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| Contents
of Back Issues |
Vol 15 No. 4
July/August 1998
|
Nutritional Supplements for Down Syndrome:
What happens when hope meets hype by Len Leshin,
MD
Doing the DRIs, Part II: The second
DRI report covers B-vitamins and choline
Book Reviews; Briefs; Web Watch |
Vol 15 No. 3
May/June 1998
|
Homeopath: Much ado about little
or nothing by Stephen Barrett, MD.
Can Nutrition Cure ADHD?: The facts
about diets and dietary supplements by Beth
Fontenot, MS. RD.
Book Reviews; Briefs; Web Watch |
Vol 15 No. 2
March/April 1998
|
The Truth about Organic 'Certification':
Does it help ensure safer foods - or just costlier
ones? by Stephen Barrett, MD.
The Creatine Craze: Such erogenic
promise - but at what price? by Beth Fontenot, MS.
RD.
Book Reviews; Briefs; Web Watch |
Vol 15 No. 1
January/
February 1998
|
The Unethical Behavior of Pharmacists:
How to make dubious supplements and unproven remedies
by Stephen Barrett, MD
The Hyping of DHEA: Long on claims,
short on evidence by Beth Fontenot, MS.RD.
Book Reviews; Briefs; Web Watch |
Vol 14 No. 6
November/
December 1997
|
Doing the DRIs: A no-nonsense
guide to the nation's new nutritional yardsticks by
Stephen Barrett, MD.
Why Nutritionist Licensing Is Important
The Sour Truth about Apple Cider Vinegar by Beth
Fontenot, MS, RD
Index to Volume 14
Book Reviews; Briefs; Web Watch; Reader's Forum |
Vol 14 No. 5
September/
October 1997
|
Hard Facts on Colloidal Minerals: Cure-all
or crushed rocks? by Beth Fontenot, MS, RD
An Herb to Forget - Cat's Claw by Varro
E. Tyler
The Gerson Diet and Coffee Enemas by
Saul Green
How to Spot a 'Quacky' Web Site by
Stephen Barrett, MD
Book Reviews; Briefs; Web Watch |
Vol 14 No. 4
July/August 1997
|
The 'Dietary Supplement' Mess: Commission
Report Issued by Stephen Barrett, MD
Major Recommendations from the Dietary Supplement
Commission
Sex Herbs: As Good as Love Potion Number 9? by
Varro E. Tyler
New Journal Will Scrutinize 'Alternative
Medicine'
Ephedra Rules Proposed
Book Reviews; Briefs; Web Watch |
Vol 14 No. 3
May/June 1997
|
Don't Buy Phony 'Ergogenic Aids': The
real story vs. a mountain of hype by Stephen
Barrett, MD
Why Nutrition Forum?
Weight-Loss Herbs: A Review
'Wild Yam Cream' Threatens Women's Health by
Timothy Gorski, MD, F.A.C.O.G.
Journal Spotlight; Briefs; Web Watch |
Vol 14 No. 2
March/April 1997
|
Exposing Multiple Chemical Sensitivity:
Why this diagnosis is spurious - and why it persists
by Stephen Barrett, MD
Update on Jeffrey Bland
Is it Right to Promote Unproven Treatments? by
Lewis Vaughn
Briefs; Web Watch |
| Earlier editions in brief: |
Vol. 14, No. 1
January/
February 1997
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Shark Cartilage Therapy Against Cancer;
Folic Acid and Homocysteine |
Vol. 13, No. 6
November/
December 1996
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Why I Am Not a Vegetarian |
Vol. 13, No. 5
September/
October 1996
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Shadow, Substance, and The Zone: A
Review |
Vol. 13, No. 4
July/August 1996
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Raso's List: Nutrition Forum Index to
Mystical and Supematuralistic Health-Related Methods |
Vol. 13, No. 3
May/June 1996
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Oxygenation Therapy: Healing or Hot Air?
Part II: Tales from the "0" Zone |
Vol. 13, No. 2
Marcb/Apnl 1996
|
Love Is Like Oxygen; Oxygenation
Therapy: Healing or Hot Air? Part I:
"Glyoxylide" and Hydrogen Peroxide |
Vol. 13, No.
1January/
February 1996
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Health-care Pseudocredentialing |
Vol. 12, No. 6
November/
December 1995
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The Skinny or Low-Fat Diet |
Vol. 12, No. 5
September/
October 1995
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Questionable Cancer Treatment:
Nutritional Herbal and Biological Approaches;
Reflexology: Science or Scam? |
Vol. 12, No. 4
July/August 1995
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Anti-Science Librarians and Book
Reviewers: Back to School (Daze) |
Vol. 12, No. 3
May/June 1995
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The Enchanted Forest: A "Treasury'
of Healthcare Esoterica; Marketing of Ephedra Products in
Health Food Stores |
Vol. 12, No. 2
March/April 1995
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School Daze: The Fast Track to Nutrition
"Credentials" |
Vol. 12, No. 1
January/
February 1995
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Wholly Holy: Pills Magic and Religion at
the Whole Life Expo; Supplement Bill Passes |
Vol. 11, No. 6
November/
December 1994
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Questionable Herbal Products |
Vol. 11, No. 5
September/
October 1994
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The Three Faces of Medical Unreason |
Vol. 11, No. 4
July/August 1994
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Alternative Healthcare Ayurveda and
Neo-Hinduism |
Vol. 11, No. 3
May/June 1994
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The Color of Quackery?: Fingering the
Phony Nutritionists of the Yellow Pages; Parsley-No Sage:
Shari Lieberman Up-Close Part 2 |
Vol. 11, No. 2, March/April 1994
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Progressive or Renegade?: Shari
Lieberman Up-Close Part 1 |
Vol. 11, No. 1
January/
February 1994
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"Out on a Limb":
"Alternative Nutrition" against AIDS |
Vol. 10, No. 6
November/
December 1993
|
The Rexall Tradition; Update: Health
Claims for Supplements |
Vol. 10, No. 5
September/
October 1993
|
Chelation Therapy: Unproven Claims and
Unsound Theories; FDA Documents Widespread Criminal
Activity |
Vol. 10, No. 4
July/August 1993
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New Food Labeling Regulations Issued;
Important Aspects of the New Label; Cholesterol
Guidelines Revised |
Vol. 10, No. 3
May/June 1993
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Confessions of a Former Women's Magazine
Writer; Assault on FDA Continues; Shark Cartilage in the
News |
Vol. 10, No. 2
March/April 1993
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Vitamin Pushers and Food Quacks |
Vol. 10, No. 1
January/
February 1993
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"Alternative" Therapy Buzzword
for the '90s; Mini-Glossary of "Alternative"
Methods; Nutrition Misinformation in the Dental Office |
Vol. 9, No. 6
November/
December 1992
|
Should Herbal Remedies Remain in FDA
Regulatory Limbo'?: Hearing Examines L-Tryptophan
Regulation |
Vol. 9, No. 5
September/
October 1992
|
Can Megadoses of Vitamin C Help Against
Colds?; The FDA versus Jonathan Wright |
Vol. 9, No. 4, July/August 1992: Chiropractors and Nutrition:
The "Supplement Underground"; Chiropractic Nutrition:
An Insider's View; USDA Pyramid Released
Vol. 9, No. 3, May/June 1992: The Shady Business of Nature's
Sunshine
Vol. 9, No. 2, March/April 1992: Proposed Labeling Rules Stir
Controversy; Deception Found at Commercial Weight-Loss Clinics
Vol. 9, No. 1, January/February 1992: Life After Bypass: My
Personal War Against Cholesterol: Health Food Store Probe Yields
Poor Advice Plus Doubletalk
Vol. 8, No. 6, November/December 1991: Quackery and the FDA:
A Complicated Story; Benefits and Risks of Vegetarian Diets
Vol. 8, No. 5: September/October 1991: Bottled Hype: The
Story of Km; "Healthy Cells" or Unhealthy Sales?
Vol. 8. No. 4, July/August 1991: Organic Foods Get Government
"Blessing" Despite Claims that Aren't Kosher;
Donsbach's Canadian Connection
Vol. 8, No. 3, May/June 1991: The FAIM Symposium: A
"Complementary Medicine" Smorgasbord; Ginkgo Extract:
Miracle or ?
Vol. 8, No. 2, March/April 1991: How Quackery Sells; The
Nabisco/Kraft Boycott: A Campaign for Better Public Health
Vol. 8, No. 1, January/February 1991: The Legacies of Edgar
Cayce; Dietary Guidelines Revised
Vol. 7, No. 6, November/December 1990: Devious Claims the
Anatomy of a Marketing Scheme; A Visit to Natural Foods Expo; FTC
Blasts "Stress Vitamin" Ads
Vol. 7, No. 5, September/October 1990: Natural Hygiene: Still
Alive and Dangerous; Costs of Foodborne Disease; Dubious Test
Debunked; Cal-Ban Scuttled
Vol. 7, No. 4, July/August 1990: Nutrition Quackery: Recent
Trends and Tidbits; Vitamin A Cases Settled for Record Sum; Bogus
Degrees in the News
Vol. 7, No. 3, N1ay/Julle l99(): A Kushi Seminar for
Professionals: The Saga of Cal-Ban 3000; FDA Plans to Change Food
Labeling Rules
Vol. 7, No. 2, March/April 1990: The Macrobiotic Diet: No
Cancer Cure; Have You Seen Your Vitamitician Lately?;
Fluoridation Attacked Unfairly
Vol. 7, No. 1, January/February 1990: Arthritis: Folk
Remedies and Quackery; A Spectrum of Diet Books; Controversy
Lingers Over "New" RDAs
Vol. 6. No. 6, November/December 1989: False Tenets of
Paraherbalism; Cho Low Tea: A Scam with a Happy Ending; Dietary
Guidelines for Infants
Vol. 6, No. 5, September/October 1989: Nutrition, Cholesterol
and Heart Disease Part V: Dietary Modification; Garbage in Our
Food?
Vol. 6, No. 4, July/August 1989: Nutrition, Cholesterol and
Heart Disease Part IV: The Role of Dietary Fiber
Vol. 6, No. 3, May/June 1989: Nutrition, Cholesterol and
Heart Disease Part Ill: How Diet Affects Blood Cholesterol
Levels; Raw Milk Creamed in California Court; National Research
Council Issues Massive Report on Diet and Health
Vol. 6, No. 2, March/April 1989: Nutrition, Cholesterol and
Heart Disease Part II: Structure and Functions of Lipoproteins;
Overuse of B12 Shots Reported; Health Food Industry Group Formed
to Fight FDA
Vol. 6, No. 1, January/February 1989: Nutrition, Cholesterol
and Heart Disease Part I: Risk Factons; Iridology: Do the Eyes
Have It?; New FDA Report on Pesticide Levels in Foods
Vol. 5, No. 8, December 1988: The Manner Seminar; Index to
Volume 5
Vol. 5, No. 7, September/October 1988: Organic Germanium:
Another Health Food Store Junk Food; Demand Grows for Anasazi
Beans
Vol. 5, No. 6, July/August 1988: Sports Nutrition Basics;
Bogus Claims for H2O2 Stopped; Crack-down on Fish Oils Announced
Vol. 5, No. 5, May/June 1988: The Rise and Fall of Laetrile;
Biotech to Bring Food Wonders'?
Vol. 5, No. 4, April 1988: "Nutrition" Against
Disease: A Close Look at a Chiropractic Seminar; Sunrider
Warnings Issued
Vol. 5, No. 3, March 1988: Can Super Blue Green Help Save the
World?; "Bodybuilding" Herbs; How to Evaluate
Commercial Weight Loss Promotions
Vol. 5, No. 2, February 1988: WIC Reform Means More Mothers
and Children Served; Study Finds Swimming Ineffective for Weight
Control; New Report on Dietary Fiber
Vol.5, No. 1, January 1988: Advice in Health Food Stores;
Canadian "Health Food" Survey Released; More B6
Toxicity Reported; Milk: What's in a Name?
Vol. 4, No. 12, December 1987: Hoxsey Treatment Still
Available; Index to Volume 4
Vol. 4, No. 11, November 1987: What Is Clinical Ecology?;
Candidiasis Hypersensitivity; Avoiding Salmonella Infections
Vol. 4, No. 10, October 1987: The Mercurial Kurt Donsbach;
Additional Thought on the RDA; Suma: A Questionable New Herb
Vol. 4, No. 9, September 1987: Can Nutripathy Transform the
World?; New Rules Proposed for Health Messages
Vol. 4, No. 8, August 1987: Premenstrual Syndrome: Is It
Nutrition-Related?; New Hype for B-Vitamins; Misleading Claims
Made for Grapefruit Juice
Vol. 4, No. 7, July 1987: Fighting Quackery: Tips for
Activists; Amazing Claims for Chlorophyll; Lendon Smith Loses
License
Vol. 4, No. 6, June 1987: Common Misconceptions About
Quackery; The Freireich Experimental Plan; Raspberry Tea
Vol. 4, No. 5, May 1987: "Nutrition Insurance": A
Skeptical View; CRN: Responsible or Irresponsible?; Scientific
Groups Warn Against Vitamin Misuse
Vol. 4, No. 4, April 1987: The Rise and Fall of United
Sciences of America; Quinoa Sales Rising
Vol. 4, No.3, March 1987: New Groups Pressing the
"Health Freedom"; The "Secret" of
Cheesemaking
Vol. 4, No. 2, February 1987: The Legacies of Paavo Airola;
Sugar Substitute in FDA's Limbo; The Rise of the Humble Potato
Vol. 4, No. 1, January 1987: Homeopathy: Is It Medicine?;
Fitting the Remedy to the Individual; My Visit to the Nevada
Clinic
Vol. 3, No. 12, December 1986: FDA Considering Policy for
Health Messages on Food Labels; Index to Volume 3
Vol. 3, No. 11, November 1986: Live Cell Analysis: High-Tech
Hokum; Margarine vs Butter
Vol. 3, No. 10, October 1986: Life Extension Part I: Theories
of Aging; If You Must Get Ripped Off, AARP Will Sell It to You
Cheaper; Food Irradiation Under Attack
Vol. 3, No. 9, September 1986: Twenty-One Ways to Spot a
Quack; New Help for Lactose Intolerance; Sweet Acidophilus Milk
Vol. 3, No. 8, August 1986: Fit for Life; Federal Judge Bans
Sale of Blue-Green Manna; Mock Beverages Are Becoming More
Popular; Bulk Foods May Have Doubtful Future
Vol. 3, No. 7, July 1986: The American Association of
Nutritional Consultants: Who and What Does It Represent?; More
Credentials, Anyone?; Consensus on Dietary Goals Hoped For
Vol. 3, No. 6, June 1986: The Impact of Nutrition Labeling;
An Irreverent Look at the Vitamin Bible and Its Author; More Herb
Research Needed
Vol. 3, No. 5, May 1986: Training for Health Food Retailers;
GNC's Difficulties Continue
Vol. 3, No. 4, April 1986: Consumer Attitudes Toward Food;
The Science in Our Food: Homogenization; Dietary Guidelines
Revised
Vol. 3, No. 3, March 1986: Current Perspectives on Fiber;
"Strengthening the Immune System": A Growing Fad
Vol. 3, No. 2, February 1986: The Gerson Clinic:
Butcher's-Broom; Unproven Allergy Concepts Attacked
Vol. 3, No. 1, January 1986: What Happened to the 1955 RDA's;
Aluminum: Fears, Facts and Fantasies; Genetic Engineering Has
Great Potential for Agriculture
Vol. 2, No. 12, December 1985: Suits Aimed at Anti-quackery
Laws; Index to Volumes I and 2
Vol. 2, No. 11, November 1985: Be Wary of the People's
Medical Society; Carnivora
Vol. 2, No. 10, October 1985: "Herbalife Hearings,"
Part II; The Dentist and Nutrition Quackery
Vol. 2, No. 9, September 1985: Herbalife Criticized at Senate
Hearings; FDA May Permit Health Claims on Food Labels; Nutrition
Frauds Attacked by New York Attorney General
Vol. 2, No. 8, August 1985: New Book Reflects Confusion on
Diet and Cancer; Stir-frying Can Help Meet the Dietary
Guidelines; ACSH Defends Antibiotics in Animals; Raw Milk
Involved in Legal Battles
Vol. 2, No. 7, July 1985: The Sulfite Dilemma; Chinese Food:
Diet of the Past May Be Diet of the Future
Vol. 2, No. 6, June 1985: A Few Thoughts on the RDA's;
Variety and Balance: What Do They Mean'?
Vol. 2, No. 5, May 1985: Some Notes on Linus Pauling; Why
Licensing of "Nutritionists" Is Needed
Vol. 2, No. 4, April 1985: Update on Food Irradiation;
Schisandra; DHEA: Facts vs Hype
Vol. 2, No. 3, March 1985: Food Safety: What Are the Real
Issues?; Who Took the Fun Out of Food?
Vol. 2, No. 2, February 1985: Government Anti-quackery
Activities More Visible; Diet and Behavior: A State-of-the-Art
Report
Vol. 2, No. 1, January 1985: The Science and Politics of Raw
Milk; Some Factors Affecting the Nutrient Content of Foods; Pau
D'Arco
Vol. 1, No. 3, December 1984: Cytotoxic Testing; More
Mail-order Bunkum; Tooth Decay: A Delicate Balance; "Growth
Hormone Releasers" Don't Cause Weight Loss
Vol, 1, No.2, November 1984: Vitamin Victims SueHarold
Manner; "Chelation Therapy" Suits; Perspective on
Herbal Medicine; Hair Analysis Scheme Halted by FTC
Vol. 1, No. 1, October 1984: The Strange Case of Quackery and
the FDA; Perspective on Aspartame; 1984 Iowa Title Bout Ends with
Technical Knockout
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