A child is severely injured in a car accident and only a blood transfusion will save its life. But its parents are Jehovah's witnesses and passionately oppose blood transfusions. What is the doctor to do? This old dilemma has surfaced again but this time in the much disputed area …
Food/Health Policy
Official Secrets Act and Electrosensitivity
There has been a good deal of email 'conversation' recently on the Official Secrets Act and how it impacts both on those who are already electrosensitive and the future health of the whole population. The conversation was sparked by Dr Andrew Goldsworthy who, believing that MPs …
Raw Milk Revolt
Anyone who receives any of the Natural News mailings will know that they have been involved in a major campaign to support raw milk producers in California who have been targeted by local and federal officials. The latter have not only closed down the the raw milk operations but …
Lower the Age of Smear Tests to Save Lives
A recent post on the Dr Chris Confidential newsletter suggests that while smear tests are an excellent way of diagnosing cervical cancer early enough to treat it successfully, because an assumption is made is that taking smears from very young women causes more harm than good, …
Dr John Briffa – Flora – advertorials – and cholesterol
I have always been deeply suspicious of advertorials – what appear to be editorial pieces lauding a specific product that are actually paid for and written by [or for] the maker of the product. They seem to me to be very misleading – suggesting by implication that an independent …