/oss/taxonomy/term/1859/all en /oss/article/pseudoscience/dr-ozs-sad-trip-down-rabbit-hole <p>It seems that Dr. Mehmet Oz’s transformation from respected surgeon to deplorable pseudoscience advocate is complete. He recently slandered Dr. Fauci as a “petty tyrant” and then called him “cowardly” for not taking the bait to get into a “doctor-to-doctor debate” with the surgeon-turned TV snake oil salesman-turned politician. Oz may once have been a very competent physician, but he is way, way out of his depth when it comes to immunology, virology and epidemiology. He is just not in Dr. Fauci’s league.  </p> Fri, 18 Feb 2022 22:01:11 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 9030 at /oss /oss/article/controversial-science-environment-food-health-news/streptomycin-and-blueberries <p>A story is blazing around the blogosphere about a ten year old girl having an anaphylactic reaction to a blueberry pie. Physicians supposedly traced the reaction to streptomycin used as a pesticide on the blueberries. The account is spreading like wildfire with warnings about how an “antibiotic reside in food may cause severe allergies.” The reference is to a paper in the September issue of Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, a reputable publication. But there is a problem. The September issue is not yet out. So how do we know about the case?</p> Fri, 05 Sep 2014 01:13:32 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 2193 at /oss