former fda chief admits docs and government watchdogs don’t know much about diet
DIETARY RECOMMENDATIONS FROM DOCTORS I’ve been saying it since I’ve been in practice — the average physician knows scary little about nutrition; a fact readily admitted by bigwigs in the profession (HERE and HERE). A couple of weeks ago, Joyce Frieden of MedPage Today gave us an article on the subject titled We Have Failed […]
taking on the recent heart association study on nutritional supplements and heart disease
HAVING HEART PROBLEMS? DON’T TRUST THE NEWEST STUDY FROM THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY! “The authors concluded that author’s self-declared financial conflicts of interest and source of funding do not seem to impact outcomes in major cardiovascular clinical trials.” From the February 2013 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (Authors’ Self-Declared […]
the ten year anniversary of dr. beatrice golomb’s landmark study on the dangers of statin drugs
REVISITING DR. BEATRICE GOLOMB’S 2008 MAGNUM OPUS ON CHOLESTEROL & STATIN DRUGS: THE MORE THINGS CHANGE, THE MORE THEY STAY THE SAME It was 10 years ago in April that Dr. Beatrice Golomb, an an MD / Ph.D researcher and professor at Cal State San Diego where she runs the Golomb Research Group (I’ve mentioned […]
interesting articles from a large “medical daily” provides insight into our dysfunctional national healthcare
CAN OUR DYSFUNCTIONAL NATIONAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM BE CHANGED? Dr. Milton Packer is no slouch. And although I wouldn’t quite call him Doogie Howser; after getting his undergrad degree from Penn State, he received his MD degree from Jefferson Medical College back in 1973 —- when he was (gulp) 22 years old. Since that time his career […]
new study shows that a third of all medical treatment is unnecessary
What if I Told You Your Doctor Visits Might Be Unnecessary? The brand new issue of the medical journal PLoS One published a study called Overtreatment in the United States. Those of you who have been following my blog long enough know that I’ve shared my opinion on this phenomenon of OVERDIAGNOSIS & OVERTREATMENT before. […]
evidence-based lies
EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE: LIES, DAMNED LIES, AND STATISTICS “Numbers of covered lives is not how we should be defining healthcare in America.” Dr. Fobostwick Xavier Fuzzmugg III’s article on evidence-based medicine Lies, damned lies, and statistics. Although this quote has been attributed to any number of people, it was Mark Twain who made it famous. And […]
real doctor faked out by fake news in medicine
IS FAKE NEWS TAKING OVER MEDICINE? I just happened to catch KEVIN M.D.’s post by guest blogger Dr. Matthew Anderson a couple days ago called If You Think Fake News is Bad for Politics, You Should Try Being a Physician. Some of the things the good doctor specifically mentioned as being a big deal […]
what is prevention?
Disease Prevention Not What it has been Made Out to be, or what it Should be “Preventive Medicine is practiced by all physicians to keep their patients healthy. Preventive Medicine focuses on the health of individuals, communities, and defined populations. Its goal is to protect, promote, and maintain health and well-being and to prevent disease, […]