- James Arthur Ray found guilty in sweat lodge deaths – He was found guilty of negligent homicide meaning he was, “was found to have caused the deaths…but did not necessarily recognize the risk he put them in.”
- Child interstate abortion act introduced in Congress – So if you’re under 18 and your closest provider is across state lines, you get yet another hurdle to getting an abortion.
- ABC news attacks scientist who exposed bias in obesity research – ABC news attacked biostatician David Allison’s stance on the link between soda and obesity, saying he was paid by big soda to poke holes in scientific consensus. Except, scientific consensus agrees with Allison.
- Climate change: Public skeptical, scientists sure – From Tmac57.
It is fascinating to learn how much pressure there is on governments and public health organizations to come out with clear, firm health guidelines – such that, without enough supporting data, we’re all being told “Do this, it’ll make you healhier”.
If, for instance, the guideline to reduce fat intake turns out to have been a mistake (which some researchers are beginning to say), then the single most influential “health guideline” in the history of public health guidelines may turn out to have been risking people’s health.
I’m so glad our legislators are looking to the past for inspiration. Who would have thought that the Fugitive Slave Law, of all things, would get a new lease on life?
I hope James Arthur Ray enjoys pushing himself to his ‘spiritual warrior’ limits in prison.
If you like the soda debate I recommend checking out the book Good Calories, Bad Calories. It’s a very comprehensive and interesting read that digests our digestion and food/diet habits. It gets to the science of nutrition and actually looks at the history of mandated diets and their actual scientific support.
Gary Taubes is an interesting figure,and his ideas are interesting as well,but they are not without controversy.See this article from SBM to get an idea of what I mean:
http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/index.php/why-we-get-fat/#more-9841
There is a lively discussion in the comments section that is worth reading,if you can wade through it all.
Good that he was found guilty. I hope he stays in jail a long time and has all his assets sold to pay his victims.