antidepressants cause fractures
ANTIDEPRESSANT MEDICATIONS CAUSE FRACTURES Dirk69CS It’s not news that any number of medications destroy bone, leaving those that use them prone to fractures. Some of the most common of these are PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS taken for heartburn, antacids, certain kinds of blood thinners, some of the drugs used to treat TYPE II DIABETES, certain types […]
dysbiosis in current peer-review
WHAT DOES THE CURRENT SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE SAY ABOUT DYSBIOSIS?STAY AWAY FROM ANTIBIOTICS AS THOUGH YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT “As clinicians know, it takes a long time for research to sort of percolate through the expert and clinician community and guidelines are really important in that process, and it takes a long time for things […]
vaccines and your microbiome
VACCINES AND YOUR MICROBIOME(AUTISM AND GUT HEALTH) OpenStax College & Databese Center for Life Science “Autism is primarily a disorder of the brain, but research suggests that as many as nine out of 10 individuals with the condition also suffer from gastrointestinal problems such as inflammatory bowel disease and “leaky gut.” The latter condition occurs […]
big pharma and the failure of evidence-based medicine
BIG PHARMA AND THE FAILURE OF EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE “Pharmaceutical companies will inevitably continue to be the dominant influence in deciding what research is undertaken and conducting that research, publishing it and providing information to prescribers” House of Commons Health Committee. The Influence of the Pharmaceutical Industry. Fourth Report of the Session, 2004-2005, Volume I. March, […]
still more antibiotic over-prescription? absolutely!
NOT SURE ABOUT THE DIAGNOSIS?HIT ‘EM WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF ANTIBIOTICS! “Antibiotic therapies are used for approximately 56% of inpatients in U.S. hospitals, but are found to be inappropriate in nearly half of these cases, and many of these failures are connected with inaccurate diagnoses” Dr. Greg Filice, from last week’s news release by the […]
blood pressure vaccine on the horizon
BLOOD PRESSURE VACCINESDON’T SAY I DIDN’T WARN YOU Feen & Databese Center for Life Science (DBCLS) “We developed the DNA vaccine to induce anti-angiotensin II antibodies, which can bind angiotensin II and inhibit its function, but how to regulate the duration of antibody production is still unknown” Dr. Hironori Nakagami from Christopher Wanjek’s recent article […]
vaccinations and the relationship to fibromyalgia
VACCINATIONS (PARTICULARLY HPV) AND THE RELATIONSHIP TO FIBROMYALGIA Andrew Magill While I was doing research for a post I am writing about FIBROMYALGA, I came across some interesting information — information that could only come from outside the US. You see, it is my contention that because of the gross financial conflicts-of-interest in the medical […]
our national love affair with drugs
“The United States contains 5% of the world’s population and consumes 75 percent of the the world’s prescription drugs.” From the NIH’s National Institute on Drug Abuse (Popping Pills: Prescription Drug Abuse in America) If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times — Americans use a lot of drugs. In fact, it would […]
brand new information in the autism vaccine debate
MORE NEWS ON THE LINK BETWEENAUTISM AND VACCINATION “The disparaged scientists include well-published neurologists, pharmacists, epidemiologists, immunologists, PhD’s, chemists and microbiologists from places like Boston Children’s Hospital, Horizon Molecular Medicine at Georgia State University, University of British Columbia, City College of New York, Columbia University, Stony Brook University Medical Center, University of Northern Iowa, University […]
the dangers of the gardasil vaccine
THE GARDASIL VACCINESAVOIR, KILLER, OR SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN? “It is a vaccine that’s been highly marketed, the benefits are over-hyped, and the dangers are underestimated.” Dr. Chris Shaw, Professor at the University of British Columbia’s Department Neuroscience, Ophthalmology, and Visual Sciences (from footage from One More Girl). “The number of viral matches and their locations make the […]
robert kennedy jr, bill maher, and mercury in vaccines
AMERICA’S CRAZY VACCINATION SCHEDULE, MERCURY,AND THE LINK TO NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES “The scientific literature is virtually unanimous about the dangers of Thimerasol, and the link between the epidemic of neurological disorders that are now afflicting American children; ADD / ADHD, Speech Delay, Language Delay, ASD, and Autism; all of which began in 1989 which was the […]
health problems associated with acid reflux and heartburn drugs
HEARTBURN / ACID REFLUX DRUGS MORE DANGEROUS THAN MOST PEOPLE REALIZE “Madison Avenue has given stomach acid a bad name, but it’s really kind of a bum rap. Dip into any physiology textbook, and you’ll find that stomach acid serves several constructive purposes. Pepsin, an enzyme that is essential to the preliminary digestion of protein, […]
why healthy people can be naturally antibiotic resistant
ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE, REAL HEALTH,AND YOUR MICROBIOME “We see this as one more piece of clear evidence that antibiotic resistance is indeed a natural feature of the human microbiota but that it’s primed to be activated and amplified for greater resistance after antibiotic use.” Dr. Gautam Dantas from St. Louis’ Washington University School of Medicine (as […]
the relationship between the medical community and big pharma
THE BIG INFLUENCE OF BIG PHARMA ON MODERN CORPORATE MEDICINE “I hate to ruin the fun, but practicing physicians are influenced far more by guidelines, esteemed academic physicians, and opinion pieces in prestigious journals than we are by a deli platter and a smiling drug rep. We look to the world of academic medicine because, […]
your thyroid on fluoride
FLUORIDE AND ITS NASTY EFFECTS ON YOUR THYROID BodyParts3D, © The Database Center for Life Science “Fluoride is added to the water of about 10 percent of England’s population—and to the taps of about two-thirds of Americans—for the purpose of preventing cavities. It has proved controversial ever since being adopted by American public health authorities in […]
new government guidelines on corticosteroid injections
CORTICOSTEROID INJECTIONSHAVE YOU SEEN THE LATEST GUIDELINES? “Using predefined criteria, we selected randomized trials of patients with LUMBOSACRAL RADICULOPATHY, SPINAL STENOSIS, NON-RADICULAR BACK PAIN, or chronic POST-SURGICAL BACK PAIN that compared effectiveness or harms of epidural, FACET JOINT, or SACROILLIAC corticosteroid injections versus placebo or other interventions. Epidural corticosteroid injections are the most commonly used […]
autoimmunity, vaccines, and the hygiene hypothesis
VACCINES, AUTOIMMUNITY,AND THE HYGIENE HYPOTHESIS “I would contend that in order to truthfully and accurately promote and defend a ‘Forced Vaccination’ policy, one must have a thorough understanding of the Hygiene Hypothesis. A failure to discuss the long-term consequences of artificially preventing children from contracting at least some of the traditional ‘childhood’ diseases is an […]
more government yammering on antibiotic resistance and superbugs
THE PROBLEM OF ANTIBIOTICRESISTANCE AND SUPERBUGSNO WORRIES: THE GOVERNMENT IS COMING TO THE RESCUE!(Implementation of Executive Order 13676) “Antibiotic resistance that turns ordinary disease-causing bacteria into illnesses that can’t be controlled could bring about the “next pandemic,” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Tom Frieden warned at a National Press Club event Tuesday.” From […]
a critique of world’s latest vaccine articles by dr. marvin olasky
A REPLY TO WORLD MAGAZINE’S MARVIN OLASKYCONCERNING HIS LATEST COLUMNS ON VACCINATIONS “We’re sometimes called journalistically to stir up hornet’s nests — and few things are more controversial today than vaccinations.” Dr. Marvin Olasky — Executive Editor of World Magazine — from his recent article, Stirring up a Hornet’s Nest. There are a few periodicals […]
vaccine wars are on the horizon
COMING SOON TO A STATE NEAR YOU(OR MAYBE EVEN YOUR STATE)VACCINE WARS DBCLS The University of Chicago is home to the National Opinion Research Center (NORAC), which, since 1972, has been conducting the GSS (General Social Survey) that measure American behavior, opinion, and trends. Their newest poll just came out just came out the other […]