Millions of medical tests and treatments offer no benefit to the patient, according to a new review in JAMA Internal Medicine. But in the era of much-heralded, so-called “evidence-based [...]
Category: Dysfunctional Scientific Climate
Shocking transgressions by the “criminal syndicate” in charge of protecting your health and environment
How it often seems government agencies like the CDC, FDA, NIH and USDA work against finding and recommending safe, affordable, effective and natural approaches to health and healing. Sadly [...]
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 [...]
Can you hear me now…?
Many people don’t have old-fashioned, landline telephones anymore. They only use cell phones. But all this “progress” comes at a price. By now, everyone is well aware of the dangers of talking [...]
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 [...]
The relentless, year-round “harvest” you may want to avoid
The calendar is turning the corner on 2014. And in most parts of the country, people are getting ready to prepare for Thanksgiving. Our neighbors to the north in Canada observed the holiday last [...]
Feel free to explore, enjoy and marvel at the “unknown”
I scour the medical and scientific literature looking for any findings that can really advance our understanding of health and healing. But they’re not always easy to come by. Most publications [...]
Prozac nothing more than a costly placebo
Change of seasons, end of summer, dimming of the light, and seasonal stress may all affect your mood. So it’s quite understandable if you begin to feel a little low around this time of year. In [...]
FDA’s blatant double standard on aspirin
Aspirin is a safe, effective pain reliever and anti-inflammatory drug that’s been used extensively for more than a century. And as I reported yesterday, we now know a simple, low-dose of daily [...]
Just because it’s “medical” doesn’t mean it’s safe
Anytime I write about marijuana, especially medical marijuana, I get a lot of “blowback” with negative comments. And that’s understandable. No one wants to deprive an ailing patient of a [...]