Levels of pharmaceutical backwash turned up in the 20 samples of cow’s milk. Our kids drink that milk. We're all guilty of littering the environment with our drugs. They go IN our mouths and return to nature, sometimes unchanged, always undetected and ignored. Year after year the amounts increase. They may be imperceptible, but they are doing their damage every day - particularly on the young.
Now THEY'RE talking about giving diabetes drugs to 8 year old girls so that they have a better chance at not getting PCOS (Polycystic ovary syndrome) and having difficulty conceiving. The fact that someone thought it reasonable to even test the drugs on little girls is crazy in itself.
This is similar to a suggestion I heard a few years back. A nurse suggested that a woman get a "prophylactic" double mastectomy BECAUSE both her mother and aunt had gotten breast cancer. There was no indication that this woman had or would get cancer, yet the nurse suggested that double mutilation was a good plan - JUST IN CASE.
I pray every day that the health mess in the western world will turn around - away from drugs, surgery, and radiation.
The article lays it on the line. If sugar soda AND diet soda are bad for you - and they are - the prudent option is... drum roll please...water.
I should add that the water should be clean. In most places that means you need special filtration. Tap water might be okay - depending on where it comes from.
Of course it is, but modern medical beliefs say just the opposite. In fact, almost everyone believes that salt can make your blood pressure rise. It doesn't, but that doesn't stop doctors from recommending that you throw out that salt shaker.
Here's a brief article based on findings from studies in Europe. Sadly, U.S. doctors are not usually inclined to accept "foreign" work, especially when it disagrees with their own beliefs.
Beliefs are far stronger than facts - and almost impossible to break.
Study shows that DRUGS used to treat depression might actually cause depression. Okay, now that I know that, I conclude that doctors will stops proscribing antidepressants. Right? What do you think?
According to this author, while patients may WANT a cure, some doctors don't recommend it - because it requires adhering to a diet of only 600 calories per day. Instead of eating a low calorie diet, some doctors suggest there have to be better ways that will not ask the patient to stop eating carbohydrates. I have a gut feeling that the naysayers are more interested in repeat office visits and continued drug use (insulin too) than in helping the diabetic find the cure.
If this is only partly true, we have reached a very sad state of medical health.
Reports over the years have indicated that a mammogram can detect a breast tumor so tiny that it would be years (as many as 15) before it became palpable and a possible health risk. When discovered - regardless of when or how small - the common reaction is to induce fear into the woman and her friends/family. There may be suggestions for biopsies and treatment - with drugs and/or surgery.
There is no evidence that tiny tumors grow to dangerous sizes. It is an assumption based on beliefs and feelings, not evidence. Tumors come and go all the time. Our bodies are capable of dealing with them. Why remove a tiny tumor that might never grow larger? Think about it.
The earlier the doctors "discover" the tiniest possibility of a tumor, the sooner they can begin unraveling a woman's life. I wouldn't be surprised if someday the brains decide that mammograms are to be offered to all women, starting in their teen years. That would scare more people and induce more treatments.
For probably the same reasons I like technology - even the impractical sort.
Here's the most informative line in the article - and I would guess that most people wouldn't notice it...."One of the major contributors is thought to be the drugs used to treat the physical symptoms of Parkinson's disease."
Isn't is ironic that 2011-2012 flu bugs are the same as the ones we had LAST YEAR? I never believed anyone could PREDICT the flu strains that WILL appear. This report proves it. Why bother predicting when you have a stockpile already available? Stability? Not an issue. It was ineffective when first made and it is probably just as ineffective today.
Good job, FDA
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The Nicotine Content of Common Vegetables
There is a relationship between nicotine and cotinine, but it is NOT exclusively associated with cigarette smoke. Cigarettes can cause cotinine levels to rise, but so can other vegetable plants. The NEJM article reports the following sources of nicotine; cauliflower, potato peel, potato pulp, tomatoes
Edible members of the nightshade family that contain nicotine include eggplants, potatoes, tomatoes, and sweet peppers. Several other plants produce naturally-occurring nicotine. Celery, papaya, jimsonweed, and milkweed are other common species that produce nicotine throughout the plant. Plants with nicotine-bearing leaves include the English walnut, the coca plant, the belladonna, and the corkwood tree.
Can the researcher state with certainty that the tested children were not exposed to other sources of nicotine?
Say hello to meat and goodbye to soy. Dr. Al Sears usually offers great advice and you ought to be reading his material regularly. This is a good article about the three important substances that we have to include in our diets. No, soy is not a good substitute for any other product.
This is about the germs they found on the chain that hold that paper bib in place while you're in the dentist's chair. The story suggests that the germs aren't a serious issue, but it seems reasonable to ask if someone cleans the chain between patient. If they do, great. If not, maybe they will before your next visit.
It is heartwarming to read about a patient who doesn't want to use narcotics AND a doctor who is devoted to helping him. Kudos to Dr. Vad - the clean-up guy. Less than 5% of his patients use narcotic pain killers.
On the other hand there are doctors whop admit that 75% of their patients are using those kinds of pain relieving drugs.
This is a report of an actual experience I had last week. Names are changed, of course, but I hope my attempt at being entertaining is also informative.
Please let me know what you think. Respond on Facebook or at the actual Patch site.
Or as Saint Bernard of Clairvaux wrote, "L'enfer est plein de bonnes volontés et désirs" (hell is full of good wishes and desires)
This isn't a new drug, but a different delivery system for a product that has been available for years. It is effective at relieving pain. It is "intended only for cancer patients experiencing 'breakthrough' pain". That's good, but the risk of misuse persists and the article I'm referencing points out some of the terrible consequences of using the drug improperly.
I pray that this new spray fulfills the good intentions and that it can be kept out of the hands of those who would abuse it..
This was written by a friend from "across the pond". His name is Jason Squires and he has a fitness coaching practice in Derbyshire, UK. He asked if I'd publish his material for my readers. This is the first one and its very good. I hope you find the information useful.
The Financial Times (London) offers this headline today, "Pfizer gets $800m boost for Lipitor". If you want to read the entire story you will have to register with that news source. That really isn't necessary because I can tell you in just a few words what it is all about. From a financial perspective, Pfizer stands to generate huge sums of money by selling their Lipitor to children.
There's little to no evidence that cholesterol is harmful, and even less proof that statin drugs are beneficial in any way. In fact, there is plenty of evidence that statins are extremely harmful.
Why, then, is there a push to expand the use of the drug - especially to children? Three guesses. The first two don't count.
The deed is being perpetrated in the EU but it won't be long before it's available in the United States.
Sometimes I get the idea that I'm standing here by myself shouting about something that nobody cares about. I'm wrong because here's a respected doctor who says that he's proud of his high cholesterol. I am too. The big lie is that cholesterol is bad for us. The exact opposite is true.
The article doesn't make enough over one very important part of this issue, RESPECT. Some complain that mutual respect is on the decline all over the world, not just in the doctor's office.
"Zutripro is an oral solution containing chlorpheniramine, hydrocodone, and pseudoephedrine." It wasn't too many weeks ago that there was a flurry of activity when similar non-prescription combination products were yanked from the market. It seems that this NEW version is better for everyone because it contains a potent narcotic - plus an antihistamine and a decongestant. It's a combination that has long been frowned upon by regulators. I wonder how much it costs to get approval for such a new and innovative drug?
