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Overdiagnosing Hypothyroidism?
submitted by: admin on 11/22/2024
We cannot rely solely on blood tests to access thyroid function; they miss too many people with hypothyroidism. Measuring the basal metabolic test is the gold standard to diagnose hypothyroidism.
Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome and Cortisol Levels
submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
PTSD often leads to prolonged cortisol levels that eventually can lead to adrenal failure and low cortisol levels. Severe physical and emotional traumas lead to serious psychological problems such as flashbacks, panic attacks, insomnia, phobias, etc. At times these symptoms can be subclinical.
Psoriasis
submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
This is a good basic overview of the cause, clinical findings, and treatment of this chronic illness.
Public Disclosure of Clinical Trials
submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
A lack of openness about designs and results of clinical trials, coupled with inadequate oversight of off-label use of drugs and adaverse events, puts consumers of health products at risk. There is also the aspect that government sponsored clinical trials are paid for by the public, yet they must purchase the information when results are published in medical...
Qigong with Tom Rogers
submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
Tom Rogers, president of the Qigong Institute gives a wonderful interview describing what qigong is, how it works, and what it does. He reviews some of the scientific studies validating its value. He also explains that qigong is a moving meditation that pays attention to the breath. Tom relates to the emerging field of epigenetics that emphasizes how...
Should Medical Research Forego Placebo Testing?
submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
The results of a randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial re-opened debate on whether it is ethical to conduct placebo-controlled studies because it puts those in the placebo group at the disadvantage of not being in the treatment arm. One could make the point that placebo is not really necessary because all that needs to be done is to see if patients...
Should Participation in Vaccine Trials be Mandated?
submitted by: admin on 11/22/2024
Two MDs from Oxford, England published an article in the AMA's Journal of Ethics stating that they would consider forcibly injecting experimental vaccines "for the greater good of society." However, they preferred that a mandated choice required by law to compel people to state in advance their willingness to participate in vaccine trials.
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Subclinical Hypothyroidism
submitted by: admin on 10/16/2013
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The FDA's Criteria for Approving New Drugs Will Blow Your Mind
submitted by: admin on 02/09/2014
According to a Yale School of Medicine study published in the January 22, 2014 issue of JAMA, reviewed 188 drugs and technologies from 2005-2012 and documented that more than 1/3 of the drugs were approved not only on the basis of a single clinical trial, but also were often small, short, and involved surrogate metrics rather than clear clinical endpoints. It...
Understanding Hypothyroidism
submitted by: admin on 10/17/2013
Dr. Len and Nurse Vicki review what hypothyroidism is and how it is diagnosed. The physiology of thyroid function is reviewed. It is possible to have hypothyroidism and normal thyroid blood tests. The BioEnergy Test is reviewed.
Unnecessary Clinical Trials
submitted by: admin on 11/22/2024
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