By SAURABH JHA MD In this episode of Firing Line, Saurabh Jha (aka @RogueRad), has a conversation with Professor Brian Nosek, a metaresearcher and co-founder of Center for Open Science. They discuss the implications of this study, which showed that there was a range of analytical methods when interrogating the database to answer a specific… Read More: Many Ways of Skinning a Statistical Cat »
Homeopathy has been a form of medicine for hundreds of years. Dana Ullman, whose father was a medical doctor, a pediatrician and allergist, has dedicated a significant portion of his professional life to the practice of homeopathy. Ullman was introduced to this medical art as a junior at University of California (UC) Berkeley, in 1973.… Read More: Evidence-Based Homeopathic Family Medicine »
Fish oils, multivitamins and other supplements are a huge industry, but the latest research indicates they are often of little use. Here’s what you need to know Maarten Wouters/Getty By Linda Geddes FOR some people, they are an insurance policy against a less-than-perfect diet. Others take them because they can’t – or won’t – eat… Read More: The truth about supplements: do they work and should you… »
There are 6,000 reasons – one for each calorie – to take things steady on Christmas Day. The average intake may sound mindboggling but it’s true as we over-indulge on drink and a whole host of fatty treats. Christmas is a time when everyone is pretty stressed and out of their normal routine. But eating… Read More: How to stop your Christmas feast becoming a gut busting… »