Posted in Drugs, Environmental Health, Holism, Informed Consent, tagged alternative medicine, blood pressure, CAM, Drugs, Environmental Health, MS, multiple sclerosis, pollution, saliva, toxins, wound healing on August 1, 2008 | No Comments »
What’s Wrong with that ‘Viagra for Women’ Study in JAMA? (Jim Edwards’ NRx)
Licking Your Wounds: Scientists Isolate Compound in Human Saliva that Speeds Wound Healing (PhysOrg)
Fresh Scent May Hide Toxic Secret (Seattle P-I)
Exposure to Bad Air Raises Blood Pressure (Science Daily)
‘New Car Smell’ Becoming Less Toxic (CNET News)
Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Multiple Sclerosis (abstract, [...]
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Posted in Drugs, Industrial Medicine, Osteonecrosis, tagged Osteonecrosis, osteoporosis, Fosamax, osteopenia, bisphosphonates, bone death, broken bones, bone fractures on July 30, 2008 | No Comments »
A good amount of good research has already shown that the bisphosphonate drugs claimed to prevent osteopenia and treat osteoporosis can cause bone death in the jaw - a condition known as osteonecrosis. Despite this, as well as the fact that
a study in the Archives of Internal Medicine this year found that Fosamax doubled women’s [...]
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Posted in Drugs, Environmental Health, Food, Holism, Mental Health, Recommended Reading, Wellness, homeopathy, nutrition, tagged Activia, children, depression, emf radiation, homeopathy, multitasking, nutraceuticals, probiotics, Prozac, SSRIs on July 18, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Live Safely and Thrive in the Wireless Age (Central Sierra Health Resource Guide)
An excellent overview of the health risks of Electro Magnetic Frequency (EMF) radiation from mobile phones, computers, microwaves and other technological conveniences - along with tips and resources for minimizing your exposure. To access the article, follow the above link and scroll to [...]
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Posted in Drugs, Food, Industrial Medicine, Mental Health, Stress, Wellness, nutrition, orthodontics, tagged big pharma, braces, brain health, children's nutrition, FDA, junk food, nutrition, orthodontics, Stress, yoga on July 14, 2008 | No Comments »
Survey: Most Effective Dental Braces Are Least Attractive (Physorg)
FDA Slowing New Medicine Pipeline (WSJ via azcentral.com)
100 Californians Injured by Hospitals Each Month (MedHeadlines)
Mother’s Junk Food “Harms Child” (BBC)
Early Life Nutrition May Be Associated with Adult Intellectual Functioning (Science Daily)
Scientists Learn How Food Affects the Brain: Omega 3 Especially Important (Science Daily)
Meditation, Yoga Might Switch Off [...]
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Posted in Drugs, Industrial Medicine, Recommended Reading, Recommended Sites, cholesterol, nutrition, tagged big pharma, cholesterol, Industrial Medicine, statins, children, AAP on July 8, 2008 | No Comments »
So the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has revised its position on children and cholesterol. Now they say that children as young as two should be screened for cholesterol if they are at risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD). The AAP also lowered the age at which they indicate statins - from 10 to 8 [...]
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Pushing Prescriptions: A Record Year for the Pharmaceutical Lobby in ‘07 (Center for Public Integrity)
Doctors Say Medication Is Overused in Dementia (NY Times)
Drug-Resistant High Blood Pressure on the Rise (NY Times)
Study: Medication Problems Cause 12% of ER Visits (Wall Street Journal Health Blog)
One Drug, Many Uses. Good Idea? (IndyStar)
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Posted in Drugs, Environmental Health, Holism, Industrial Medicine, Mental Health, Recommended Reading, Stress, Wellness, tagged Holism, Drugs, Wellness, relaxation, Mental Health, Environmental Health, Industrial Medicine, Recommended Reading, walking, Stress on June 27, 2008 | No Comments »
Why Bother? (NY Times)
Global warming is real and happening, with so many causes that it seems there’s nothing we can do as individuals to help our environment heal. Apathy is the easy choice - until you read Michael Pollan’s encouraging essay on why our choices matter - environmentally and just plain mentally - even choosing [...]
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Posted in Drugs, Environmental Health, Food, Industrial Medicine, dental health, mercury, nutrition, tagged mercury, nutrition, dental health, big pharma, Environmental Health, organic food, compact fluorescent lightbulbs, piercings on June 23, 2008 | No Comments »
Warning for Teens: Teeth and Jewelry Don’t Mix (Science Daily)
Is Organic Food Really Healthier? (Earth Land Journal, via Alternet)
Are Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs Dangerous? (Scientific American)
Key Opinion Leaders: Independent Experts of Drug Representatives in Disguise? (BMJ)
6/24 Addendum - Re: the SciAm article on fluorescent lightbulbs, Dr. Verigin adds,
If mercury is that much of a problem, why [...]
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Over the past few years, dozens of books critiquing Big Pharma and industrial medicine have come and gone - many of them excellent, a number of which we reviewed in our office newsletter Biosis:
Overdosed America
The Truth About the Drug Companies
Generation Rx
Selling Sickness
Hope or Hype
Thus, when new titles come along, anymore, we’re prepared for more of [...]
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It wasn’t enough for Big Pharma to pitch its poisons directly to consumers (DTC ads), hoping that they’d insist on prescriptions, whether they were appropriate or not. Now they’re marketing medical devices DTC-style, starting with stents. Maggie Mahar and Niko Karvounis provide a good discussion of the issue at Health Beat, reporting on a May [...]
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