04/29/2005 - Shedding Light on the Melanoma Myth
Shedding Light on the Melanoma MythLong have I railed, and loud, about the medical establishment’s misguided sun-phobia.
04/26/2005 - The Importance of Autopsies
Because autopsies are one of the most important ways in which doctors learn things about medicine and healththe earliest warnings of a possible outbreak of a bacterial epidemic.
04/25/2005 - Male Bonding Promotes Good Health
What men truly need in order to be as healthy as they can be is social interactionAnd now, there’s credible research that shows just how important frequent and fulfilling bonding among males really is.
04/22/2005 - Girl’s Scouts of America, Selling Bad Health
According to a recent New York Times article, they’re still selling $400 million worth of absolutely nutrition-less, sugar- and trans fats-saturated cookies to folks across the country every year.
04/19/2005 - Moderate Alcohol Consumption Benefits Women
Regular responsible drinking carries particular health benefits for women; Beer found to contain very powerful antioxidant that slows breast cancer growth
04/18/2005 - Reduced Sugar Breakfast Cereal
Reduced sugar breakfast cereals are no better for kids than the old versions; Therapeutic caning is being used by Russians to treat maladies such as depression, alcoholism and drug addiction.
04/15/2005 - California School Keeps Track of Children Electronically
The only elementary school in the rural town of Sutter, California has implemented a decidedly Orwellian policy toward their young charges – they’ve forced the kids to wear radio-tracking badges at all times while on school property.
04/12/2005 - Naturally Treating Depression
I’ve written before about St. John’s Wort for the treatment of depression. But long before I was writing about this powerful herb to you, I was suggesting it to patients as a worthy alternative to addictive, risky antidepressant drugs.
04/11/2005 - “Bird Flu” Epidemic
A year ago (Daily Dose, 2/20/2004), I first wrote to you about the coming “bird flu” epidemic. Rather than a lengthy recap of my salient points, here’s an excerpt of exactly what I said back then.
04/08/2005 - ‘Deadly Drugs’ Administered to U.S. Soldiers, Part II
Written military guidelines on the use of Lariam urge commanders to order an immediate medical evaluation of any soldier exhibiting behavioral changes after taking the drug.
04/05/2005 - ‘Deadly Drugs’ Administered to U.S. Soldiers
Not only do they have to dodge the bullets that go along with our “Yee-haw!” foreign policy, they also have to play Russian roulette with a cocktail of deadly drugs the armed forces are pumping into them at every turn.
04/04/2005 - Rising Prices for Medical Treatment
That’s one reason why prices for medical treatment are so high: There’s no competition anymore, just a bunch of big-money insurance companies endlessly driving costs upward.
04/01/2005 - Does Soy Prevent Cancer?
If you’ve been a reader of mine for any length of time at all, you no doubt know how I feel about soy. If you don’t, here’s a brief summary of it: soy should be outlawed.
