Posted June 28, 2012
Public health doctors are slapping the label of “shot limiters” on parents giving their babies fewer vaccines. It has become fashionable in medical journals and media circles[3] to demonize these parents, who engage in critical thinking about vaccination and follow their conscience instead of saluting smartly and doing what doctors tell them to do – no questions asked. Read more.
Archives for June 2012
How to Store Fruits and Veggies –Without Plastic
Posted June 28, 2012
Strawberries, cherries, fresh corn, dark leafy kale, spicy arugula: You gotta love summer’s abundant fruits and vegetables. My fridge is bursting with produce, so I loved getting this list from the Berkeley Farmer’s Market via the folks at FRESH, a documentary that advocates for healthier, sustainable food. Here’s how to extend the life of your produce in and out of the refrigerator, without resorting to plastic. Read more.
Why Gastric Bypass Surgery Cures Diabetes
Posted June 28, 2012
Strikingly, a report published in The New England Journal of Medicine indicates a significant number of obese patients undergoing gastric bypass surgery are free of diabetes a year following their operation. Another recent study reveals gastric bypass surgery surprisingly prolongs remission from diabetes. Better than 4 of 10 patients undergoing gastric bypass had no need for anti-diabetic medication and exhibited improved blood sugar control numbers (hemoglobin A1c under 5.7% and fasting blood sugar under 100 milligrams per deciliter of blood) over a year after surgery. Read more.
Raw Apple Cider Vinegar — Good for Just About Anything!
Posted June 28, 2012
Raw apple cider vinegar has been touted as a health tonic for many years. Its use for health is documented back to the time of Hippocrates in 400 B.C. Read more.
Major Progress at Eliminating Flouride in Water Supplies by Flouride Action Network
Posted June 28, 2012
FAN is a nonprofit and international network of medical and scientific professionals who are focused on broadening public awareness about the toxicity of fluoride compounds and the health impacts of current fluoride exposures, particularly from fluoridation of the public drinking water. Read more.
The Best Home Remedies for Eczema
Posted June 28, 2012
Eczema is an irritating skin disease that ranges from chronic, itchy minor rashes to raging acute eczema flare-ups with open, oozing sores that require bandaging. Eczema is often attributed to some sort of food or airborne allergy and can be minimized by determining the allergens and adjusting accordingly. Most eczema sufferers resort to using pharmaceuticals pills, creams, or steroids. Read more.
Former Merck Scientists File Suit Against Merck Under False Claims Act
Posted June 27, 2012
On April 27, 2012, a formal complaint was filed in the Eastern Pennsylvania Federal District Court accusing Merck of a longstanding scheme to mislead and defraud Government health authorities worldwide. Two of Merck’s former employees have accused the pharmaceutical giant of marketing multivalent MMR vaccines under false pretenses. According to the complaint, these vaccines have been mislabeled, misbranded, adulterated and falsely certified as having a 95% efficacy rate. Read more.
Levels of Electromagnetic Radiation We are Exposed to Today are Billions of Times Higher than Our Ancestors
Posted June 27, 2012
This is the claim of Dr. Kerry Crofton, PhD. She goes on to say, “We don’t have to give up all electronic devices, but we do need to use them differently. First, we need to understand that the government standards we assume are protecting us are thousands of times too lenient, and there are biological effects from these ‘safe’ levels.” Read more.
The Dark Side of the Environmental Working Group’s Dirty Dozen
Posted June 27, 2012
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) released 2012’s Dirty Dozen last week, a list of the most popular foods and their total pesticide content. It’s the eighth edition of the report, which helps guide budget-conscious shoppers in the organic grocery aisle. Read more.
50,000 People Die From Taking a Drug that Should Not be Prescribed
Posted June 27, 2012
An article in JAMA (June 6, 2012, Vol. 307, No. 21, page 2247) states, “For years, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs that target the…Cox-2 enzyme have been linked to increased cardiovascular risks. New research indicates that these elevated risks occur because COX-2 inhibitors suppress prostacyclin—a vasodilator and platelet inhibitor with heart protecting properties.” This ‘new’ research has come much too late for the 50,000 who died and over 100,000 patients who suffered a stroke or a heart attack directly related to the use of a COX-2 inhibitor such as Vioxx or Celebrex. Read more.