Month: December 2017

Hold the Plum Pudding: US Food Sampling Shows Troubling Pesticide Residues

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By Carey Gillam Sometimes the truth about our food is not very appetizing. As many gather this holiday season for shared family meals, it is likely that they’ll be serving up small doses of pesticides with each plate passed, including a prevalent type shown to be harmful to children and reproductive health. New data released Hold the Plum Pudding: US Food Sampling Shows Troubling Pesticide Residues

My Friend Died from Cancer Today

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By Carey Gillam My friend died from cancer today. His was a short, eight-month-long battle for survival, but it was a brutal one. Now his wife and young children are not planning for Christmas; instead they are planning his funeral. This man’s passing is a tragedy for his family and friends to be sure. But My Friend Died from Cancer Today

Did 24 Coke-Funded Studies on Childhood Obesity Fail to Disclose Coke’s Influence?

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News Release For Immediate Release: Monday, December 11, 2017For More Information Contact: Gary Ruskin (415) 944-7350 How accurate were conflict of interest disclosures in at least 40 childhood obesity studies funded by The Coca-Cola Company? Not so accurate, according to a paper published in the Journal of Public Health Policy that analyzed studies from the Did 24 Coke-Funded Studies on Childhood Obesity Fail to Disclose Coke’s Influence?