2003

Latest Research on Atkins Diet (6/10/2003) - The media can't make up its mind whether two new studies of the Atkins Diet mean it works or not.
Death Rate Among Anorexia Nervosa Patients Exaggerated (6/8/2003) - A Mayo Clinic study finds the death rate for patients with anorexia nervosa is the same as the general population.
Marin County Breast Cancer Data Faulty (6/8/2003) - Extremely high reported breast cancer rates for Marin County, California were due, in part, to a significant undercounting of white women in the county.
The Ideology Goes On Before the Data Comes In (6/4/2003) - Who needs data when Nancy Krebs is "pretty sure" that teenagers eat too much?
Just What the World Needed: The Bible Code II (6/4/2003) - Michael Droslin follows up his 1997 bestseller with The Bible Code II, though apparently Droslin is still using the same nonsensical system to generate "prophecies."
British Study Concludes There Is No Gulf War Syndrome (6/4/2003) - Study finds that while a Gulf War veterans are at a higher risk of post-traumatic stress disorder, there is otherwise no single Gulf War Syndrome afflicting veterans who served in the first Persian Gulf War.
Does Traffic Pollution Lead to Poor Quality Sperm? (5/21/2003) - You might want to sit down before reading this story.
Does Eliminating Secondhand Smoke Cut Heart Attack Rates? (5/21/2003) - Dueling studies on the effects of secondhand smoke on mortality highlight the difficulties in determining what, if any, role seconhand smoke plays in contributing to heart disease and other health problems.
Is MMR Associated With an Increase in Neurological Disorders? (5/20/2003) - More junk science in support of the anti-MMR hysteria.
Study Finds No Evidence for an Acrylamide/Cancer Connection (3/9/2003) - Research, in fact, finds positive correlation between high acrylamide consumption and reduced risk of bowel cancer (though that result is likely due to confounding factors).
Faked Environmental Lab Results a Concern (3/9/2003) - The Justice Department says that prosecutions of individuals and laboratories for submitting fraudulent test results is on the rise.
Activists Want Ban on DTP Shot (3/9/2003) - Action Against Autism claims that DTP should be banned because it contains thiomersal which the group says contributes to autism.
The Wealth/Breast Cancer Link (3/8/2003) - A look at breast cancer clusters in Marin County, California, and elsewhere finds a strong correlation between breast cancer and wealth.
Deaths from vCJD Continue Decline in Great Britain (3/8/2003) - The number of annual deaths from Mad Cow Disease in Great Britain falls to 17 in 2002, continuing a declining trend in mortality from the disease over the past three years.
Is MMR Hysteria Behind Increase in Ireland's Measles Cases? (2/19/2003) - Vaccination rates have decline while measles cases have increased in Ireland. But is MMR hysteria or Ireland's substandard health care system to blame?
Michael Fumento Takes on Anti-ADHD Claims (2/7/2003) - Focuses on conservative claims that ADD/ADHD is driven by liberal social engineering goals.
Homeopathic Remedy Found Ineffective at Pain Management (2/5/2003) - Research on patients undergoing carpal tunnel syndrome finds no significant difference in pain and bruising between people taking arnica and those taking a placebo.
AntiPolygraph.Org (1/13/2003) - Excellent site devoted to debunking polygraph-related pseudoscience.