In yesterday’s Daily Dispatch, I told you about the one and only successful outcome of the government’s annual flu vaccine campaign: Today, more people than ever get the vaccine. Of course, the [...]
Category: Big Pharma
Here’s a holiday gift for all–longer life expectancy
We all just got a holiday gift from the secular powers that be. Well, maybe it’s a gift. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) just got around to analyzing and compiling vital statistics for the [...]
Oxford scientists’ shameful study repeats fundamental flaws
In yesterday’s Daily Dispatch, I told you about a faulty study by Oxford researchers who claimed B vitamins have no benefit when it comes to brain health. Of course, the study made headlines. But [...]
Protect your brain against Alzheimer’s disease with this common spice
Yesterday, I reported on the Alzheimer Association’s (AA) reluctant endorsement of three “non-drug” therapies. They anticipated the happy day when we can give yet-be-discovered Alzheimer’s [...]
One of government’s biggest betrayals against American public health
Thirty years ago, I witnessed one of modern history’s biggest betrayals of the American people’s health. The academic-government-industrial-medical complex abandoned victims of the nation’s No. 1 [...]
Doctors voice growing doubts about blockbuster statin drugs
You could say big pharma “owns” the “cardiology market.” In fact, the statin drug Lipitor is the most commercially successful drug in history. Between 1996 and 2011, it had sales exceeding $120 [...]
Antidepressants cause emotional blunting
Last month, I shared some disturbing, new research about selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Researchers from the innovative Max Planck Institute discovered these common [...]
When less is more in cancer care
I just saw a headline in the Medscape Journal of Medicine that could have come from a page in my own book. The headline read: “Solution to U.S. Cancer Care ‘Crisis’ is Less Cancer Care.” Dr. [...]
Big pharma tries to distract you by muddying the waters
We now know many of the new, hot Type II diabetes drugs don’t effectively control blood sugar. And they come with a slew of dangerous side effects. So–does big pharma simply throw in the [...]
Serial killers in white coats cause real horrors
Over the weekend, you may have seen zombies, goblins, and ghosts trolling your street. And we all went through the return to shorter, darker days as Daylight Savings Time ended. Indeed, these are [...]