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 …
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‘ASIA’, adjuvants and the ongoing vaccine debate
A new storm of vaccine outrage was unleashed before Christmas with the publication, and then withdrawal, of a study in Frontiers of Health which appeared to show a significant association between vaccination and NDDs (Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity …
Public health – some movement?
Two events last week might just bestir the powers that are into action. Although the rhetoric so far on the proposed tax on sugar-laden soft drinks is not encouraging. Specifically on sugar, a new study was published this week suggesting that, despite the protestations of the …
Jamie’s sugar tax – no way……..
Did anyone see Jamie's Sugar Rush on Channel 4 a few weeks ago? Jamie Oliver's new campaign to tackle childhood obesity by reducing sugar intake through a sugar tax on soft drinks. It was an excellent programme and showed, among many other things, how successful a sugar tax on …
It’s mitochondria, not hypochondria – Dr Sarah Myhill on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
I have always had huge admiration for the members of the British Society of Ecological Medicine – a group of medics most of whom started off as GPs or consultants, but who became disillusioned with medicine as it is commonly practised in the west. In their search for a better way …