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Monthly Archives: June 2003
Michael Fumento on Gulf War Birth Defects Study
Michael Fumento wrote an an essay nicely puncturing the hype surrounding a study of birth defect rates in Gulf War veteran. As Fumento notes, press coverage of the study has trumpeted the study as finding that “Birth Defects High in … Continue reading
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British Study Finds No Link Between EMF Exposure and DNA Repair
A study published this month in the British Journal of Cancer finds that there is no link between exposure to electromagnetic fields and the ability of cells to repair DNA damage — one hypothesis on how EMF exposure might possibly … Continue reading
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On Depleted Uranium
Last week the local hometown paper ran a nonsensical op-ed about depleted uranium. The person who wrote the op-ed didn’t even seem to have any idea why the military uses DU, which can be found with a single Google search … Continue reading
Are Highway Fatalities on the Rise Thanks to SUVs? No
Writing for TechCentralStation, Iain Murray did an excellent job in April of pointing out some flaws in the way that the latest report from The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on traffic accidents and fatalities was covered. As Murray notes, … Continue reading
Latest Research on Atkins Diet
In May the New England Journal of Medicine published two new studies looking at the Atkins Diet which, oddly enough, received diametrically different spin from different news agencies. Here’s how the Associated Press covered the new studies, Atkins Diet Bolstered … Continue reading
Marin County Breast Cancer Data Faulty
Back in March, this site noted the controversy over breast cancer rates in Marin County, California. Marin County is one of the wealthiest counties in the United States and also has one of the highest breast cancer rates — 198 … Continue reading
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Death Rate Among Anorexia Nervosa Patients Exaggerated
A Mayo Clinic study that looked at mortality rates among patients with anorexia nervosa over a period of 60 years concluded that people diagnosed with the disorder die at the same rate as people who do not have the disorder. … Continue reading
British Study Concludes There Is No Gulf War Syndrome
Great Britain’s government-funded Media Research Council released a study in May looking at all available scientific research on the health of British veterans of the first Persian Gulf War. It concluded that there is simply no single Gulf War Syndrome. … Continue reading
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Just What the World Needed: The Bible Code II
Michael Shermer has an interesting article in the June 2003 issue of Scientific American on probably one of the most pointless book sequels ever — The Bible Code II which is currently riding the New York Times bestseller list. For … Continue reading
The Ideology Goes On Before the Data Comes In
Sydney Smith wrote an interesting look at activists and others who complain that food and food alone is responsible for the increasing rate of obesity in America that notes they are missing a major component of obesity — lack of … Continue reading