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POPSSummer Allergies: For Many, Nothing to Sneeze At Food allergies are on the rise in the developing world. There is indication that doctors have given the wrong information in recommending that the very young avoid certain foods (such as nuts and peanuts) and maybe should recommend higher than 'normal' amounts. An interesting interview.
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POPS Tofu 'may raise risk of dementia' Emphasis on may . note that there may be other factors and that one study does not make "the truth". Nonetheless an interesting potential health issue.
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POPSObama's Harry and Louise And destructive of health reform too. This is one out of the Republican books. Make your weakness your strength. But in doing so you denigrate the best policy. Is this the politics of hope?
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POPSSunscreen: Health Effects Little (and disputed) evidence of negative effects of absorbed sunscreens. Might lead to feminization of bodily hormone mixture but this is not verified in other study. Don't worry about sunscreens preventing vitamin D production.
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POPSInterview: Mark Schapiro, toxic products and U.S. Policy An information packed interview. Many goods in the U.S. contain materials that are toxic including toys. These are allowed under U.S. law. The global center of regulatory power shifted in 2005 from Washington to Brussels with expansion of the E.U. The regulation process in Washington is dominated by corporate special interests.
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POPSOmega-3s: Flax Seed vs. Fish/Algae - 1 The question of whether flax seed oil can provide enough of the body's needs for EPA and DHA is controversial. This overview concludes it does not, but there are complications...
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POPSOmega-3s and Health? To be fair the omega-3 question is very complex and such a brad overview may well convolute good and bad studies.
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POPSHealth and the Built Environment Interesting take on the impact of the modern social/built environment, how they are interrelated, and the impact that their current structure has on health.
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POPSFDA to Ignore Cow Drug Warnings This is a serious breach of the public good, all for short term profit. This drug is one of the last lines of defense against antibiotic resistant bacteria (super-bugs). It is the overuse of antibiotics that has led to the evolution of super-bugs and the largest abuse of these drugs is in the livestock industry. Thisapproval process should be put to a halt as soon as possible. At a minimum, antibiotics approved for use in the livestock industry should not be ones that are presently our last lines of defense.
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POPSIron in Men I have not researched the veracity of this article but it mention things I've heard about the possible affects of iron in men.
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POPSRed Wine & Health More news on the health effects of red wine, (reduced risk of coronary heart disease and to lower overall mortality) but with this study the wines of SW France and Sardinia stand out as having larger amounts of the chemical found to be beneficial (procyanidins).
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POPS Jet Setting Is For the Young As most jet setters know, life in the fast lane exacts a high price. Any departure from usual day/night routine can play havoc with biological clocks and lead to chronic jetlag. Now, a new study in mice suggests that jetlag--and analogous conditions suffered by shift workers and others--might be more than just a nuisance but a serious danger to health.
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POPSThe Panic Du Jour: Trans Fats in Foods "What's Public Enemy No. 1 with respect to cholesterol raising?" asked Dr. James Cleeman, coordinator of the National Cholesterol Education Program of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. "From a dietary standpoint, it's saturated (not trans) fat."
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