Archive for September, 2015

Time For Diabetes UK To Unplug Ears and Respond To Chorus Of Disapproval Demanding U-Turn

25 by / on 29 Sep 2015, / in evidence based medicine, low carb diet

How much longer can the charity Diabetes UK continue to provide advice on diet to the UK’s 3.9 million people with type 2 diabetes that is based on the discredited Seven Countries Study carried out by Ancel Keys back in the 1940s? The urgency of this question cannot be overstated.

Dose of Jeremy Corbyn needed to make medicines safe

12 by / on 21 Sep 2015, / in evidence based medicine

It’s generally agreed that the NHS is not in good health but there’s no clear diagnosis. There are plenty of suggestions – lack of funding, uncompassionate nurses or box-ticking managers. But I want to suggest another one: the crisis in evidence based medicine (EBM).

Current Posts – 21 Sep 2015

by / on 21 Sep 2015, / in editorial

How do you know that […]

Current Posts – 3 Sep 2015

by / on 3 Sep 2015, / in editorial

Do you take omega-3 believing […]

Is it really codswallop that fish oil protects the brain? Probably not. Here’s why…

5 by / on 3 Sep 2015, / in dementia

If you aren’t confused about whether taking omega-3 will keep your brain sharp or is simply a waste of money, you haven’t been paying attention. Last week the media carried reports of a new study that found that taking a gram of fish oil a day didn’t protect elderly people from failing memory and poorer thinking skills.

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