Confessions of a Quackbuster

This blog deals with healthcare consumer protection, and is therefore about quackery, healthfraud, chiropractic, and other forms of so-Called "Alternative" Medicine (sCAM).

Tuesday, April 19, 2005

AIDS, flu, pesticide,cell phone reassurances -- and then flour

On http://HealthFactsAndFears.com, blog of the American Council on Science and Health:

Josh Bloom asks "Whatever Happened to AIDS?" and answers -- pharmaceuticals:
http://www.acsh.org/factsfears/newsID.531/news_detail.asp

Michal Raucher says when all else fails, pesticides are blamed: http://www.acsh.org/factsfears/newsID.532/news_detail.asp

Jeff Stier finds enough coverage of cell phone safety to maybe just maybe settle the issue: http://www.acsh.org/factsfears/newsID.533/news_detail.asp

Thomas DeGregori notices the absence of activist/media uproar over flour allergies: http://www.acsh.org/factsfears/newsID.534/news_detail.asp

Gilbert Ross, M.D., isn't freaking out over the flu: http://www.acsh.org/factsfears/newsID.535/news_detail.asp


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