Bad Bugs, From Farm to Us: Curtailing Antibiotic Overuse in Agriculture With ever-increasing microbial resistance to our ever-challenged arsenal of antibiotics, clearly we need to do everything possible to stay ahead in the Darwinian race between bacterial pathogens and humanity. One intervention, increasingly indicated by research and supported by many reputable health organizations, is to decrease the massive prophylactic and growth-promoting use of antibiotics in the production of food, primarily meat. September 4, 2012 Public Health, San Francisco Medicine, SFMS Member Lester Breslow, Philip Lee, Antibiotic overuse 0 0 Comment Read More »
Why the FDA Said No to a Ban of Bisphenol-A in Food Packaging Not Exactly an Erin Brockovich Hollywood Ending: Why the FDA Said No to a Ban of Bisphenol-A in Food Packaging. SFMS President's Column from the June 2012 San Francisco Medicine. June 13, 2012 San Francisco Medicine, SFMS Member FDA, Bisphenol A, Peter Curran 0 0 Comment Read More »
Considering BPA: State of the Art or Willful Ignorance? While it is technically correct that the FDA did not ban bisphenol A (BPA), the Wall Street Journal misled readers when it ignored the clear FDA statements that we need to reduce BPA exposure of our most vulnerable citizens. This is a prototype example of the spin-versus-spin arguments that characterize most of the environmental chemical debate. These arguments are not about truth. They are about control of public perception. It is time for willful efforts to skip the spin, outline the challenges, and answer the questions that affect the safety of our children and grandchildren. June 13, 2012 CPMC, Physician Resource, San Francisco Medicine, SFMS Member bisphenol A, Shanaz Dairkee, William Goodson III, BPA 0 0 Comment Read More »
Environmental Chemicals: Large Effects from Low Doses As research has expanded into the effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), it has been shown that they follow the same rules that hormones follow. Unfortunately, this runs counter to the core assumption that forms the basis for all toxicological testing done to establish regulatory standards: High-dose testing will be informative about low-dose impacts. June 11, 2012 Public Health, San Francisco Medicine EDCs, endocrine-disrupting chemicals, J.P. Myers, Lisa Vandenberg, Thomas Zoeller, EDC 0 0 Comment Read More »
Reducing Cancer Risks: Dr. Margaret Kripke on the Environment and Cancer Dr. Margaret Kripke of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center discusses environment and cancer, and her experience on the President's Cancer Panel and the panel report "Reducing Environmental Cancer Risks: What We Can Do Now." June 8, 2012 San Francisco Medicine Margaret Kripke, cancer prevention, President's Cancer Panel 0 0 Comment Read More »
