Public Health and Purity
A week ago, we rode by bus nearly the full length of the old land of Galicia, from L’viv in Ukraine to Kraków, Poland. Our one long stop was at Belzec, where a moving memorial, the creation of...
View ArticleNew Fronts in the War Against the Fat
We thought that American hysteria over obesity was nonpareil, but British anti-fat warriors seem to be giving the American crusaders a run for their money. Back in April, a fast-food establishment in...
View ArticleThe Anti-Obesity Crusade Invades Academia
The Chronicle of Higher Education reports that students at Lincoln U. in Pennsylvania can now be required to take a physical exercise course (“Fitness for Life”) if they have a body-mass index above...
View ArticleScience, Race, and Silence
The coverage of the Feb. 12th shootings at the University of Alabama in Huntsville has been preoccupied, by and large, with the accused killer. There are details about her background, the 1986...
View ArticleA Must-Read Book
I urge you to stop what you’re doing and read Rebecca Skloot‘s The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Crown, 2010). It’s a rare combination: clear reporting on how medical science works, insightful...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Public Health: Childhood is a Dangerous Place
Is there a Department of Scare Creation at Case Western? This week, we have research reported by their Dr. Scott Frank and colleagues: “Hyper-texting and Hyper-networking Pose New Health Risks for...
View Article
