| July 28, 2006 |
Cool Graphic Animation of How Fat the U.S. is Getting
animation demonstrates the devastating spread of obesity by tracking the rising number of Americans with BMI scores greater than 30 (more than 30 pounds overweight) over the past 20 years.
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| July 28, 2006 |
Taking Tylenol Even at a Recommended Dose Can Harm Your Liver
Regular doses of Tylenol may be enough to cause liver damage, according to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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| July 09, 2006 |
Lawsuits Debate Lasting Lipitor Damage
Two lawsuits have been filed against drug manufacturer Pfizer, Inc. claiming its cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor caused lasting muscle damage
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| July 09, 2006 |
Pediatrics Academy Still Fighting Mercury Bans on Vaccines
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the U.S. Public Health Service recommended, in 1999, that thimerosal, a mercury-containing preservative, be removed from U.S. children's vaccines.
However, state chapters of AAP have been actively trying to stop state legislation intended to implement the thimerosal ban, even though almost all vaccines can be made in a thimerosal-free or reduced-thimerosal variety.
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| June 23, 2006 |
Reports show drug prices jumping in 2006
As shocking as it may seem, the pharmaceutical industry is showing a major rise in prices for 2006. You might ask why should we care? If you are a tax paying citizen you might want to read this article. After all, with the new Medicare drug plan in effect as medications increase in prices so will your taxes to cover them for our aging population!
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| June 23, 2006 |
Vegetables Much Better Than Drugs at Building Bone Density
The evidence continues to pour in that eating plenty of fruits and vegetables is good for your health. In this case, researchers found that both young and old age groups had improvements in bone mineral status when they ate a lot of fruits and vegetables.
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| June 23, 2006 |
Putting $20 Billion to Use: A Lesson in How to Mislead America
"The health care field has evolved into a facade for the business of selling drugs. The pharmaceutical industry spends more than $4 billion a year to market drugs to consumers in the United States and more than $16 billion to market them to U.S. physicians."
- Mercola
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| June 16, 2006 |
Measles Vaccine Undeniably Linked to Autism
We have known all along the rise in autism over the past three decades was not just some random act of nature. It appears now a New York University School of Medicine study may hold one of the answers.
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| June 16, 2006 |
Why Take an Osteoporosis Drug That Kills Your Bones?
Bisphosphonates, a class of drugs used to prevent broken and deteriorating bones in cancer and osteoporosis patients, have been linked to a serious side effect called osteonecrosis, in which areas of bone in the jaw die.
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| June 02, 2006 |
A Radical Dietary Approach to Fighting Parkinson's
An experimental diet has had promising preliminary results for patients with Parkinson's disease.
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