In any country, Stuff’s news story assessing ‘edible sunscreen’ would be questionable. In New Zealand, the melanoma capital of the world, it’s downright irresponsible, writes Mark Hanna. I have a mental checklist of bits of my body I must not forget to put sunscreen on. The back of my neck, the tops of my ears, … Read more
We need a new law to plug the big gap in our regulation of health products, argues Mark Hanna Winston Peters has decided that we don’t need an incoming anti-quackery bill. He’s wrong. In a press release earlier this week, Peters called for the poorly named Natural Health Products Bill to be scrapped: “This Bill is regulatory … Read more
‘Have you tried…?’ It’s the call of unsolicited advice-givers everywhere. Dr Jess Berentson-Shaw tackles the science (or the lack thereof) behind the latest fad treatments for babies – including those damn amber beads. The Krakatoa eruption had nothing on this. I watched in horror as a voluminous fountain of precious breast milk blasted high into … Read more