Earlier this year, I warned you about the problems associated with Gardasil, the popular human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine. Believe it or not, Merck is now “doubling down” on their bets with an [...]
Category: Bad Science
Dangers of smoking marijuana continue to emerge
Legalized marijuana continues to make headway in many parts of the country. But this growing culture of acceptance ignores the actual science. And the science tells us smoking marijuana is just [...]
More reasons to avoid antidepressant drugs
In the U.S., doctors give antidepressant drugs to between 7 and 13 percent of pregnant women. But there is a good reason doctors are always cautioned not to prescribe drugs for pregnant women. [...]
Profits–not cures–for Alzheimer’s disease
Over 20 years ago, I attended a big government event in Washington, D.C. where science bureaucrats announced the “Decade of the Brain.” At the event, they claimed we would conquer brain and [...]
U.S. government starts another permanent war
Big government likes nothing better than to wage permanent “wars” against whatever ails you. The “war on cancer” has been going on for more than 40 years…with no victory in sight. But the war [...]
A cure for the common cold (hiding in plain sight)
In this month’s issue of my Insiders’ Cures newsletter, I discuss some simple—but highly effective—solutions for preventing colds and flu. And I also share some proven techniques that can help if [...]
One Small Step for Science
Finally! Some clear-minded scientists are recognizing the limitations of government data on nutrition and health. Limitations I’ve been telling you about here in the Daily Dispatch, in my [...]
The Extraordinary 0.01 percent
I exposed the complete lack of science behind the government’s 40-year-long low-salt campaign in a previous Dispatch (“The Great Salt Scam”). And I’ve been warning people for years that trying to [...]
Garbage In, Garbage Out
There’s an old saying in science, “garbage in, garbage out.” It means if you put bad data into an analysis in the first place, you will get a useless result. But nutritional studies should really [...]
A plague upon us
Something in the news caught my eye today that we really need to weigh in on. According to an article from Reuters Health, it seems we have nothing to fear…except ourselves, our government, and [...]