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Monthly Archives: September 2002
USA Today’s Sloppy Sludge Statistics
The Sept. 30, 2002 edition of USA Today has a long article about the controversies surrounding treated human waste, which is often repackaged and used as fertilizer. Critics of recycling sewage in this way maintain that it is impossible to … Continue reading
No Evidence for Beneficial Effects of Garlic, Soy Supplements
Although garlic and soy supplements are widely available and touted as providing a number of health benefits, a two-day conference sponsored by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute concluded that there is no evidence that taking such supplements provides … Continue reading
Study: Media Distorts in the Way it Reports Medical Research
A study published in the British Medical Journal in July found that British newspapers generally only report on the weakest and most sensational medical research, underreporting strong research that reports good news. The study looked at 1,193 articles published in … Continue reading
Is the Focus on MMR Hurting Autism Research?
Autism researcher Christopher Gillberg last week told the BBC that there is little to no evidence that the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is linked to autism, and more importantly that the intense focus on such a link is detracting … Continue reading
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Are More Black Men In Jail Than College?
In August the Justice Policy Institute generated a lot of headlines and broadcast news college with a study claiming that there were more black men in prison than in college. But a close look at the numbers finds the study … Continue reading