Food allergy
Some useful links at Allergy Cases.
Foods or Pills? Supplements provide little benefit
Several studies have come out with compelling evidence against any benefits of multivitamin or supplement use in benefitting health. Recently, Neuhouser et al [1] found little or no influence in reducing common cancers, cardiovascular disease (CVD) or total mortality in postmenopausal women, after following them for 8 years. Muntwyler et al (2002) found no benefit [...]
What did we learn about patient safety in 2010?
St. Louis City Hospital <!– @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } –> Popular belief holds that due to a “movement” that was launched about a decade ago, patients in hospitals are safer. Although patients are better off year by year due to incremental improvements in medical knowledge and technology there has [...]
Call for Papers: Action Learning for HRD and HRM
A special issue of International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management Action learning is not merely a paradigm that resides in the minds of individuals; it is a powerful and practical methodology that can be used in a wide array of settings to promote in-depth learning and reflective action-taking. More importantly, action learning operates [...]
October is Non-GMO Month
Genetically modified foods have been slipping their way into our grocery stores for some time.  Most people, when given the choice, choose non-GMO foods over their genetically modified counterparts. Why? I guess we inherently understand that fooling with mother nature is a bad idea, or we have been following this movement and have grown wary [...]
