health

It seems that scientists have made embryonic stem cell equivalents created from adult human skin cells! http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/11/20/stem.cells.ap/index.html eta: time article http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1685965,00.html?cnn=yes

A lovely girl told me I shouldn't eat standing up yesterday. Something about 'your body will think you haven't eaten' or something. I couldn't argue with her cos of lack of evidence (and cos she's devastatingly attractive). But I do know that I have felt perfectly sated after eating a massive...

It's flu shot time in the USA (and probably lots of other places), and a co-worker is claiming that flu shots are not necessary because if you get the flu you can just treat it with grapefruit seed extract. What little that I've been able to find about grapefruit seed extract, other than on...

Found this online. Are there any opinions on whether or not this article is valid? I especially like the quote when talking about St. Johns wort that says "It's worth a try...". When the article talks about lots of evidence both for and against I think that you could find point/counterpoints...

Since there have been many talks of the 9/11 first responder health issues in this subforum, I thought this would be the right place to post this. Here is the new 64-page report, a comprehensive six-year assessment of the physical and psychological effects on active and retired FDNY members...

I just need to vent about something that really made me angry... I was watching the Espy awards the other night on ESPN. A lady by the name of Kay Yow received the inaugural Jimmy V ESPY Award for Perseverance. She has had cancer 3 times and this last year she coached the North Carolina State...

So, just recently my mother has decided that putting liquids in plastic containers is bad for one's health. Apparently she read or saw something that said that the plastics from these containers leech into your system and do. . . something. So she's decided to throw out all her plastic cups...

I support the ruling that beef producers should be able to test every cow to test every cow if they choose. I am at a loss for words that would not violate rule 8 for my anger that the current administration wishes to appeal this ruling. (And I don't even eat beef anymore!) I understand that...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6687761.stm Bold=me. How do you underestimate "no evidence" of a risk? Nanny-state, or "Well, it's best to be safe isn't it?" . . . ?

I'd love to hear opinions on this book, especially from those with expertise in this area. I did find a few related threads. A related title is "Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats" (this title sounds a bit strawmanesque to...

Are there any long term health effects to consuming lots of spicy chilis? My wife and I eat jalepenos and serrano peppers constantly, even a habenero, every now and then (not by itself, of course). It's like we're addicted to capsicum. I know chilis have quite a bit of vitimin C, and I...

On another forums someone asked the following question (reproduced with permission): My BS-O-Meter went into alarm mode. However, I would like to have some data/literature to support that. Does anybody hear know more about that? I did a quick google search, and beside some links for light...

So, I was in my health food store today. I really do love that place - near my office and plenty of grass-fed beef, whole grain products, local produce, etc. - but I ventured over to the very large health supplement section. It was mostly vitamins and "natural" remedies that may or may not...

I have the feeling that many real doctors know little or nothing about homeopathy. It started with my cousin, an anaesthesiologist. We were talking about a woo family member who said she recently learned palm reading :rolleyes: I asked him about the woo in his field, e.g. homeopathy, and he...

Interesting paper with a collection of studies on health, technology and economic performance. How did the West become rich? Amartya Sen,an economist and recently President of the American Economics Association, has pointed out that an important marker of the success of an economy is the...

Has anyone ever heard of this journal? It's claiming to be peer-reviewed, but completely apart from the title of it making me a bit suspicious, the claims in this article I read (http://gerson-research.org/docs/HildenbrandGLG-1995-1/index.html) sound just a bit too good to be true. 21-43%...

Check out this article, posted today by Reuters: Slovak doctor says solar flares could raise strokes By Matt Reynolds BRATISLAVA, May 22 (Reuters) - Human beings may be at higher risk of strokes in years when the explosions on the sun peak, according to a neurologist who studied the...

I was reading up on the homeopathy article linked to in this week's Swift and I saw this article - http://www.newstarget.com/001951.html - It seems that the homeopathic horde have found undeniable evidence that homeopathic water "works". Here's the part I thought I'd share - "Nevertheless...

It seems to be a favourite past time of the media these days, catch your attention with a health scare story. This one claims that one *sugar sweetened* soft drink a day will cause 80% of women to become diabetic...

Would a thread about health issues be helpful? I can start it off with a couple of articles ... This article in the UK Daily Mail tells how sushi is laden with calories, salt and mercury: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/health/dietfitness.html?in_article_id=46174&in_page_id=1798...

I kind of enjoy listening to Rush. He used to p!ss me off, but I typically only get to listen to him at 10-15 minutes a time anymore, over rare off-campus lunch hours. So I kind of get a kick out of him now, because I can forget about him for long periods of time afterward. Today he was...

I found this device used for maintaining health. It is called iGallop from Osim. http://shop.osim.biz/shop/details.asp?prodID=1314&pID=1604 Another one is called JOBA from National. http://national.jp/kenko/exercise/joba/ They apparently worked by simulating horseriding. The moving...

As a military guy entering the home stretch of my service but also cognizant of the growing number of retirees and very limited health care/hospitals/etc, I am seriously concerned about what kind of health care I can expect when I retire. Needless to say I'm not counting on it exclusively. I...

Management theory specifies that change must be predicated on identifying and justifying the need for change, which consequently needs the collection of evidence. This new paper is a milestone for health care service providers. You will need Athens or similar for full text, so the plebs will...

A family friend has a pool but his mate wouldn't get it because it uses ozone. He says it's toxic and has been banned in the USA. Should I get in? It's also used in spas here in Australia. I guess if it's dangerous in pools, it'd be even more dangerous in spas. We're thinking about buying...

Knowing the credulous line TO has often taken towards CAM in the past, I was expecting this to be pretty much in favour of CAMs across the board. However, as well as featuring (as RichardR has pointed out) Ben Goldacre’s piece about homoeopathy, it also features an article about the provision...

A story in today's paper: Kabbalah leader arrested over '£30,000 charge for fraudulent cancer cure'

THE British coffee industry launched a campaign today to counter confusion about the benefits of the popular drink. The British Coffee Association (BCA), which represents coffee manufacturers in the UK, said it wanted to raise awareness of the health benefits of coffee. It said the majority...

Oh god. If you ever want to see a bunch of loaded questions and strawmen, check this out. I like what it says on the page you get to after you choose -there is no god then -I have no evidence that he does exist. http://raptureready.com/health/11.html Complete with spelling/grammatical errors!

What, even more expensive than in "socialist" Denmark? Gee, how can that be? Explanations?