The Consequences of Banning Useful and Safe Chemicals
To the Editor:
The woeful condition of Los Angeles' public school playgrounds is a predictable result of the nonsensical banning of safe and effective herbicides in that city ("Tangled Up in Green," page A1, Oct.5).
To the Editor:
The woeful condition of Los Angeles' public school playgrounds is a predictable result of the nonsensical banning of safe and effective herbicides in that city ("Tangled Up in Green," page A1, Oct.5).
Risk Factors for Breast Cancer
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
A wide variety of factors may influence an individual's likelihood of developing various types of cancer. These factors are usually referred to as risk factors. Different types of cancer may have different risk factors.EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
A wide variety of factors may influence an individual's likelihood of developing various types of cancer. These factors are usually referred to as risk factors. Different types of cancer may have different risk factors.
Avoid Added Sugars: Good Dietary Advice or Another Red Herring?
Its time to differentiate between good and bad diets rather than simply good or bad foods. 
Its time to differentiate between good and bad diets rather than simply good or bad foods.
Better Dietary Advice Would Accentuate the Positive
The Personal Health column "Added Sugars Are Taking a Toll on Health"( Sept. 12) highlights a significant problem with addressing nutritional issues in the United States.
It would be more productive to focus on positive messages to teach consumers about appropriate food choices, rather than emphasizing negative ones although the latter make better headlines.
The Personal Health column "Added Sugars Are Taking a Toll on Health"( Sept. 12) highlights a significant problem with addressing nutritional issues in the United States.
It would be more productive to focus on positive messages to teach consumers about appropriate food choices, rather than emphasizing negative ones although the latter make better headlines.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARYLetters to the Editor (Priorities Volume 12 Number 3 2000)
"Flip Little Article"?
Dear Dr. [sic] Raso,
"Flip Little Article"?
Dear Dr. [sic] Raso,
Homeopathy: If 'Less Is More,' Is Nothing Best?
In a randomized controlled trial published in the August 19-26, 2000, issue of the British Medical Journal (BMJ), Morag A. Taylor, David Reilly, and three other university affiliates tested the hypothesis that homeopathic preparations devoid of an active ingredient have no more than a placebo effect. They concluded: "When the results are combined with those of three similar studies, homeopathy is different from placebo on both subjective and objective measures."
In a randomized controlled trial published in the August 19-26, 2000, issue of the British Medical Journal (BMJ), Morag A. Taylor, David Reilly, and three other university affiliates tested the hypothesis that homeopathic preparations devoid of an active ingredient have no more than a placebo effect. They concluded: "When the results are combined with those of three similar studies, homeopathy is different from placebo on both subjective and objective measures."
Short in the Saddle? Bicycling and Erectile Dysfunction
In 1997 Irwin Goldstein, M.D., one of America's leading impotence researchers, energized discussion of the pros and cons of bicycling by stating, according to Bicycling magazine: "Men should never ride bicycles. Riding should be banned and outlawed. It's the most irrational form of exercise I could ever bring to discussion."
In 1997 Irwin Goldstein, M.D., one of America's leading impotence researchers, energized discussion of the pros and cons of bicycling by stating, according to Bicycling magazine: "Men should never ride bicycles. Riding should be banned and outlawed. It's the most irrational form of exercise I could ever bring to discussion."
The Big City
The topic of today's quiz is "Ethical Quandaries of Two New York Journalists in the Supermarket Produce Aisle." The first is John Stossel of ABC's "20/20," who did a report earlier this year comparing organic produce with regular produce. Most of it reflected conventional wisdom among scientists: organic food has no nutritional advantages and poses a greater risk of bacterial contamination because it is grown in manure.
The topic of today's quiz is "Ethical Quandaries of Two New York Journalists in the Supermarket Produce Aisle." The first is John Stossel of ABC's "20/20," who did a report earlier this year comparing organic produce with regular produce. Most of it reflected conventional wisdom among scientists: organic food has no nutritional advantages and poses a greater risk of bacterial contamination because it is grown in manure.
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