by Christine Morgan | Jun 23, 2010 | Food and drink, General health
The news I’m finding interesting today is that about alcohol and arthritis – but before you go jumping the gun and get all riskfactorphobic about the dangers of the demon drink, the research suggests that boozing may actually reduce your risk of developing the...
by Christine Morgan | Jun 22, 2010 | Food and drink, General health
Today the UK’s National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) has made the headlines because it’s calling for the food manufacturing industry to ban the use of trans fats in the UK. Yawn, I thought. Nutrition experts have been calling for such a ban for...
by Christine Morgan | Jun 21, 2010 | Food and drink, General health
Well the whole tea/coffee thing is an issue that just won’t go away at the moment. And I’m delighted to say that the latest news headlines on the subject are positive – which is a cause to celebrate for riskfactorphobes. This time the subject is coffee...
by Christine Morgan | Jun 19, 2010 | General health
Hygiene freaks look away now. Not only can you get Legionnaire’s Disease from your car’s windscreen wiper water (see New driving danger), but according to Aston University microbiologists your car harbours even more horrible, hidden dangers. Having swabbed...
by Christine Morgan | Jun 19, 2010 | Food and drink, General health
Well I never. In today’s news there’s a perfect example of why so many people – who aren’t members of the research community, perhaps – find it really difficult to take what the medical researchers say seriously. For the most part, anyway. I of...
