I often warn about the serious problems associated with Gardasil and the other human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccines forced onto young girls and boys in this country. But health officials in the [...]
Category: Daily Dispatch
Aspirin’s benefits outweigh supposed eye risks
Aspirin constantly gets a bad rep in the press. Lately, I came across some chatter about aspirin worsening age-related macular degeneration (ARMD), the No. 1 cause of vision loss in men and women [...]
Protect yourself against Lyme disease
I love to go for walks in the woods. It’s good for the body and mind. But I always make sure to check for deer ticks when I get back, since Lyme disease has become a major health problem. [...]
Eat more of these foods to improve mental health
A good diet is a basic tenet of good physical health. And it’s a basic tenet of good mental health as well. In fact, as I’ll explain in a moment, you can improve your depression risk by up to 60 [...]
Common drugs form deadly duo
According to a shocking, new study, men and women who take two wildly popular drugs at the same time increase their risk of bleeding inside the skull by a staggering 60 percent. You won’t believe [...]
Researchers link two popular antidepressant drugs to birth defects
I often write about the many serious dangers of antidepressant drugs. Now, new evidence shows these drugs pass on problems to the next generation–in more ways than one. Last year, I wrote [...]
My advice about the new NSAID warnings
Last month, the FDA issued an alert about non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Of course, they couched the serious warning in quasi-medical, quasi-bureaucratic language. “Heart attack [...]
Who owns science?
Today, I’d like to turn a bit philosophical and address the question: Who owns science? In an ideal world, the public owns it. And in the U.S., where the taxpayers pay for almost all of the [...]
Defend against superbugs with 5 simple steps
Antibiotics can certainly save lives. But their overuse allowed untreatable, antibiotic-resistant superbugs to develop. One of the deadliest superbugs–called Clostridium difficile (C. [...]
5 practical tips to avoiding falls as you get older
Last month, former President George H.W. Bush fell at home and broke a bone in his neck. Fortunately, he’s now doing fine, making a full recovery, and continues to live at home. Another [...]