An excellent recent post on Alex Gazzola's AllergyInsight blog covers several subjects (including a recent Anaphylaxis Campaign webinar on novel proteins on which more anon) but homes in on the current battle between the vegan and dairy lobbies, both claiming the moral high grand …
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The mass roll out of 5G offends against every article of the Nuremberg code
The Nuremberg Code of medical ethics was devised in the aftermath of the Doctors' Trial of 20 of the physicians who had conducted medical experiments on prisoners in Nazi concentration camps. The Doctors' Trial was part of the larger Nuremberg trials of 1946–7. Although it has …
Another week, another death, another inquest
Ten days ago the results of the inquest into the death of Owen Carey from eating chicken which had been marinated in buttermilk were all over the front pages – and totally right that they should have been. (Image from the PA from a family handout) Indeed the only tiny glimmer …
Are you merely a tool that Google manipulates?
Well, we all have our suspicions, but an article in Green MedInfo last June suggests that our suspicions are totally justified. 'Following closely on the heels of the June 24th release of Project Veritas' investigation into Google’s manipulation of search results and …
Rat hairs, hormones and chlorine – why food standards matter in trade deals
Bludgeoned by Brexit as we currently are, I thought you might be interested in this interview with Dr Charlie Clutterbuck (Bittersweet Brexit) on Geoff Tansey's blog. 'A trade deal around food with the USA', he says,'is not just about chlorinated chicken, hormone drenched …