Famed epidemiologist Ernst Wynder says picking the right risk to research can make or break an epidemiologist' s career. According to real estate agents, the three most important features of a house are location, location and location. This is a huge issue concerning the health and welfare of a million women. Not to mention the billions of dollars at stake. I don't know about the science here, but at the very least it's a case study of exaggeration run amok.
Science beats junk science in rubber match.
The cancer scare is on the wane, but an entirely new type of fearmongering through junk science is here. Our Stolen Future , the new book about how environmental estrogens are wreaking havoc with our hormones, follows in the foot steps of the infamous Silent Spring . People who eat red meat are more likely to break bones, so say these researchers. Data dredging from the Nurses Health Study has associated drinking coffee with reduced risk of suicide. Look for an espresso bar at your local Lover's Leap.