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Karen%27s%20headshot.JPG Hi there. I am a science/ medical writer based in Atlanta GA with a Ph.D. in cancer biochemistry from Emory University. The purpose of this blog is to write about current and interesting science news that may affect people's lives. I hope you enjoy my posts.

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April 28, 2007

Exploring physician-pharmaceutical industry relationships

Category: Health

The latest issue of the New England Journal of Medicine reports that 94% of physicians in the U.S. receive gifts and benefits from pharmaceutical companies in the form of free food, drug samples and sports tickets, to name a...

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April 26, 2007

Science Daily news for stroke victims

Category: Health

Among some of the latest stories from Science Daily comes two articles highlighting new treatment information for stroke victims. The first article describes a potential new drug for stroke victims. The research published in the American Journal of Hypertension confirms...

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April 19, 2007

New test for authenticity of organic produce

Category: Food Science

Researchers from the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England are using the nitrogen content of fruits and vegetables to detect falsely labeled organic produce. The demand for organic produce has been increasing. This Discovery News article explains that "the...

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April 14, 2007

Why Do We Hesitate To Use Generic Drugs?

Category: Health

In this blog post from Trusted.MD Network Keshav Chander MD asks "Why Do We Hesitate To Use Generic Drugs?" Among the responses he heard are: -Concerns about generic drug quality -Lower familiarity with generic drugs due to less marketing of...

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April 13, 2007

No scientific evidence to support dietary supplements

Category: Health

There is no scientific evidence that dietary supplements (vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, herbs) can improve your health. This recent CNN Health article, for example, explains that there is no scientific evidence to show that diet supplements can slow the aging process....

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April 9, 2007

Grilled meat and cancer?

Category: Health

I was asked this question a while ago and found it quite interesting. Can eating grilled meat cause cancer? The idea that eating the charred part of grilled meat can increase your risk of certain cancers has been around...

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