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Plastic food packaging ' ... by John R. Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Plastic food packaging 'could cause high blood pressure in children' Anything with such a funny name as phthalates has got to be suspicious! Be that as it may, pub ... Read on »

Pregnant women should up i ... by John R. Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Pregnant women should up iodine intake to increase child’s IQ They probably should. People used to get iodides with their table salt but the war on salt may leave so ... Read on »

Should you be taking vitamin ... by John R. Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Should you be taking vitamin B to protect against Alzheimer's? Promising For as long as he can remember, John Hough has suffered from a poor memory. ‘I hated learnin ... Read on »

Depression increases strok ... by John R. Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Depression increases stroke risk in women Maybe the ones concerned were in poor health anyway and that made them depressed? Middle-aged women who suffer from depre ... Read on »

Fish oil 'can restore th ... by John R. Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Fish oil 'can restore the brain after junk food': Diets rich in omega-3s play key role in reversing damage caused by high fats (?) This is just the latest obeisance ... Read on »

Men who take prescription ... by John R. Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Men who take prescription painkillers are 50% more likely to develop erectile dysfunction Men who regularly take prescription painkillers have an increased risk of de ... Read on »

Being a boy is NOT a menta ... by John R. Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Being a boy is NOT a mental illness It's normal for a boy to be always running and to try to climb every tree he sees Drinking just one can of ... Read on »

How we start being 'fattis ... by John R. Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine How we start being 'fattist' at four: Study finds children would not think of overweight person as a potential friend This very early emergence of a dislike for fat i ... Read on »

When breast ISN'T best: ... by John R. Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine When breast ISN'T best: Feeding babies both formula and breast milk immediately after birth can help mothers breastfeed for longer Feeding underweight newborns form ... Read on »

School lunchbox bans driving ... by John R. Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine School lunchbox bans driving Australian parents nuts PARENTS are in revolt over school lunchbox restrictions with four out of five complaining schools are overly concer ... Read on »

Why living near a busy roa ... by John R. Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Why living near a busy road could be dangerous for your child's health: Traffic pollution linked to diabetes risk in children Not quite same old, same old. It is enc ... Read on »

Could eating WALNUTS be th ... by John R. Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Could eating WALNUTS be the key to good heart health? This must be a record for the length of a study: Six hours! A very shaky basis for long-term generalizations. ... Read on »

Nutritious apples, poisono ... by John R. Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Nutritious apples, poisonous claims Eat fewer apples, strawberries and grapes, and more corn, onions and pineapples, and you'll protect yourself and your children fro ... Read on »

Government health insurance ... by John R. Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Government health insurance does not make you healthier The surprising results of the study below suggest immediately some methodological flaw -- a confounding with so ... Read on »

Forget milk for strong b ... by John R. Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Forget milk for strong bones: NUTS could be just as important for child bone health (?) The fact that calcium was found to have no effect but magnesium did is very ... Read on »

Fancy some baobab for brea ... by John R. Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Fancy some baobab for breakfast? Demand for African 'superfruit' soars The latest "miracle" fruit. No proof of health benefits, of course, just theory Have y ... Read on »

Want to Live a Long Time? ... by John R. Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Want to Live a Long Time? Pay Attention (?) Two reservations about this study: 1). These were very high IQ people. The results might not generalize to people in ge ... Read on »

Children who live near b ... by John R. Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Children who live near busy traffic areas more likely to be hyperactive, study finds The Helmholtz Zentrum should be ashamed of themselves for putting out such trip ... Read on »

The top 1% in weight have ... by John R. Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine The top 1% in weight have lots of health problems You have to read this article carefully to realize that its reference to "obese" is not as wide as in general use. ... Read on »

HRT comes in from the co ... by John R. Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine HRT comes in from the cold HRT 'boosts muscles': Women taking the treatment after the menopause stay stronger, study claims Hormone replacement therapy could do ... Read on »

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