Moore Lowdown
Maintaining a Healthy Balance of "Fair and Balanced"
October 06, 2014 | Not all opinions are created equal. So why do news media so often go out of their way to place those hocking scientifically unsupported fringe beliefs on the same footing as those espousing the near unanimity of the scientific community?
Moore Lowdown
Is Gun Ownership Good for Your Health?
September 26, 2014 | Gun advocates say that not only doesn't gun ownership correlate with violence, but that guns are a means to greater safety. But how healthy is it for society to buy in to such an argument?
Moore Lowdown
Taking a No-Tolerance Approach to Deceptive Food Labeling
September 14, 2014 | All we want when we look at a food label is to know what's in the stuff we're considering putting in our bodies. Because a lot of companies know they'll move more product if they fudge the facts, only strong disincentives to their doing so will stop them.
Moore Lowdown
Realizing When Realism Should Trump Idealism
September 02, 2014 | You would think that anyone interested in rape prevention would welcome a new tool that might prevent rapes. But you'd be wrong.
Moore Lowdown
Portion Control: What's Good for You?
August 29, 2014 | It's simple: you've got to eat. What's not so simple for some of us is knowing when to say when. But because "when" is not the same for all of us, how should we approach the question of portion control...
Celebrity Health
Robin Williams - It’s All in the Eyes
August 21, 2014 | Although depression is still a taboo subject, perhaps Robin Williams’ death will help us do a better job understanding the causes, put more resources into treating the symptoms, and help find ways to keep people from deciding on suicide
Moore Lowdown
The Unhealthy Side of Celebrity Influence
August 19, 2014 | If a celebrity says it's so, somewhere there are hundreds or thousands or millions of people who believe it. So what to do when celebrity truths are dubious or flat-out falsehoods?
Moore Lowdown
What the Israel-Palestine Conflict Can Teach Us About National Health
August 12, 2014 | The goings-on in Gaza are big news right now. But the current flare-up is symptomatic of the perpetual unhealthiness—physical, psychological, and moral—that plagues the region.
Celebrity Health
Ebola - Here, There and Everywhere
August 11, 2014 | I wouldn’t be worried to sit next to someone with the Ebola virus on the Tube, as long as they don’t vomit on you or something - Peter Piot co-discoverer of Ebola 1976
Celebrity Health
Hooked on Hookah
July 28, 2014 | Hookah is healthier and less addictive than cigarettes, right? Think again. Results of several studies suggest that hookah is far more dangerous than cigarettes.
