When we use something every day we want it to be 100% safe, especially if it’s approved for home use. None want to keep hazards next to us, but now it seems that such common, innocent looking things can literally cripple us.
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Crippling Toxins Around Us We Do Not Know About
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011Is Your Brain Shrinking ?
Tuesday, August 16th, 2011
A new study has shown that human brains tend to shrink over time; but that the brains of monkeys do not. Shrinkage of the brain means that there are a loss of cells, but why is it that monkeys do not experience this – yet humans do? It is suggested that this shrinkage may be the price we must pay for our extended lifespans, but could it be something else?
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FDA’s Approved Anti Cancer Drug Was Found Useless
Tuesday, July 19th, 2011
Back and forth goes the FDA when it comes to a decision regarding Avastin, the breast cancer treatment drug. The drug itself has an interesting history and relationship with the FDA. Back in 2004, Avastin received approval by the FDA. In 2007, the FDA suddenly pulled the approval, by a 5-4 vote. But only several months later re-granted the drug accelerated approval. Over the next couple of years it became a staple for women fighting breast cancer.
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What Makes Smart People Act Stupid?
Friday, July 8th, 2011
When Congressman Anthony Weiner stood before dozens of reporters and announced that indeed he had been “unfaithful” to his wife by carrying on an internet relationship with someone else, everyone was disappointed. “What a dumb mistake,” we all said as we watched him tear up and admit that there was no defense to what he did. Then came the shocker: not only had he done this once, but there were several relationships, that he had been carrying on for years, with women all over the country, sending them photos of himself, from his public email account. There was no hiding it and no denying it. But how could something like this happen?
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FDA Approves Lupus Drug Without Proven Benefits
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011
It was just recently announced that Benlysta, a lupus drug, was approved by the FDA, making it the first lupus drug approved by the group in 50 years. But is there anything else we could do for lupus ?
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Gluten , The Untold KILLER In Your Cereal
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011
Did you know that heart disease is the #1 killer in the U.S.? Cancer is number two. That means that you have a 34 percent chance of dying of heart problems, and a 22 percent chance of dying from cancer. This is despite all advances in medicine, a huge pharmaceutical industry, scientists and the Internet. Why can’t we beat these two monsters that continue to take our lives? It remained a puzzle until now.
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FOOD KEEPS US ALIVE, FOOD CAN MAKE US SICK
Thursday, July 8th, 2010Did you know that 5,000 people a year die from tainted food? From everything from salmonella to e-coli, U.S. food is in danger because it goes unchecked at so many points. And foods that shouldn’t be causing us illnesses are being contaminated, leaving us a very small safety window. Read more hear: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol5no5/mead.htm and http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs237/en/
While the FDA runs around trying to catch up with what is contaminated, and a food safety bill sits stalled in the senate since July, we are left with dangerous foods.
It is almost impossible to keep track of food recalls today. When we worried about mad-cow disease, the whole world seemed to stop and take notice, the tomato scare, a little bit less, the peanut-butter thing, ehhh, what could it really do? It’s how we as a society react to real threats. Unfortunately, media decides how we truly feel about something. Sure, if you look deeply into any subject you will know so much more, but most of us get our information from the evening news, or maybe a newspaper, possibly on our computers during lunch-hour, and if our reporters aren’t covering it, you aren’t hearing it.
Here’s a true story: several years ago, there was a summer when all you heard about was shark attacks. Do you remember? Everyday, there was a shark being spotted here, a person being attacked here. We were suddenly at risk of sharks. Then, all of the sudden, they disappeared. Truth was, that the year before, there were actually way more shark attacks than the year it was covered in the news, but you never would have known it. Here’s why. It was simply a boring summer. There were no elections, race riots, no stars being arrested. Media still has to fill an hour of TV time. They still need to get you to read their paper instead of someone else’s. And the way to do it is fear. Oh my gosh, I might be attacked by a shark. I should buy that paper and read how I can protect myself.
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Can you really trust the FDA and pharmaceutical companies
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
Drugs that give us a quick fix, medications from the drug companies, could be giving us more than we bargained for, as we are learning in the many examples where drug companies are not telling the truth:
The Department of Justice’s complaint against the lab that markets Celexa and Lexapro has once again brought to the forefront that drug companies may be hiding bad results of their medications, while only releasing the better data. Continue reading “Can you really trust the FDA and pharmaceutical companies” »
What Does Finger Length Say About People?
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
It’s been a controversy for years. And yet, it’s also the butt of jokes, something you do in high school with your friends. You hold up your hand, fingers together. And depending on the length of your ring finger as compared to your index finger, it tells you if you are gay or not. And in high school it is then put aside as a joke.
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How To Get Rid of Body Odor Safely
Friday, August 7th, 2009
Everybody wants to smell nice to attract the opposite sex. But it may be too pricey. Because using deodorants may not always be safe for several reasons.
Can Watching The Game Give You A Heart Attack?
Friday, August 7th, 2009
Watching sports games on television or in person, doubled the cardiac events rate. A new study, published in New England Journal of Medicine, showed that watching sports games on television or in person, doubled the cardiac events rate. Do I suggest stop watching games or TV? No. What I suggest is to have meds handy while enjoying excitement.
You Can Have Long, Thick Eyelashes
Friday, June 13th, 2008
Long, thick and dark eyelashes! Who would refuse?
Antidepressants Versus Hormone Therapy
Thursday, March 6th, 2008
There is an unconfirmed rumor that Wyeth Pharmaceutical is requesting the FDA approve its new antidepressant Pristiq for hot flashes secondary to menopause.
Is It Possible Cialis Will Be Available Cheaper Soon?
Saturday, February 16th, 2008
An unknown pharmaceutical company recently filed an application for the generic version of Cialis.
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Are Cell Phones Dangerous?
Thursday, January 17th, 2008
There is a new study from Israel suggesting that cell phone use is related to increased incidents of parotid tumors.
Britney Spears’ Breakdown Could Have Been Prevented
Saturday, January 12th, 2008
When Britney Spears had her nervous breakdown early last year, reporters had a field day calling her crazy. But there is truth behind the usual jab when Continue reading “Britney Spears’ Breakdown Could Have Been Prevented” »
Is it Safe to Eat the Milk and Meat of a Cloned Animal?
Tuesday, January 8th, 2008
The Food and Drug Administration may approve use of meat and milk from cloned animals for consumers. Continue reading “Is it Safe to Eat the Milk and Meat of a Cloned Animal?” »