Category Archives: Medicine & health

In Defense of Food

Posted on July 5, 2009 by Victor Chudnovsky

Who would have thought food needs defending? And yet Michael Pollan manages to do just that in his acclaimed book In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto. The book’s recommendations appear in the first sentence (and on the cover): “Eat … Continue reading →

Posted in Lifestyle, Medicine & health, Sustainability | 4 Comments

Gay Genetics

Posted on December 13, 2007 by Victor Chudnovsky

You can look up studies on the genetics of homosexuality using the OMIM website. What jumps out of this collection of studies is that, for males, the genetic link appears to come through the mother (X chromosome) and that boys … Continue reading →

Posted in Gay rights, Medicine & health, Science in society | 2 Comments

Fighting MRSA with Clay

Posted on October 29, 2007 by Victor Chudnovsky

Clay death to MRSA

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Diabetes breakthrough?

Posted on December 19, 2006 by Victor Chudnovsky

From The National Post, via cycling.finial.com: In a discovery that has stunned even those behind it, scientists at a Toronto hospital say they have proof the body’s nervous system helps trigger diabetes, opening the door to a potential near-cure of … Continue reading →

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Targeting kids

Posted on May 19, 2006 by Victor Chudnovsky

You know how Big Tobacco is supposedly not longer targeting kids to get them to smoke cigarettes? Well, nobody said anything about little cigars– essentially often-flavored cigarettes in a brown wrapper. Coincidentally, this category of tobacco products is not subject … Continue reading →

Posted in Medicine & health, Social issues, Uncategorized | 1 Comment