Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Cranky news links

Weee good day for cranky news stories.

Some nice cranky news stories on subjects I like. Vitamins generally a big scam unless you are suffereing from a serious condition, scurvy, osteoporosis chronic wasteing etc.
http://www.alternet.org/vitamin-industry-scam-says-medical-journal-annals-internal-medicine

For all the conspiracy theories around big pharma, (justified and not) very few people seem to think the same way about "natural" health remedies or vitamines and all the money in their industry.

Another product sold without much real evidence of effectiveness antibacterial soap.
http://io9.com/theres-no-evidence-antibacterial-soap-is-more-effectiv-1484817036

Not to mention possible harm.