Harm Reduction

There is a hierarchy within medicine, the referral food chain. At the top are the predators, specialists doing procedures and interventions and getting the big bucks.

Based on a qualitative study from the UK, the answer is not a definite yes, because screening comes with issues. I know that firsthand because we all had our eyesight tested in second grade.

The study looks at "walkability" – how conducive your neighborhood is to walking around.

This statement is equivalent to being told not to wear your seat belt (which has saved 374,276 lives since 1975) because of the minuscule risk of a seat-belt related injury while driving.

My recent experience writing about the Environmental Working Group's (EWG) allegedly toxic fish fillet and the Consumer Protection Safety Commissions' desire to ban gas stoves made me wonder about just this.

   

Caffeine, cinnamon, or licorice are all foods or substances considered GRAS. Helium, hydrogen peroxide, or propane - all are considered GRAS substances when directly added to food.  

This is not the first time US Consumer Product Safety Commissioner Trumka offered this approach.

"(Fossil fuels) are the root cause of air pollution and climate change." New England Journal of Medicine [1] Global Trends

Two days before Christmas, I found myself part of a story of the sort that used to be presented on the Hallmark Hall of Fame – sentimental, saccharine, touching, and perfect for the holidays.