How to Sunbathe Safely

Posted in Cancer, Health at 9:00 am by David Bradley -- 10 Comments; add yours

 

girl sunbathingThe UK’s Health Research Forum, a pressure group opposing the blanket ban on sunbathing that other organisations are attempting to implement, has just published its second report – Sunlight, Vitamin D, & Health (Edited by Oliver Gillie).

The report covers a conference held at the House of Commons in November 2005 and endeavours to devour some of the claims made by sunscreen manufacturers and …

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Health Benefits of Indium

Posted in Bio, Health at 9:10 am by David Bradley -- 40 Comments; add yours

 

Toxic chemicalsTo quote UCSD: “Indium has no known biological function, and the scientific literature does not support the claims about indium’s benefits on health.” I could just end there, but it seems there is a need for information about this supposed panacea.

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Bird Flu Flap

Posted in Bird Flu at 1:00 pm by David Bradley -- 17 Comments; add yours

 

Bird flu duckI’m not entirely convinced that bird flu (avian influenza) is going to be the next big emergent disease that will wipe out thousands, if not millions, of people across the globe. SARS, after all, had nothing to do with avians, nor does HIV, and certainly not malaria, tuberculosis, MRSA, Escherichia coli O157, or any of dozens of virulent strains of disease that have and are killing millions of people.

There …

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