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Monthly Archive August, 2008

Estrogen and Lung Health

By Jeffry Fawcett, August 19, 2008 in the Editorials blog

After our show last week on lung health, we received a note from a listener about the relationship between estrogen and lung health that alerted us to an article by Dr. Jonathan Wright from his August 2008 newsletter. In it he discusses the work of Donald Massaro and Gloria DeCarlo Massaro, researchers at the Lung Biology Laboratory at Georgetown University School of Medicine. [Read more…]

Artificial Fragrance

By Jeffry Fawcett, August 5, 2008 in the Editorials blog

Why are products scented with fragrances cook up in a lab? Soap, laundry detergent, fabric softener, room fresheners, shampoo. hair conditioner.

The simple answer is that it promotes sales. [Read more…]