Scientist dismisses detox diets
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Following a so-called detox programme is a waste of time and money, a leading scientists says.
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Much of what weâre told about diet, lifestyle and disease is based on epidemiologic studies. What if it is just bad science?
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Science & environment: Cosmetic companies stop using shark liver oil amid concerns over survival of deep-sea predators
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A Las Vegas firm has been told to stop making unsubstantiated weight-loss and anti-aging claims, and to knock off the spamming as well.
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Â· Studies have exaggerated benefits, say scientists  Â· Mass vaccine programme called into question
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A new study claims to undermine the key argument used by people sceptical of climate change.
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WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration is preventing an agency scientist from presenting the largest, most up-to-date study of popular painkillers like Bextra, Celebrex and Vioxx during an FDA meeting next week on heart risks posed by the drugs, a US senator charged.
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PEOPLE may be endangering their health and excluding vital foods such as eggs and cheese from their meals because of a faddish interest in low-carbohydrate diets, experts warned today.
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A British study suggests that avoiding certain fish entirely if you are pregnant may not be the best advice.
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A top Food and Drug Administration official said on Thursday she disagrees with an agency scientist's warning that five drugs on the market have significant safety risks.
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A DIY test gives an insight into liver damage caused by drink - but experts warn against relying on it too much.
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The chief executive of tobacco holding company Vector Group Ltd. backed away from past admissions that smoking is a proven cause of disease during testimony on Monday in the government's racketeering trial against the industry.
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A cloning scientist yesterday rejected accusations that his work was exploitative, unsafe and socially unacceptable. Panayiotis Zavos, of the Centre for Reproductive Medicine in Lexington, Kentucky, claims
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Some of the health benefits claimed for a new weight loss drug may not be justified, say experts.
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The US Food and Drug Administration yesterday sought to distance itself from remarks by one of its top safety officials that raised concerns about key drugs made by Astrazeneca and Glaxo Smithkline.
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Comment is free: Henry Porter: The views of people such as geneticist James Watson should be countered by logic, not law.
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Michael Seidman, director of the Center for Integrative Medicine at the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, hates the taste of green tea. But that doesn't stop him from drinking a cup five days a week. When he's done, Seidman squeezes the liquid out of the tea leaves and then -- get this -- eats...