There is increasing interest in the over use of medical tests, medications and procedures. There has been a belief that more medicine equals better health. In reality it does not. Whilst we absolutely can and do benefit from the advances medicine has made, too much of...
It was a great honour to be invited to give the Michael Russell Oration at GFN 18. The talk is about communicating tobacco harm reduction to different audiences. Ultimately our aim is to reduce the harm from the combustion of tobacco. ...
Sometimes a person with cancer goes into remission and we do not know why. This does not mean it has not occurred. We don’t criticise them or suggest it better they went out of remission. A 2003 BMJ paper systematically reviewed trials of whether parachutes were...
It is interesting to apply current thinking to decisions taken years ago. Whilst our greater knowledge today can make previous behaviours and thinking seem odd or plain wrong, there are also instances when applying todays approach would have stopped progress. In the...
It has not been the best of weeks for the big public health empire. The renegades have had two wins despite the might of the state being used against them. That so much effort and resource is used to try and stop individuals suggesting that people consume less refined...
Here is a little talked about, but critical issue for people aiming to reduce weight. To do so one has to burn or use up the fat stores in the body. The standard mantra (which I also have believed in the past) is a straight energy equation of calories in versus...
