I think the time has come to panic. But not about catching the H1N1 鈥渟wine flu.鈥� And not about the alleged risks of the vaccine that can protect against it. For the vast majority of people, the flu...
Here is a formula for separating fools from their money. Find a condition that doesn鈥檛 pose a serious threat to health, but causes enough concern for people to want to invest in a solution. Propose...
A gulp of cola tastes just right with a slice of pizza and a smoked meat sandwich goes down nicely with a black cherry soda. I鈥檒l admit to an occasional such indulgence. But for the majority of...
It is almost inevitable that new technologies are opposed by some people. Nuclear energy, microwave ovens, pasteurization, genetically modified foods and vaccinations are classic examples. The...
Dr. Jane Plant has caused quite a stir with her book, 鈥淭he No-Dairy Breast Cancer Prevention Program鈥� in which she proposes a causal link between the consumption of dairy products and breast cancer...
How do you get the public鈥檚 attention these days? Just come up with yet another scare about some consumer item. The best is a scare about some item that we thought was safe and wholesome. Like...
