medical guidelines: can they be trusted?
WHICH IS MORE TRUSTWORTHY… MEDICAL GUIDELINES OR COMMON SENSE? Gerd Altmann – Freiburg/Deutschland – Pixabay “The mistake, of course, is to have thought that peer review was any more than a crude means of discovering the acceptability — not the validity — of a new finding. Editors and scientists alike insist on the pivotal importance […]
one result of evidence-based medicine
EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE WHERE DOES THE EVIDENCE LEAD?JUST FOLLOW THE MONEY! Just this week, one of the oldest and most prestigious medical journals on the planet (BMJ) published an editorial from a doctor in Scotland called, “Evidence Based Medicine is Broken“. Papers like this beg the question; What did the medical community do before EBM? After […]
the truth about anti-depressants
THE TRUTH ABOUT ANTI-DEPRESSANT MEDICATIONSINVISIBLE & ABANDONED PART III SJJP – 建鹏 邵 – 广州/中国 – Pixabay “To call these medications antidepressants may make sense from a marketing standpoint but may be misleading from a scientific perspective. It may make just as much sense to call these medications anti-aphrodisiacs as antidepressants because the negative effects […]
winning the war on cancer — huh?
The War on Cancer: Are We Winning or Losing? “The War on Cancer refers to the effort to find a cure for cancer by increased research to improve the understanding of cancer biology and the development of more effective cancer treatments, such as targeted drug therapies. The signing of the National Cancer Act of 1971 […]
more “invisible” studies — the sordid story of tamiflu
INVISIBLE AND ABANDONED STUDIES PART IITHE SORDID STORY OF TAMIFLU “It is not enough that trial results are seen in secret, behind closed doors, by regulators alone: especially when, as with Tamiflu, regulators around the world disagree about the benefits of a treatment. It is also not clear that even regulators see everything. It […]
medical practice -vs- medical research
THE GAP BETWEEN MEDICAL RESEARCHAND MEDICAL PRACTICE “The Grand Canyon is a roadside ditch compared to the chasm that exists between medical research and medical practice.” Dr. Russell Schierling At its largest, the Grand Canyon is nearly 18 miles across, and well over a mile deep. As incredible as that sounds, there’s a canyon that’s […]
drug reps banned from medical schools due to conflict-of-interest
CONFLICT OF INTEREST?NOPE — JUST BUSINESS AS USUAL! “Pharmaceutical companies spent $57.5 billion on pharmaceutical promotion in the United States in 2004… With rare exceptions, studies of exposure to information provided directly by pharmaceutical companies have found associations with higher prescribing frequency, higher costs, or lower prescribing quality….” The conclusions of a 2010 meta-analysis of […]
problems with diagnostic imaging
ANOTHER INSTANCE OFDIAGNOSTIC OVERLOAD Hioahelsefag – Oslo/Norway – Pixabay Overdiagnosis is an expected part of any screening program….. Part of a recent statement by the American College of Radiology (ACR) I want to start out today’s post with a story. It’s about a person I knew very well, who, because of their family health history, […]
physicians vow to crack down on obesity
BRAND NEW MEDICAL GUIDELINES FOR TREATING OBESITY As BMI increases, the risk for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer all go up. Donna Ryan, MD, co-chair of the Guideline Committee for Cholesterol and Weight Control by the AHA, ACC, and Obesity Society Approximately 37% of male doctors reported being overweight, with 5.3% being obese. This was […]
fred and diane harmon: goldwing mechanic & english teacher
FIXING A GOLDWINGSOLVING CHRONIC NECK PAIN(While Having Fun and Making Some Friends in the Process) You’re right Russ; after working on the F-16 program for so many years, motorcycles really aren’t that complex. Fred Harmon sitting around our dinner table talking I started square dancing when I was 9 years old. The problem is, I […]
more reasons you should not touch diet soda — or trust our government
WHAT ABOUT DIET SODA?CONSUME ONLY IF YOU WANT TO DESTROY YOUR HEALTH! Bruno Glätsch – Bühlertann/Deutschland – Pixabay November is National Diabetes Month—a time to find out whether you or a loved one is at risk for the disease or have it. Diabetes is a serious disease in which the body’s blood glucose (sugar) level […]
the science delusion
TURNABOUT IS FAIR PLAY THE GOD DELUSION-vs-THE SCIENCE DELUSION Gerhard Gellinger – Pixabay Science is being constricted by assumptions that have, over the years, hardened into dogmas. Such dogmas are not only limiting, but dangerous for the future of humanity. According to these principles, all of reality is material or physical; the world is a machine, […]
government officials cut san diego obesity rates by a whopping 3.7%
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA TOUTS ITS SUCCESS AT REDUCING CHILDHOOD OBESITY Wellcome – V0007161 San Diego’s Childhood Obesity Initiative launched after two county supervisors recognized and sought to tackle the problem of childhood obesity in San Diego. The group organizes community leaders in schools, after-school programs, healthcare, local government, business, and the media to encourage strategies […]
who says that crime doesn’t pay?
MORE“EVIDENCE-BASED” MEDICINE Image by Yumi Kimura “In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.” George Orwell; 1984 Doublespeak. It’s a fascinating concept. If you have read Orwell or listened to practically any politician, you know all too well what Doublespeak is. The official definition of Doublespeak is, “language that deliberately […]
what do doctors really think about the safety of cholesterol meds?
ARE STATINS SAFE OR NOT SAFE?LET’S ASK HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND THOSE WHO FOLLOW THE SCIENTIFIC MEDICAL LITERATURE GFK DSGN – Gotham – Pixabay I watched my father die a miserable death, wheelchair – bound in a nursing home at age 92, with a ‘healthy’ cholesterol level after many years on statins. He would have been […]
dr robert mendelsohn’s confessions of a medical heretic
CONFESSIONS OF A MEDICAL HERETICTHE MORE THINGS CHANGE, THE MORE THEY STAY THE SAME You’ve “arrived” in the field of alternative healthcare when you have your own Quackwatch page. Dr. Mendelsohn’s page says this about him. “Robert S. Mendelsohn, M.D. (1926-1988) engaged in irresponsible criticism of the medical profession and science-based health care during most […]
invisible drug studies
“INVISIBLE AND ABANDONED” “That there is not more of an uproar about this problem continues to surprise me. Missing or distorted evidence impugns the validity of medical guidelines, textbooks, board certifications, everything that’s built on evidence.” Dr. Harlan Krumholz — a cardiologist who also happens to be the head of the Yale Open Data Access […]
science or religion?
SCIENCE OR RELIGION? Gerd Altmann – Freiburg/Deutschland – Pixabay One of the last times I spent significant time with my FATHER IN LAW before he passed away, we hung out and watched a television program on the Shroud of Turin while the ladies went shopping. In this program, scientists, doing some cutting-edge work with 3-D […]
excerpts from “death by medicine”
EXCERPTS FROMDEATH BY MEDICINE elsebjgmailcom – Dansk – Pixabay Although this study is nearly a decade and a half old, it will still send shivers down your spine (not to mention the fact that it’s being proven time and time again by peer-review — HERE). For instance, not that long ago, BMJ reported that between […]
coke is taking the health initiative?
COCA COLA TRIES TO MAKE GOOD StockSnap – Pixabay If you are a regular reader of my column, you realize that SODA POP is bad for you on many different levels. Much of this has to do with the fact that it is arguably the leading reason for the wide variety of health problems associated […]