What this reduction has caused is a shift in the demographic of the disease’s infection profile – toward OLDER people
Archives for May 2007
Taking your medicine – to the grave?
ore than 90% of hospitalizations for ADR (Adverse Drug Reactions) were caused by the drugs we took precisely the way doctors and Big Pharma told us to.
Son of Vioxx: RIP (for now)
The longer the new drug stays off the U.S. market, the longer they have to clean up and settle the 11,000-odd lawsuits still pending against their LAST Cox-2 product
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of chores
The rigor of everyday life is sufficient exercise for optimum health
Return of the Killer Painkiller
Dr. Graham publicly postulated in 2005 that the drug was responsible for more like 140,000 American deaths and casualties
Finally, some straight shooting from the FDA!
The more you know about the regulatory hoops the natural medicine industry faces, the better you’ll be able to make decisions about what natural therapies to take for your own good health
Chinese supplier drill… The Pet-food Protein-gate, part two
According to FDA sources, raw melamine has been found – not just in the U.S, but in other nations, too – in rice protein concentrate, wheat gluten, and corn gluten supplies earmarked specifically for pet foods.
Ignorance "engineers" a costly quagmire
To many of my readers' continuing surprise, I heartily endorse the production of meats from cloned livestock…
Put a stop to widespread OTC drug abuse
By now, it should be obvious to you that it’s plenty dangerous for children to take even the prescribed dose of an ADHD drug. But it doesn’t end there. An increasing number of children are abusing their prescriptions–or are peddling them to those who are more than willing to trade their lunch money to get a fix. These days, teens and preteens across the country are snorting crushed methyphenidate and popping Adderol like Altoids just to stay up late and cram for a test or to stop eating long enough to fit into their prom dresses.
Think outside the box: alternatives to the King of Speed
If you have children or grandchildren in first grade or higher, they are in great danger from health authorities in the school system. These people–nurses, social workers, teachers, psychologists, psychiatrists, etc.–are, in general, fanatical about getting your child doped up. No surprise there: It makes everyone’s job easier to subdue the hyperactivity of a child through drugs.
