March 28, 2008
Written by: Dick Hanneman
A Swedish-led group of European researchers set off to document the relationship between dietary electrolytes (magnesium calcium, potassium and sodium) and stroke risk. The ended up documenting the lack of an association of sodium and risk of stroke, adding to...
March 25, 2008
Written by: Dick Hanneman
A long plane ride today afforded the opportunity to read an Anthony Daniels' review of Ibn Warraq's new book, Defending the West: A Critique of Edward Said's Orientalism. Daniels uses what Benjamin Franklin in the play 1776 said of Thomas...
March 22, 2008
Written by: Dick Hanneman
The Washington Post carries stories of lots of apologies, many of them, unfortunately, from erring "public servants." And many of those aren't apologies at all, deep down. They often lament the pain, humiliation and embarrassment their errant behavior inflicts on...
March 21, 2008
Written by: Dick Hanneman
NPR (National Public Radio) hit the nail on the head with this just-out story: "Doctors' 'Treat the Numbers' Approach Challenged." As correspondent Richard Knox explains: It can take scientists a decade or more to determine whether a drug actually works....
March 17, 2008
Written by: Dick Hanneman
USA Today published a story today repeating activists' claims that children eat too much salt. Our reply: Kim Painter's article ignores two important points of science. First, salt reduction in children and adults may be related to blood pressure,...
March 15, 2008
Written by: Dick Hanneman
Congress is rushing furiously (and partisanly) in this election year to pass a second round of mine safety legislation, H.R. 2768, the S-Miner Act. It's passed the House and awaiting Senate action. In response to criticism from the Congressional Democratic...
March 15, 2008
Written by: Dick Hanneman
Significant impacts on U.S. transportation planning are forecast in a new report about to be released by the Transportation Research Board, an arm of the National Academies of Science. TRB Special Report 290: Potential Impacts of Climate Change on U.S. Transportation...
March 14, 2008
Written by: Dick Hanneman
The American Automobile Association last week released The AAA Crashes vs. Congestion Report arguing that societal costs from traffic fatalities and injuries is more than double the costs of congestion. Good reminder. We object only to the "versus" separating the...
March 3, 2008
Written by: Dick Hanneman
The Kronos Workforce Institute has just released results of a survey this winter showing that, despite heroic efforts by American snowfighters, tardiness and absenteeism are far from unusual in the U.S. snowbelt. Harris Interactive conducted the survey of 2,810 adults,...
