/oss/taxonomy/term/394/all en /oss/article/controversial-science-health-news-supplements/seems-neurosurgeons-are-not-immune-neuroses <p>Recently a number of people have forwarded me bits of wisdom emanating from Dr. Russel Blaylock, neurosurgeon. While at one time he may have been in possession of an acceptable brain, mental fog now seems to have set in. <span>I have long followed Dr. Blaylock’s rants against food additives, aluminum cookware, fluoridation and dental amalgam. A career in neurosurgery obviously does not confer expertise on these issues. But let’s dig a little deeper into the mind of this man, a mind filled with conspiracy theories. He opines that the social drug problem in the U.S.</span></p> Wed, 08 Jan 2014 03:06:38 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 2061 at /oss /oss/article/science-science-everywhere/fishy-data-fish-oil-supplements <p>Repeat after me: “Repetition does not confer truth.” <span>If you go by the frequency with which media reports scream about us poor souls walking the proverbial plank, prodded by the sword of environmental toxins, or about gulping fish oil tablets to yield eternal health, you would think that these are established facts. They are not. </span></p> Sun, 20 Nov 2011 19:52:49 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 1612 at /oss