Category Archives: Biomedical

Biomedicine, especially reproductive medicine, embryology

The Soda File

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Roger Gosden

“Which boy can tell me about sodium?” “Please, sir.” One of the little crawlers in the front row of the class shot his arm up, revealing a neatly-ironed white sleeve. “It’s salt, sir.” “WRONG!” the teacher roared. He thumped his … Continue reading →

Posted in Biomedical | Tagged American Heart Association, hypertension, Louis Zamperini, Oliver Sacks, salt, sodium chloride, Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand | Comments Off

Who knows about Fructose?

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Roger Gosden

Was it a sweet or sexy temptation? The apple that Eve plucked from the tree was sweeter than honey, or to be perfectly accurate it had relatively more of the sweeter stuff than in honey. Apples contain more fructose than … Continue reading →

Posted in Biomedical | Tagged fructose, Paracelsus, Robert Lustig, sugar diet | Comments Off

Sweet and Sickly

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Roger Gosden

Everything in moderation, including moderation. That’s Wilde … but did he really mean everything, including sugar, or was Oscar teasing us? What would he say since we consume immoderate amounts of the sweet stuff? And does it matter anyway? Some … Continue reading →

Posted in Biomedical | Tagged Ancel Keys, Atkins diet, Gary Taubes, John Yudkin, low carb diet, Michael Pollan, Oscar Wilde, Sugar industry, William Banting | Comments Off

A Healthy Oil Change

Posted on December 21, 2014 by Roger Gosden

Smoke curling out of an open window or from under a car hood is a bad omen, and smoky chimneys and cigarettes emit toxins. It often means bad news, and we made a metaphor of it, There’s no smoke without … Continue reading →

Posted in Biomedical | Tagged Ancel Keys, lipid oxidation, polyunsaturated fats, saturated fats | 2 Comments

In Vitro Fertilization Comes to America by Howard W. Jones, Jr. M.D.

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Roger Gosden

I am proud to announce that Jamestowne Bookworks will publish this month In Vitro Fertilization Comes to America by Dr. Howard W. Jones, Jr. of the Jones Institute in Norfolk, Virginia. His memoir describes the ordeals of leading a medical breakthrough, … Continue reading →