In a recent post on his blog Dr Briffa bemoaned the over-reliance of the modern medical profession on 'tests' to the exclusion of the exercise of their clinical skills. His mini rant had been set off by an article in the BMJ by Dr Des Spence accusing modern doctors of being so …
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Polyunsaturated fats, heart disease and the French paradox
Arguments - well, discussions, but there is enough Irish and Italian blood around here to call them arguments – break out in the Foodsmatter offices on a regular basis over the merits and demerits of complementary therapies (homeopathy, Traditional Chinese Medicine etc) versus …
Bad medicine: food intolerance
A few days ago Alex Gazzola pointed me to an article in the current issue of the BMJ by Dr Des Spence, a GP in Glasgow, laying into both the 'allergy industry' and the food industry for promoting food intolerance as a way to make money. You can read the article here and comment …
Non-coeliac gluten sensitivity gains full recognition
A few years ago it was only a few way out, wacky souls – Dr Peter Osborne and his Gluten Free Society in the US, Micki Rose and a handful of nutritional therapists in the UK – who were suggesting that maybe 'classic' coeliac disease (reacting only to the gluten in wheat, …