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Sucralose is used as a non-nutritive sweetener by hundreds of millions every year. It has been approved as safe for human consumption by multiple national and multinational regulatory agencies, primarily as a way to reduce the consumption of sucrose and other caloric sweeteners, particularly by those seeking to manage their weight or diabetic susceptibility. Nonetheless a persistent minority of food scientists, toxicologists, and other medical professionals have brought up what they see as a potential for cancer, inflammation in the gut, and risk for births. Neither side is likely to give up on on its viewpoint, and sucralose continues to be the world leader in sales and consumption. Nonetheless the rise of "all-natural" non-nutritive sweeteners like stevia and extracts from monk fruit have strong appeal to upscale consumers, who often influence markets in the long run. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Psychologists, social workers, and school counselors are increasingly adding neurofeedback (NFT), a controversial alternative or complementary therapy to their treatment plans for patients with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. NFT involves training the patient in self-regulation of brain wave patterns, employing a standard diagnostic tool, the EEG, in an interactive operant conditioning mode not often used by neurologists or psychiatrists. Some NFT therapists claim in their books that they have sufficient expertise to advise parents against the use of Ritalin[TM] and amphetamines, which are part of the conventional multimodal therapy strongly endorsed in a wide variety of clinical publications. In return, some of the leading conventional physicians and Ph.D. researchers in the field of ADHD have traditionally ignored or disparaged the literature of NFT as being insufficiently scientific and appearing largely in obscure journals or books published outside the mainstream medical presses. While most librarians are unlikely to have sufficient scientific or clinical credentials to pass judgment, one way or another, on NFT as a treatment for ADHD, an examination of the credentials of authors, their books, book reviews, journals, and the publishers in which opponents and proponents make their case is entirely within our purview, and such an analysis is provided.

Discusses scientific journals in East and West Germany before and after reunification. Topics include scientific research in university and engineering schools, industrial research labs, and industrial firms; publication patterns; market share of journal articles; competition with American journals; and German versus English language. (LRW)