2004-04 – Daily Dose archives

04/30/2004 - Malnourished Dogs

Hold onto your leash. Pet supply mega-chains are peddling over-priced pseudo-foods that are responsible for the malnourishment of our hounds on a massive scale.

04/27/2004 - 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

04/23/2004 - 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

04/20/2004 - 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.

04/16/2004 - 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

04/13/2004 - 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

04/09/2004 - 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

04/06/2004 - 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.

04/02/2004 - 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