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PubMed2007

New Hampshire House Bill 1719-FN. "An act defining human life as beginning at the moment of fertilization for the purposes of prenatal, pregnancy, and maternity services and programs".

Recently, the author was asked by the New Hampshire State Medical Society to testify before the State of New Hampshire's House Judiciary Committee, to address a bill that would establish the definition of when human life begins. Other states, such as South Dakota, recently passed a ban on abortion. Such legislation will severely limit a woman's ability to exercise her right to terminate her pregnancy. With the present composition of the US Supreme Court, it seems possible that in the not-too-distant future there will be a successful challenge to Roe v Wade. It is important that as health care providers we take the time to educate our public officials and general citizenry about the complexity of such issues. The subsequent editorial will paraphrase the statement that was delivered. Fortunately, the bill was defeated.

Abortion, Induced↗
PubMed2007

Personal and professional correlates of US medical students' vegetarianism.

OBJECTIVE: To determine prevalence and correlates of US medical students' self-identification as vegetarians. DESIGN: Medical students were anonymously surveyed via questionnaire three times: at freshmen orientation, orientation to wards, and during senior year. SUBJECTS: Medical students in the Class of 2003 (n=1,849) at 15 US medical schools (response rate 80%). OUTCOME MEASURES: We examined self-reported vegetarianism, abstinence from meat items on a food frequency questionnaire, and associations between students' vegetarianism and their health-related outcomes. STATISTICAL ANALYSES: Bivariate associations were tested with chi(2) tests. RESULTS: During medical school, 7.2% of students self-identified as vegetarians; this percentage declined over time. Those who were vegetarians for health reasons (66% of vegetarians) ate more fruits and vegetables than those who were vegetarians for nonhealth reasons (P=0.02). Vegetarians were more likely (P<0.01) than nonvegetarians to eat more fruits and vegetables (P=0.002); be women (P=0.009); be Hindu, Buddhist, or Seventh Day Adventist (P< or =0.0004); be politically liberal (P=0.007); have a body mass index < or =25 (P=0.008); or, as freshmen, to perceive nutrition counseling as highly relevant to their intended practices (P=0.007). Vegetarian students were no more likely to counsel patients about nutrition than were nonvegetarians. CONCLUSIONS: Prevalence of vegetarianism was higher among US medical students than among other US adults, although the prevalence declined during medical school. Medical students and physicians with healthful personal practices are more likely to encourage such behaviors in their patients, although the specific nutrition habit of vegetarianism among medical students was unassociated with their nutrition counseling practices.

Adolescent↗
PubMed2003

Growth of plant culture.

A series of articles by Nick Battey published throughout 2003 has been challenging plant scientists to embrace plant culture. Fine art, literature, mythology, plant lore, religion, philosophy and plant science all contribute to plant culture and Battey believes that it is up to us, the scientists, to stimulate greater appreciation of our work by striving for a richer culture.

Art↗
PubMed1982

Food allergy: lessons from the past.

Because finite studies are customarily published as the observations are completed, general principles and unifying concepts may be difficult to discern. When the contributions to a field of study are viewed in retrospect and in their entirety, the concepts and common understanding that influenced the kind of observations made and the interpretations of the findings may be more apparent. Periodic attempts to identify obstacles to scientific progress in the past should serve to lessen the clutter in the path of further advancement of knowledge. The need for this exercise in the field of food allergy has been urgent, and this is an effort to that end.

Anaphylaxis↗
PubMed2003

In the sign of Galileo: pictorial representation in the 17th-century Copernican debate.

After Galileo had discovered the four moons of Jupiter in 1609 he became increasingly convinced that the Copernican, heliocentric system of the world was correct. However, this ran against the opinions of the Church and a large number of contemporary astronomers and natural philosophers. The ensuing development culminated in the condemnation of the Copernican system by the Church in 1616 and of Galileo himself, who had propagated the Copernican system in his Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems (1632), in 1633. Nevertheless, there was a constant debate about the right world system during the whole 17th century. Pictorial representation played an important role in it and the illustrations used as book frontispieces were a significant medium for the dispute.

Art↗