Archives for August 2009

New approach for rheumatoid

If you’re suffering from rheumatoid arthritis, you’ve probably tried just about everything to get some relief. But something tells me you haven’t tried this…

Bogus study claims Gardasil is safe

There’s so many conflicting reports floating around about Gardasil that it can be tough for parents to know what to believe. And a recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association only clouds the issue even further.

Go for the garlic

If you want to get any benefits at all from this potent herb, you need fresh garlic, and a new study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry shows why.

The failure of exercise

It seems the cat’s out of the gym bag – more and more research shows that pricey gyms and human-sized hamster wheels do little to help you lose weight.

Leaked paper reveals plan to cut surgeries

According to a leaked document from the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, in order to make up for a $200 million budget deficit, the organization is considering cutting over 6,000 surgeries and closing over 25 percent of its operating rooms.

Merck pays medical associations to promote Gardasil

The news about Gardasil keeps getting worse. A report has recently come to light revealing that docs from as many as three respected medical associations accepted money from Merck to promote this dangerous and unnecessary vaccine.

Town considers imposing curfew on all its citizens

There’s a city in New Jersey that’s considering putting a curfew in effect for ALL of its citizens. And you thought Obama was big on government control.

Does the British healthcare system prove Obamacare works?

Even the debate over the Iraq War has been mild compared to the fever-pitch dialogue over President Obama’s healthcare proposals.

The real story behind the global fertility problem

A new film “The Demographic Bomb: Demography as Destiny” looks at what’s in store down the road. And it’s not the wild, unsustainable population growth they’ve tricked you into worrying about.

Breast is still best – for mommy, too

We’ve come a long way since that dark era, but there are still far too many women who either don’t breastfeed their kids, or who don’t do it long enough.