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Inflammation and Sports Injuries
submitted by: admin on 10/09/2013
Inflammation has now been shown to promote healing, so using anti-inflammatory analgesics, while they control pain and swelling, retard healing. Injuries stimulate the production of IGF-1 (insulin-like growth factor) and the body manages a symphony when it comes to regulating inflammation and healing. Steroids are the ultimate example of reducing inflammation...
Ignored Medical Breakthroughs
submitted by: admin on 10/09/2013
Every year there are advances in research that should be brought forward into clinical practice but don't make it because of conflicts of interest. One reason is that new technologies may require more study or financial investment by the practitioner. Second, new technologies will replace old ones that are profitable. The example of the photon stimulator...
How to Prevent Amputations in Diabetes
submitted by: admin on 10/02/2013
There is another diabetic amputation every 30 seconds! They are now preventable. Today 15% of people with diabetic neuropathy will have an amputation. After 10 years of having diabetes 50% of people have symptoms of neuropathy that include pain, numbness, and loss of proprioception (balance). There is an epidemic of diabetic neuropathy and treatment...
Healthy Skin Care Products
submitted by: admin on 09/23/2013
The FDA doesn't regulate skin care products. A cosmetic manufacturer may use any ingredient without government approval and most of the 25,000 chemicals used, have NOT been tested for long term toxic effects. The associations that are supposed to assess the safety of the ingredients are made up of the chemical companies that manufacture the cosmetics!...
Health Care Reform
submitted by: admin on 09/23/2013
Health care reform is in the news but it is no more than insurance reform and preservation of the status quo for Big Pharma and the medical industry. Certainly we all deserve health care, but we also need a system that preserves wellness and is focused on prevention. The corruption of Congress, Big Pharma, medical insurance, FDA, CDC, medical education and medical...
Healing Circles and the Future of Medicine
submitted by: admin on 09/22/2013
I helped coin the term “Health Medicine” in 1992. Health medicine is a new style of healthcare that blends integrative, holistic, person-centered, and preventive perspectives into health care. Its highest expression is the...
Government Regulation of Food
submitted by: admin on 09/22/2013
Food poisoning is relatively common in the US. The FDA does little to prevent this from happening because it suffers from both underfunding and conflicts of industry with Big Agra.
GMO Crops Must be Immediately Outlawed
submitted by: admin on 09/22/2013
GMO foods are dangerous and should be outlawed immediately. Longterm studies in mice show a high incidence of breast cancer as well as serious kidney and liver disorders. The problem with the research done by Monsanto and DuPont that has been done is that they are all relatively short term and it takes many years for disease to develop when caused...
Getting Beyond Toxic Personal-Care Products with Vicki Saputo, RN
submitted by: admin on 09/22/2013
In Chapter 1 of A Return to Healing, we tell the true story of how Vicki Saputo, RN (the wife of the author, Len Saputo, MD) faced and then overcame a major life-threatening condition. She had long suffered from delayed recurring allergic reactions...
FDA: Good or Bad?
submitted by: admin on 09/21/2013
Can we trust the FDA to protect us from Big Pharma and from the supplement industry? Fast tracking drugs has plusses and minuses. Should patients have the choice of trying drugs that are not yet on the market? Can we trust the drugs that are on the market that don't do that much? How much do conflicts of interest come into play?
FDA Warns of Prostate Cancer Risk with Avodart and Proscar
submitted by: admin on 09/21/2013
The FDA is requiring that Avodart and Proscar manufacturers disclose that there is an approximately 50% increased incidence of high grade prostate cancer with their usage. It also pointed out that they are not approved for prostate cancer prevention. These drugs block the conversion of testosterone to dihydro-testosterone, which is believed to be one the causes...
FDA Pulls Darvon Off the Market
submitted by: admin on 09/21/2013
After 50 years the FDA is pulling Darvon off the market. What took so long and what does it reflect in terms of how the FDA works and how Big Pharma withholds what it knows about the side effects of its drugs. Thousands of people have died from heart rhythm disturbances. The lack of ethics, the conflicts of interest, and the dishonesty of the pharmaceutical industry...
FDA May Allow More Drugs Over-the-Counter
submitted by: admin on 09/21/2013
The FDA is considering allowing more drugs to become over-the-counter as their patents run out. This, of course, would make it possible for Big Pharma to make greater profits. However, there are serious challenges related to safety in using drugs such as statins and drugs for type 2 diabetes that would emerge. Most people are not sufficiently educated...
FDA Hotline
submitted by: admin on 09/21/2013
When you have a side effect from a medication you can report it to the FDA yourself; MDs have a history of not reporting side effects to the FDA They are simply too busy. This is especially problematic when patients are on a multitude of drugs; which one caused the problem? The example of side effects from statins is described. The number to call is 1-800-FDA-1088.
FDA Considering Prescription Drugs Without a Prescription
submitted by: admin on 09/21/2013
The FDA is considering offering many prescription drugs without a prescription at pharmacies where a few questions would be asked and medicine dispensed like through a vending machine! Most insurances would not be required to pay for such costs and patients would be largely on their own to determine the need and safety of their purchases.
While...
FDA and USDA Are Not Protecting Our Food
submitted by: admin on 09/21/2013
The FDA and USDA are not protecting our food supply. Melamine, lead, mercury, and diethylene glycol are examples of what can get into our food supply. The melamine and diethylene glycol stories are discussed.
Epidemic of Failing Artificial Hips
submitted by: admin on 09/21/2013
Tens of thousands of metal on metal artificial hips are failing years earlier than expected and are requiring a second surgery to take the old device out and put in a new one. There has been no tracking system to follow how they do, although after the fact a tracking system is being implemented by orthopedists now. This is coming at a price of about $1 billion....
Drug Company Representatives
submitted by: admin on 09/20/2013
Drug reps know how to sway doctors to use the drugs their company makes using a variety of social techniques. The accuracy and legality of how they operate is discussed. Off-label usage is reviewed.
Don't Underestimate the Power of Big Pharma
submitted by: admin on 09/20/2013
Merck Pharmaceuticals murdered 50,000 people by causing heart attacks and strokes from their drug, Vioxx, that they knew would cause these problems, yet they still withheld this information from the FDA and the general public. Merck's internal records that we supoened under the Freedom of Information Act dislosed that they were aware of these problems...
Does the Flu Vaccine Increase the Risk for Getting the Flu?
submitted by: admin on 09/20/2013
The scandalous swine flu vaccine is still being promoted by the CDC when it is clear that the vaccine is unproven to be of value, may not be safe, may increase the risk for getting the flu, and that its seriousness is no worse than the common cold. Nonetheless, two counties and many hospitals in northern California are mandated that health care professionals...
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