There's been a sharp uptick in the number of hepatitis B cases in the U.S. This isn't unexpected, because since 2010 heroin use has skyrocketed, and with that use, needles are shared more frequently. We're recently seen HIV and Hep C outbreaks from needle sharing. Is this any different? Very unlikely.
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After absorbing a recent article in Medical News Today, which featured astonishingly absurd claims of success emanating from a Mexican stem cell clinic, Paul Knoepfler took a deep breath before taking stock of his well-placed skepticism. Here's what the associate professor at UC Davis School of Medicine, and expert on stem cell research, has to say.
Two unnecessary instances of how government is trying to tell the public what they should, should not, and must do, to keep healthy: (1) mandatory GMO labeling is the way to go, and (2) too much salt, is, well, too much, and some restaurants must warn patrons of that.
Activists have taken to the streets claiming that the gastric bypass procedure is an endocrine disruptor and bariatric surgeons should be held accountable.
A recent study, published online in the journal European Urology, reveals that men who had more frequent ejaculations had a statistically significant reduction in prostate cancer risk. Yes, we can almost hear the collective high-fives taking place among you guys right about now.
Imagine someone could write a diet book that was guaranteed to help others lose weight, with tips like teaching your body how not to crave pizza. Well, if you want to publish and become the next star author, here are four things that will work, even if you can't be bothered to earn that pesky medical degree.
From all of the hysteria that has been generated in recent years — mostly by environmental groups about trace amounts of the plastic component bisphenol-A, or BPA, found in human urine — you might think it was sarin gas rather than a harmless chemical that's been used to line food cans without issue since the 1960s.
ACSH advisers Greg Conko and Henry Miller have sage wisdom for how to reform regulations so they help in the modern era.
Epigenetics is everywhere. Nary a day goes by without someone telling us something it explains. Epigenetics pops up frequently among non-scientists in all manner of discussions about heredity. And as guest writer Michael Eisen tells us, all manner of crackpots slap “epigenetics” on their fringy ideas to give them a veneer of credibility.
There is a lot of false equivalence in giving the fringe 1 percent of the anti-science movement any attention at all.
There has been a rising tide of demands from governmental and other regulatory bodies targeting distinct problems within the chiropractic profession. And as guest writer Michael Vagg explains, one major concern involves the movement to stop chiropractors from making unsupported statements to the general public.
Previous data linked the use of statins, or cholesterol-lowering medications, to a reduced overall risk of colorectal cancer. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania, however, revealed that data had been subject to selection bias and statins do not lower colon cancer risk.
On any ranked list of nasty diseases transmitted by mosquitoes, ticks and fleas in the Western world, Borrelia burgdorferi, would have to lie near the top.
For those of us interested in nutrition, the topic keeps coming up: What food or foods are essential for human health? For example, do we really need to drink milk? The answers to these and other questions might surprise you.
The EPA maintains a cozy relationship with environmental groups. That's not really a surprise since the agency is stuffed with former activists. Yet those clearly-conflicted EPA officials have never recused themselves from decisions, even when being lobbied by their friends from activist organizations.
The Food and Drug Administration has issued its ruling on regulation of tobacco products, which now include e-cigarettes. Here's what that means for the marketplace, and for public health.
Maintaining freshness of fragile fruits, such as berries, is a daunting issue since they rapidly lose water and quickly become unappealing. But some new technology using the silk protein fibroin may soon help tackle this source of food waste.
In this organic-crazed world, preservatives are essentially equated with deadly cyanide in terms of human harm. But, when you examine things a little more closely, the scare doesn't match reality. And it shouldn't. Most preservatives occur naturally in your diet, or in your body.
Susannah Mushatt Jones, who passed away at the age of 116 after a brief illness, lived though an extraordinary period in American medicine, one which we should all take a moment to appreciate. Up until May 12, Ms. Jones was the very last American alive who was born in the 19th century.
The ongoing battle over whether glyphosate causes cancer seemingly ended April 29, with the online posting of an EPA report stating that the herbicide should be classified as “Not Likely to be Carcinogenic to Humans.” But then, the report was taken down from the website three days later. Here's our summary of the findings, in the context of the 30 year-long disagreement.
GNC is just one of many companies that has profited by selling junk to a scientifically-naive public. But, perhaps they haven't profited enough. The company is in financial trouble. And we are not losing sleep over it.
Recent research has made some progress in finding an effective treatment for triple negative breast cancer — specifically, cancers that don't have either growth factor or hormone receptors. These are the most difficult to treat successfully, since there are no targeted therapies for them.
1. A vegan group claims even 3D-printed cow milk is an abomination of their self-identification and mustn't be allowed. So they don't like our article. Mission accomplished, Dr. Kava!
Even if no cows are involved, they are against it. That means they don't want more ethical treatment of cows, they are just social authoritarians who want to force you into their world view. No wonder science pisses them off.
An environmental group is scaring the public about hydroxyapatite in baby formula. The problem is it's natural calcium, and even sold as supplements.
Before you go all science on us, let's be clear: We're not advocating you stop drinking something because you can't spell it. In fact, we are saying just the opposite. If we lived by that mantra, we would dehydrate, since we'd have to forgo Dihydrogen Monoxide (water, duh.)
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