| 09/30/2009 - More needless needles aimed at your daughters |
| I've already warned you about Merck's deadly vaccine Gardasil, which supposedly protects little girls from some strains of the virus that causes cervical cancer. Now, GlaxoSmithKline's own version of it, Cervarix, is one step closer to U.S. approval. |
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| 09/30/2009 - Finally… some good news on antibiotics |
| A new test could slash the number of unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions. |
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| 09/28/2009 - Basic rights being burned off |
| Brain-dead government bureaucrats are getting set to force manufacturers to put graphic images of diseased mouths and lungs across the front and back covers of cigarette packages. |
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| 09/28/2009 - Boozers live better |
| A new study finds that we moderate drinkers are much less likely to experience anxiety and depression than those sad-sack non-drinkers. |
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| 09/27/2009 - Mattel gets free pass on independent lead tests |
| Mattel, the chief offender in the Chinese lead-toy scandal, is actually being allowed to skip the new safety measures that were put into place because of that scandal. |
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| 09/25/2009 - Get your folic acid on your own |
| I've been saying for years that people aren't getting enough folate (or folic acid), and now the consensus is finally turning my way. |
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| 09/25/2009 - GM foods could give you a belly boost |
| Researchers believe they've found a way to genetically engineer probiotics into food, making it easier to get those helpful bacteria into your stomach. |
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| 09/23/2009 - New coconut oil study shows us who the real nuts are |
| It's taken a while, but mainstream research is finally starting to catch on to the health benefits of coconut oil - even if they still can't quite put two and two together, as usual. |
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| 09/23/2009 - Fighting for homebirthing rights |
| In Australia, thousands of people rallied in front of Parliament, fed up with bureaucrats who want to criminalize homebirthing. |
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| 09/21/2009 - Time to end the worst practice in medicine |
| Next time you run out of toilet paper, reach for the nearest medical journal. |
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| 09/21/2009 - "Health" food foolery |
| It's bad enough that junk food lines our supermarket aisles. It's even worse when that garbage is dressed up as healthy food. |
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| 09/20/2009 - For once, bad insurance leads to good medicine |
| I've been trying to for decades to get doctors to stop treating our kids like human pin cushions… but I didn't expect to get help from those bozos who run our insurance companies. |
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| 09/20/2009 - Link between illness and Alzheimer's |
| A cold is nothing to sneeze at - especially if you're already suffering from dementia. |
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| 09/18/2009 - Who's poisoning our children? Alarming trend shows true nature of ADHD drugs |
| A new study finds a 76 percent rise in the number of calls to poison control centers due to ADHD drugs over the past eight years. |
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| 09/16/2009 - Report calls for taxes on junk food |
| That's right. The folks at the Institute of Medicine and National Research Council (IMNRC) would have you believe that higher taxes will make for a trimmer, healthier America. |
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| 09/16/2009 - Docs question safety of swine flu vaccine |
| Before you roll up your sleeve to get that Swine Flu vaccine shot, keep in mind that the doctor who's sticking you with that needle probably opted not to get the shot - because he or she was too afraid of side effects. |
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| 09/14/2009 - When losing your job is no big loss |
| The numbers don't lie. Stress from work can kill you. |
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| 09/14/2009 - Skip the needless tests |
| The latest evidence shows exactly what I feared: millions of Americans are being exposed to massive doses of radiation for "routine" tests that most of them don't need. |
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| 09/13/2009 - Don't buy into the penile cancer myth |
| For men, few phrases can make you cringe as quickly as this one: penile cancer. And that's the exact reaction Big Pharma is banking on - because do they ever have a "cure" for you and your sons. |
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| 09/13/2009 - Prostate cancer: the big scam |
| A new study concluded that PSA tests have led to mass over-diagnosis and mass over-treatment. |
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| 09/11/2009 - PC crackpot wants you to love obesity |
| What you eat is the single biggest factor in your overall health, and anyone who disputes that is missing fat in the one part of your body that needs it most: the brain. |
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| 09/11/2009 - How many shots are enough? |
| Apparently, health officials still know so little about the swine flu vaccine that they don't even know how many shots people will need in order for it to be effective. |
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| 09/09/2009 - AHA warns of hidden sugar dangers |
| According to the AHA, women should have no more than 100 calories of sugar each day; men are allowed only slightly more - 150 calories per day. |
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| 09/09/2009 - The weighty cause of cognitive decline |
| There are certain diseases that everyone knows go hand-in-hand with obesity: diabetes, cancer, and heart disease come to mind. But here's a new one to add to the list… |
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| 09/07/2009 - Abuse of ADHD drugs nearly doubles among kids |
| We all know ADHD meds have a laundry list of side effects, but here's one you don't hear too often: They're turning kids into drug addicts. |
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| 09/07/2009 - Whole Foods CEO threatened for anti-Obamacare speech |
| John Mackey, the CEO of Whole Foods, wrote an op-ed piece that recently appeared in the Wall Street Journal, in which he criticized the outsized costs of Obama's proposed healthcare reforms. |
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| 09/06/2009 - Tamiflu linked to "bizarre" reactions |
| In the UK, more than half of the kids who have taken Tamiflu - the antibiotic weapon of choice to combat the H1N1 virus - have experienced side effects. |
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| 09/06/2009 - Pop goes the antioxidants |
| If you're looking for an antioxidant boost, you might want to head to the movies. After all, this is where you'd be likely to eat lots of popcorn, which, according to a new study has a hefty dose of antioxidants. |
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| 09/04/2009 - Protect yourself from the swine flu shot |
| I told you recently that the government is considering making the swine flu vaccine mandatory-never mind the fact that the vaccine itself has been rushed through the testing and approval process. |
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| 09/02/2009 - MRIs: Bad medicine for breast cancer |
| Researchers say that the latest data shows that MRI exams, which are known for catching breast cancer and other tumors especially early, are more likely to lead to aggressive treatment for breast cancer. |
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| 09/02/2009 - Shocking danger of sleep apnea |
| A new study finds that people who suffer from severe sleep apnea are 46 percent more likely to die early. |
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