19 2016 - 12:25pm

Paleo: In A Clinical Trial, Bread Made With Ancient Grains Could Benefit Heart Health

In a randomized crossover trial, 45 healthy adults, average age 50, were asked to swap their usual loaf for bread made from ancient and modern grains during three separate interventions each lasting 8 weeks. In the first phase, participants were randomly a ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 28 2016 - 12:13pm