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Archives for April 2004
Omege 3 Fatty Acids May Reduce Risk of Stroke and Heart Attack
As you know, I'm a big fan of Omega 3 fatty acids. They are among the very best forms of nourishment you can give your heart – significantly reducing the risk of stroke and heart …
Westward Spread of the West Nile Virus
It was nearly 2 years ago when I first wrote about the westward spread of the West Nile virus in this country after its initial 1999 New York outbreak – and about how our green-leaning government refuses to employ the…
Autopsies are the Exception, Not the Rule
But where autopsies were once a matter of routine in the majority of deaths – especially those occurring outside the four walls of a hospital – nowadays they're the exception, not the rule.
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Avoid Showing Research Findings to the FDA
To recap: In the 3/26 piece, I exposed how pharmaceuticals manufacturers cherry-pick the research findings they show to the Food and Drug Administration – perfectly legal under FDA approval guidelines…
Skepticism about Genetic Engineering
In the past, I've been mostly skeptical and hard on genetic engineering, as you may well know. As a concept, I find it a little scary. As much as I foresee the incredible opportunity for advancement in the healing arts …
Healthy Competition May Drive Healthcare Prices Down
Where's their incentive to help trim our health care costs by freeing the free enterprise system to do what it does best – create the healthy competition that drives prices down…
Selling Drugs and Books to the So-called Mentally Ill
In other words, convincing people that they're mentally ill, then selling hem the drugs, (or self-help books) they "need" in order to deal with it.
Bathroom biohazard?
A few months ago, I wrote to you about how simply washing your hands after using the bathroom – something only around 2 out of 3 people do routinely – can go a long way toward preventing illness and infection…
Pet nutrition news that will make you want to B.A.R.F.
As you know from the last few issues, dogdom is in a serious crisis–Purina and the rest of the junk dog food industry are killing them with a vegetarian diet. They are as fat as their owners, and diabetes is skyrocketing. As Dr. Ian Billinghurst, an Australian veterinarian says: “Most dog owners are led to believe that canine nutrition is best left to the dog food companies.” But your dog would be better off foraging for food on the street. At least he would have a fair chance of getting a little meat once in a while.
