3 minute read "Plant-based diets have been popular in the media recently, but research shows that going vegetarian or vegan isn’t only good for the environment, but for our health, too," write Laura Brown, Teesside University and Kelly Rose, Teesside University, UK (Feb. 26th, 2020)
4 minute read Researcher and Clinician, Professor Peter Kinderman (University of Liverpool) has shown exceptional leadership in an open letter to the leaders of the American Psychiatric Association and World Health Organization. iDose invites you to not only read this related article, but get involved if you judge it to be constructive (Feb. 19th, 2020)
"More than two-thirds of Americans take dietary supplements. The vast majority of consumers – 84% – are confident the products are safe and effective. They should not be so trusting," writes C. Michael White, University of Connecticut (Feb. 19th, 2020)
7 minute read "When I was training as a clinical psychologist, I had a rotation in a low-cost psychotherapy clinic. Among the first people I met was a young man who believed that he might be responsible for harm coming to his family if he didn’t engage in time-consuming rituals, including arranging his shoes very particularly for up to half an hour," writes Huw Green, University of Cambridge (Feb. 19th, 2020)
2 minute read "If you are on a DASH diet or the Mediterranean diet you are probably eating...," writes Gary L. Wenk, Ohio State University (Feb. 12th, 2020)
4 minute read "With these findings, one would think that we should avoid snow shovelling at all costs. But with a few exceptions, it’s no different from any other vigorous physical activity," writes Scott Lear, Simon Fraser University (Feb 12th, 2020)
4 minute read "To provide a clearer picture of this evolving story, at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, we have developed a new outbreak mapping tool," writes Edward Parker, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (Feb. 12th, 2020)
4 minute read "In the midst of all of this, a potential crisis simmers in the shadows: The global dependence on China for the production of pharmaceuticals and medical equipment," write four leading scholars (Feb. 12th, 2020)
5 minute read "As the new coronavirus continues to cross international borders, the two key questions on public health officials’ minds are: ‘How deadly is it?’ and ‘Can it be contained?" writes Maciej F. Boni, Pennsylvania State University (Feb. 5th, 2020)