by David Gumpert | Jun 27, 2006 | Uncategorized |
My latest column on BusinessWeek.com reports on how the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has come down on small cherry farmers and distributors for claiming that tart cherries can improve your health. I still can’t figure out why the FDA decided...
by David Gumpert | Jun 24, 2006 | Uncategorized |
I’ve been doing a lot of research involving the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over the last few weeks, in connection with my upcoming column at BusinessWeek.com next Tuesday. I’ve been struck by a striking similarity between the FDA and the...
by David Gumpert | Jun 19, 2006 | Uncategorized |
I enjoy Father’s Day, receiving nice cards and gifts from my wife and children. What’s not to like? On this Father’s Day, I find myself also thinking about the Boston Prostate Cancer Walk, which is held every year on Father’s Day, and which I...
by David Gumpert | Jun 15, 2006 | Uncategorized |
The Center for Science in the Public Interest, a non-profit organization, says it has a message for fast food fried chicken chain KFC: "See you in court, Colonel Sanders." CSPI is suing KFC over its use of trans fat in its fried chicken, which it says...
by David Gumpert | Jun 12, 2006 | Uncategorized |
The office of California’s Attorney General has advised the father of a young woman who died shortly after giving birth to her first child that the evidence is insufficient to warrant legal action against the two physicians accused of screwing up. I wrote about...
by David Gumpert | Jun 7, 2006 | Uncategorized |
I’ve been trying to avoid as much as possible consuming three biggies in our diet: sugar, dairy, and wheat (along with all the artificial sweeteners and caffeine). I’ve actually gotten pretty used to not consuming these items. The big challenge...
by David Gumpert | Jun 2, 2006 | Uncategorized |
I’m impressed by the variety of comments posted at the end of my most recent BusinessWeek.com column about Dr. Joseph Mercola, and I want to respond to several here. The most provocative is from "ShowMeTheMoney", who demands, "I...
by David Gumpert | May 31, 2006 | Uncategorized |
The key to changing America’s approach to healthcare from obsessing about curing disease to encouraging robust health as a way to avoid disease is education. The best way to educate people about the problems of our conventional health system may be to regularly...
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