Blame The Cows
Cows are getting a really bad press again. Dramatic rises in levels of methane gas have put ‘farting cow stories’ back in the news. Methane is a big problem in terms of climate change. It’s 84 times more potent than…
D For Deficiency
Susan McFie was told by GPs that it was too expensive to test blood for vitamin D levels. Yet current health policy aims to increase spending on preventing illness, and vitamin D deficiency has been associated with almost all our…
Biodiversity Matters
Without government action Richard Price sees little hope for the future “Stop biodiversity loss or we could face our own extinction”, ran a recent Guardian headline. UN biodiversity chief, Cristiana Pacca Palmer added: “People in all countries need to put…
The Politics Of Influenza
Over the past two issues, HIP has reported that not only are flu vaccines likely to be ineffective, but may also have harmful side effects. So why does the government continue to tell us that we need to be vaccinated?…
One Flu Over The Top
The flu season is back along with annual vaccination campaigns. But controversy builds as the British Medical Journal (BMJ) questions if flu vaccines are effective and whether patients are given enough information to make an informed choice. In the light…