Scare headlines were seldom seen in coverage of this week's report on the cancer risks from processed and red meats. Tabitha M. Powledge elaborates: "Google has collected many thousands of articles and blog posts, a large number of them showing (with data! and statistics!) that, for most people, there is very little cause for alarm, and few big changes in eating habits required. I can’t help wondering if these defenders of sausage have, um, a dog in this fight."
October 31, 2015