Archives » May, 2008

Why the MMR-autism ‘war’ is far from over

Friday, May 30th, 2008

This blog is about the safety of MMR and the science and politics surrounding this issue. I didn’t have any intention of writing about this until very recently. Let me say up front I have no special interest in this area, other than having met a significant number of people who believe their children have [...]

More evidence supports fish eating in pregnancy, but again finds mercury is to be avoided

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Many of you will have noticed that nutritional information and advice can sometimes be widely contradictory and therefore very confusing. I usually mention this at the start of any talk I may give. One of examples I often cite is the general recommendation to eat a low-fat, high-carb diet, though on the other hand some [...]