Maclean's — February 14, 2012
He swept into the dimmed Sony Centre in Toronto, combing the crowd like an evangelical leader, and Science-ish half-expected audience members to fall down … Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Dr. Oz , HCG diet , Oprah , raspberry ketones , tv showMaclean's — February 10, 2012
An aging population—or “gray tsunami”—is the shadow lurking in the background of health care, poised to drive up health-care spending and wipe out the … Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: aging population , austerity , gray tsunami , healthcare spending , physicians' pay , public spending , standard & poor's , technologyMaclean's — February 10, 2012
One in five of us has or will suffer from a mental illness: for years, we’ve peppered our news stories, health pamphlets, and advocacy … Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: mental health , Mental illness , OneInFive , statisticsMaclean's — February 2, 2012
There were a couple of troubling reports about the use of prescription drugs to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and youth this week. … Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: ADHD , antipsychotics for children , New York Times , psychotropes , Ritalin , Time magazineMaclean's — January 26, 2012
Culture writes on illness. That’s evident in the battle around a French documentary about autism entitled “Le Mur” or “The Wall.” Today, a court … Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: autism , France , psychiatry , psychoanlsyis , talking cureMaclean's — January 18, 2012
This past weekend, Science-ish was disappointed to read Margaret Wente’s column on health evidence, in which she opined: “Today’s health wisdom has a way … Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Atkins diet , Ben Goldacre , calories , diet , Margaret Wente , Rob Ford , Timothy Caulfield , weight lossNational Post — January 13, 2012
To read Timothy Caulfield’s The Cure for Everything! is to wonder how we are not all waddling around at 350 pounds, out-of-shape and sickly. … Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Afterword , Guest Editors Tags: Book Reviews , Julia Belluz , medicine , Non-Fiction , science , The Cure For Everything! , Timothy CaulfieldMaclean's — January 12, 2011
Since December, health authorities around the world have been scrambling about what to do with women who have French-made Poly Implant Prosthesis (PIP) breast … Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: breast implants , France , Poly Implant Prosthesis , public health , silicone , UK , Wales , women