Coliform Assays: Inadequate and Unwarranted

Slime-producing Coliform and Coliform-like Bacteria.

Folic acid and colorectal cancer: unwarranted fears.

QUESTION Some of my female patients are afraid of taking folic acid because they "fear cancer." What is the evidence for this? ANSWER Theoretical evidence in experimental models is sharply contrasted by 3 recent meta-analyses of randomized and observational studies. Women planning to become pregnant should supplement with the folate dose they need to prevent neural tube defects.

Unwarranted Assumptions about Children's Testimonial Accuracy.

We examine eight unwarranted assumptions made by expert witnesses, forensic interviewers, and legal scholars about the reliability of children's eyewitness reports. The first four assumptions modify some central beliefs about the nature of suggestive interviews, age-related differences in resistance to suggestion, and thresholds necessary to produce tainted reports. The fifth unwarranted assump...

Insulin glargine and malignancy: an unwarranted alarm.

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Coliform confusion

Criticism of journalists for creating confusion and needless anxiety is sometimes fully justified. On other occasions, at least part of the blame lays elsewhere. Consider the following. A headline in the Sunday Times on 14 May read: “Killer bug alert over organic vegetables.” The story continued “Tesco yesterday withdrew all organic mushrooms from its shelves after routine checks by environment...