The tale of Cinderella: to ban or not to ban?

To ban or not to ban?

The past four years have seen a steady increase in the number of companies that offer direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing services and in the number of such tests for genetic risk factors, including a wide range of diseases and other non-disease-related traits. These companies sell their tests outside the traditional healthcare setting and often do not involve healthcare professionals for ...

To ban or not to ban? - that is the question.

Vending machines in schools: to ban or not to ban?

hydrolysate, soy and conventional cow milk formulas on incidence of atopic disease in high risk infants. Annals of Allergy 1989; 63: 102–6. 4 Chandra R. Five-year follow-up of high risk infants with family history of allergy who were exclusively breastfed or fed partial whey hydrolysate, soy and conventional cow’s milk formulas. Journal of Pediatriatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition 1997; 24: ...

Animal growth promoters: to ban or not to ban? A risk assessment approach.

The use of antibiotics for animal growth promotion has been controversial because of the potential transfer of antibiotic resistance from animals to humans. Such transfer could have severe public health implications in that treatment failures could result. We have followed a risk assessment approach to evaluate policy options for the streptogramin-class of antibiotics: virginiamycin, an animal ...

The Tale of Asbestos in Sweden 1972–1986—The Pathway to a Near-Total Ban

This paper provides a narrative of the national intervention strategy in Sweden aimed to restrict the industrial use of asbestos. For many years, asbestos was imported for widespread industrial use, resulting in large amounts throughout Swedish society. In 1972, the whistle was blown in a Communist Party parliamentary motion describing asbestos as a health hazard and requesting action to prohib...