George Winter

3 weeks ago | irishtimes.com | George Winter

In 1955, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) affected more than 300 people at London’s Royal Free hospital. In 1970, a study attributed the outbreak to “mass hysteria”, from which the “it’s in your head” dogma of ME developed. However, in 2006, Dr Byron Hyde revealed the 1970 study as “totally bogus research”.

3 weeks ago | britishjournalofmidwifery.com | George Winter

Although safety concerns had excluded pregnant women from clinical research, demands for their inclusion in clinical vaccine development increased following the disproportionate effect of COVID-19, Ebola and Lassa fever outbreaks on pregnant women and/or their fetuses (Salloum et al, 2023).

2 months ago | britishjournalofmidwifery.com | George Winter

Approximately 4% and 7% of UK consumers identify as vegans and vegetarians, respectively (Wunsch, 2024). The Food Standards Agency (2020) states that ‘those belonging to Generation Z [typically 16–25-year-olds], alongside Millennials [typically born between 1981 and 1996], are among the most likely to eat no meat or to be reducing their consumption of meat’. What can be inferred about the quality of the food eaten by vegetarians/vegans, some of whom are pregnant or contemplating pregnancy?

Feb 19, 2025 | magonlinelibrary.com | George Winter

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Jan 27, 2025 | medicalindependent.ie | George Winter |- David Lynch |- Catherine Reilly |David Lynch

The evidence on the impact of lifestyle behaviours on health is overwhelming According to the Viennese writer Peter Altenberg (1859-1919) there are only two things that can destroy a healthy person: “Love trouble, ambition, and financial catastrophe. And that’s already three things and there are a lot more.” A fourth factor, I suggest, is health professionals ignoring peer-reviewed studies demonstrating that lifestyle behaviours influence health and that drugs don’t always help.