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When Sweet is Sour the FDA Will Decide For You

Dennis — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 14:58:14 +0000

A report from Reuters Tue Sep 18, 2007 stated that the FDA has warned Hain Celestial Group Inc. by calling the natural herbal sweetener that they add to some of their teas “an unsafe food additive.” Stevia, derived from a South American herb is 300 times sweeter than sugar but with no calories, is [...]

The Doctor is not in the House.

Dennis — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 23:00:26 +0000

In the spring my 11 year old grandson wanted to watch his and my favorite television show with me, House on the Fox television network. I asked him why he liked the show so much. He said that Dr. House reminded him of me. When I asked why, he said because I know so much about [...]

What Patients should learn from the Medical ‘Disaster’.

Dennis — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 05:23:24 +0000

In a Globe and Mail article, August 15, 2007 titled: ‘What Canadians should learn from the U.S. health care disaster’, Arnold S. Rahlmans M.D. a professor emeritus of medicine and of social medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a former editor of The New England Journal of Medicine, concludes that “Canadians should not follow Americans [...]

Kids shouldn’t be forced on Chemo!

Dennis — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 05:26:33 +0000

According to news wire services and articles such as appeared at CTV.ca ‘Quebec refuses to force chemo on 3-year-old boy’; this is a welcome occurrence. Too frequently parents are forced to turn their children over to so-called medical experts to pump chemotherapy poisons into their children that are of questionable value. The studies have not been [...]

RLS- It’s in the Jeans and the Genes!

Dennis — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 06:39:18 +0000

The tag line in a news article 19 Jul 2007 at Medical News Today is “Scientists Discover Genes Behind Restless Legs”, based on one study published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) and the other study published in the journal Nature Genetic. So Hallelujah all you have to do if you suffer [...]

Herbal Supplements for Alzheimer’s, Do They Work?

Dennis — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 00:34:18 +0000

Studies indicate that some Herbal Supplements are relatively safe and as effective as prescription drugs for Alzheimer’s or Dementia patients. Since they are actually being recognized as drugs by the authorities it would make sense to treat them as such. It would also make sense to seek out a knowledgeable Integrative Medicine physician who has [...]

Medicine: Turning the Science of Misinformation into an Art Form

Dennis — Mon, 14 May 2007 17:47:20 +0000

A new study published February 28, 2007 in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) contends vitamins are dangerous and even cause death. Is this really so? Not to the experienced researcher who knows the scientific literature and doesn’t have a bias against non-drug treatments or a hidden agenda. The authors used what has been [...]

‘Sounds of Silence’ For Cancer Cure Deafening

Dennis — Tue, 08 May 2007 16:59:47 +0000

The Major News Media missed reporting a breakthrough treatment for the prevention of cancer. Why? Is it because this breakthrough isn’t a drug but a simple inexpensive multivitamin with folic acid that can prevent cancers up to 50%? If it were a pharmaceutical that achieved such astounding results it would be in all the news [...]

Cytotoxic Chemotherapy Cancer Clinker – Part 7

Dennis — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 06:52:19 +0000

What is the definition of a Clinker – “something that is a failure; a product of inferior quality (dictionary.com).” The National Cancer Institute and the American Cancer Society claim that ‘we are winning the war against cancer.’ Is this statement based on the ‘Holy Grail’ of ‘Science’? What is the definition of science? – “a branch [...]

Big Pharma’s Big Bucks Control Medicine - Part 6

Dennis — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 17:28:49 +0000

Why does it take so much money to bring drugs to the market and what does Big Pharma get for their investment? “A report by the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development has cited clinical trials as the main contributor to the upward cost spiral in bringing a new prescription drug to market in [...]