Jimmy Carter’s Remission Overlooks Cost of Cancer Drugs
In August, Jimmy Carter was diagnosed with melanoma in his liver and brain. These lesions were addressed directly, he was put on Keytruda and now the former president is in remission. But since this...
View ArticleGreen Tea an ‘Endocrine Disruptor’? If so, Everything Is
A new report details adverse effects of high-exposures to "green tea polyphenols" on reproduction and development in fruit flies after exposing their larvae to those substances. But the authors go on...
View ArticleStudy Tries to Link Chemicals to Impaired Vaccine Response, But Fails
A new study in EHP purports to link levels of chemical exposures (from DDE/DDT and PCBs) to reduced response levels to BCG vaccine in infants. The authors fail to note that simply measuring 2 chemicals...
View ArticleLive Long (and Prosper) Even if Unhappy, Study Says
A large new UK study attempted to discern whether people who are unhappy are more vulnerable to ill health and a foreshortened lifespan. In fact, the study found that while ill health does often lead...
View ArticleCaring For Teen Patients: ‘Helicopter’ Parenting Can Get in the Way
A new survey finds that only a minority of parents of teens allow the child to have private interaction with a doctor. This is a mistake in most cases: privacy between a teen and his or her doctor will...
View ArticleHormonal Treatment of Prostate Cancer Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease
A new study shows a strong association between androgen-deprivation therapy for advanced prostate cancer, and the development of Alzheimer's disease. This is a retrospective data-based study, so no...
View ArticleNew National Youth Health Survey: Good News Continues
The latest edition of the annual "Monitoring the Future" survey shows salutary trends continuing for youth smoking and substance abuse and alcohol abuse as well. Binge drinking remains a problem, and...
View ArticleAdding Electric-field Therapy Slows Brain Tumors
A new study shows that adding alternating current electrical field application superficially to the brain area near a brain cancer, glioblastoma, along with standard chemotherapy, leads to a survival...
View ArticleCancer Causation: Environment, Not Bad Luck, Study Says
A new study in Nature used mathematical/analytical tools to show that three quarters of cancers are likely caused by environmental exposures, rather than chance or bad luck. Avoiding known causes of...
View ArticleFeds Raid MN Chiropractors Alleging Fraud
Federal and MN State authorities swept numerous chiropractic offices in a widespread investigation of fraudulent practices, including over-billing and staged auto accidents. We take the opportunity to...
View ArticleKids Harmed as NY Judge Bans Mandatory Flu Shots
A New York state court judge's ruling, revoking New York City's mandatory flu vaccination for pre-school and young school children, is a counterproductive public health move. Hopefully the state...
View ArticleTSCA’s Overhaul to Only Benefit EPA Bureaucrats
A new version of the Toxic Substances Control Act, called "reform," is well on its way to passage next month in Congress. Why is this necessary? It's not — but a strange alliance of anti-chemical...
View ArticleWorried About ‘Toxic Toys?’ Worry About Toxic Plants Instead
Holiday decorations, including mistletoe, mint, holly can be toxic if eaten by a child. Small items can present choking hazards. Don't be concerned by so-called "toxic" chemicals, however, such as...
View ArticleRolling Stone Takes On The E-Cigarette Debate
A discussion in Rolling Stone magazine of vaping, and the hysteria and fearmongering about it, is a breath of fresh air. Continue reading → The post Rolling Stone Takes On The E-Cigarette Debate...
View ArticleFDA Relaxes Ban on Gay Blood Donors — A Little
The FDA has relaxed the previous ban on blood donations from gay males or men who have sex with men (MSM), from a lifetime ban to a one-year-without-MSM ban. Even this policy is perceived by some as...
View ArticleThinking Of Buying Drugs Online? One Word: Don’t!
Counterfeit drugs are readily available online. Indeed, a nonprofit group has found that 94 percent of drugs bought over the web were fake, substandard, or toxic. So do yourself a favor: Don't buy...
View ArticleMovie Review: ‘Concussion’
In the film, actor Will Smith plays Dr. Bennet Omalu, who elucidated the cause of early dementia, depression and death among a group of former NFL players: repetitive head trauma from football, known...
View ArticleProgress on Gene Modification Rx for Muscular Dystrophy
Three independently-working groups have developed an effective albeit temporary therapy for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy using CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology to delete the defective gene and...
View ArticleGenetic Link Found for Several Common Cancers
A very large study of Nordic twins published recently in JAMA found that there's a significant link between their genetic makeup and their risk of getting certain cancers, with the strongest links...
View ArticleDon’t Punish Doctors For Ordering PSA Tests
An op-ed in the NYTimes by Dr. H. Gilbert Welch and a colleague decries the proposal by Medicare to penalize doctors for ordering the PSA test, for a variety of reasons. Continue reading → The post...
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