Whenever I am asked where I think 'freefrom' is going – my answer is that it is, over the next few years, going to move into the mainstream. That it is, indeed, going to become mainstream. So rarely have I felt smugger than when I heard, a couple of weeks ago, that Heinz was …
The fallibility of peer review
Regular readers of this blog will know that while recognising the tremendous benefits that scientific research has conferred on medicine, I, among many others, am often somewhat sceptical about much of what is offered up to us (and gains wide acceptance) as 'peer reviewed' gospel …
The benefits of pre-conceptual care
Back in June last year I blogged about the scary statistic (quoted by Dr Marilyn Glanville in a presentation at a McCarrison Society conference) that at least 25% of couples trying to have a baby will have difficulty in conceiving. (Dr Glanville went on to outline pre-conceptual …
A virus that can wipe out cancer – but how to bring it into use?
Several weeks ago, in his weekly research roundup, John Scott sent me a link to an article in the Guardian about two Swedish researchers, Professor Magnus Essand and Dr Justyna Leja, who have developed a (safe) virus that can successfully target, and munch out of existence, …
Polish beekeepers get Monsanto’s GM maize banned
Those of you who believe that the catastrophic collapse of so many honey bee populations is at least partly caused by GM crops and the chemicals applied to them will be greatly cheered by the success of Polish bee activists in getting GM maize banned in Poland. Agriculture …