Health Issues
2024-08-16: Tucker Carlson: Interviews Calley & Casey Means, Big Pharma Critics, transcript
Whistleblowers Calley and Casey Means expose how Big Pharma co-opted government agencies and the food industry to poison America and keep us sick.
2024-03-06: Brownstone: In Health Care, We Are Flying Blind, by Jeffery A. Tucker
In American healthcare, risk assessment has been outlawed (HIPAA in 1996; Obamacare in 2010) as regards to costs to the consumer, who thus has no guidance or incentive to make intelligent health care choices, and who must thus resort to internet searchs for healthcare advice.
2024-02-03: Tucker Carlson: Interviews Calley Means, Big Ag/Pharma Critic -- transcript
"If a fish tank is dirty, you clean the tank. You don't drug the fish." -- Calley Means makes the case against Ozempic.
2024-01-31: Calley Means: The Obesity Crisis and Food Industry Lies -- podcast transcript
Covered: (1) How the pharmaceutical industry is the largest funder of government, think tank organizations, academic research, and media outlets; (2) Why America is getting sicker, fatter, more depressed, and more infertile; and (3) Corruption in industry and government that’s harming our health.
2023-11-20: Zerohedge: The mRNAs didn't end Covid, Omicron did, by Alex Berenson
The Society of Actuaries have released an updated report on deaths during the pandemic that shows what really slayed Covid. It didn't come from Pfizer or Moderna; it came from the much weaker Omicron variant, which swept through the United States in the winter of 2022, reducing mortality for the vaccinated and unvaccinated young and old alike. The takeaway: virus gonna virus.
2023-07-26: Epoch Times: Niacin - The Powerhouse Vitamin, by Huey Freeman
Niacin inhibits the depositing of plaque in the arteries, protecting the heart and brain. Niacin proponents say the vitamin has the best record of lowering cholesterol levels, triglycerides, and lipoprotein (a), as well as elevating the levels of high-density cholesterol (HDL), the preferred cholesterol.
2023-07-12: Weston Price: The Omega-6 Apocalypse, by Dr. Chris Knobbe, MD
In the Western world over the past two centuries, chronic diseases, once rare, have become ubiquitous. Concurrently, the Western world has seen a dramatic rise in processed food consumption and notably of industrial seed oils high in polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), especially omega-6 fatty acids.
2023-07-06: AMAC: Evidence Piles Up Against Recreational Marijuana, by Neil Banerji
As more states look to decriminalize or in some cases even completely legalize marijuana, research is continuing to pile up pointing to the disastrous consequences of the pro-pot movement.
2022-11-03: Brownstone: Global Health and the Art of Really Big Lies, by David Bell
The principle of Really Big Lies: So divorced from reality that listener's perception must be flawed rather than the liar, as no credible institution would hire such insanity; but since the institution was apparently credible, the statements must also be credible, and the listener's prior perception must be flawed. Lesser lies, by contrast, can be proved wrong. So inventing truth can be more effective than bending it.
2022-10-20: Epoch Times: Funeral Directors Report 95% of Corpses Recently VAXXed
A funeral director from New Zealand says that 95 percent of the corpses he has been seeing had received a COVID-19 vaccine within two weeks of their passing away. Similar data has been discussed by funeral director John O'Looney in the UK and Richard Hirschman from Alabama.
2022-09-29: AMAC: Medical Schools, AMA Going Woke, by Claire Brighn
While Critical Race Theory, gender ideology, and left-wing "equity" principles have long been a staple in law schools and graduate-level humanities programs, they now appear to be taking over medical schools (and the American Medical Association) as well. Meanwhile, patients just want to be treated equally by doctors devoted to keeping them healthy.
2022-09-02: Epoch Times: Embalmers Finding Numerous Long, Fibrous Clots, by Enrico Trigoso
Several embalmers across the country have been observing many large, and sometimes very long, "fibrous" and rubbery clots inside the corpses they treat, and are speaking out about their findings. "Before 2021, 5-10% of the bodies that we would embalm would have blood clots; now it's 50-70%, and it's rare to embalm a body without clots."
2022-06-14: Spectator: 'Sudden Adult Death Syndrome' due to Covid shots?, by Lincoln Brown
The past year or so has seen a lot of young people 'die suddenly' across the Western world, often from heart attacks. We are being told to accept the sudden rise in SADS and the deaths of young people without investigation. After all, no one wants to be called a conspiracy theorist or an anti-vaxxer. (... and from Mercola.)
2022-05-12: Epoch Times: Is Ivermectin a Cancer Solution?, by Joseph Mercola
It's been vilified as being dangerous, useless or both, but extensive research shows that's not true. This study demonstrates potential for its use against a broad range of cancers. Along with direct cytotoxic effects, it's believed to help regulate the tumor microenvironment, mediating immunogenic cell death.
2022-03-07: Epoch Times: The Difference Between mRNA Shots and Vaccines, by Joseph Mercola
The Moderna and Pfizer mRNA shots aren't vaccines in the medical and legal definition of a vaccine? They do not prevent you from getting the infection, nor do they prevent its spread. They're really experimental gene therapies. But if they actually called it what it is, namely "gene therapy chemotherapy," most people would -- wisely -- refuse to take it.
2022-02-14: Aletho News: Study Confirms Ivermectin Outperforms Other Options, by J. Mercola
Ivermectin is best known for its antiparasitic properties. Yet, the drug also has antiviral and anti-inflammatory properties. Studies have shown that ivermectin helps to lower the viral load by inhibiting replication. A single dose of ivermectin can kill 99.8% of the virus within 48 hours.
2022-02-07: Epoch Times: How COVID Shots Suppress Your Immune System, by Joseph Mercola
The shots suppress your innate immune system by inhibiting type-1 interferon. But the type-1 interferon response is absolutely crucial as the first-stage response to a viral infection. The COVID shots are so unnatural that your immune system doesn't quite know what to do anymore. Expect future long-term health issues as a result.
2022-01-21: Epoch Times: Ivermectin Use would Destroy Justification for Vaccine Mandates
Federal health agencies haven't recognized ivermectin as an effective treatment for COVID-19 patients. According to Doctor Leland Stillman, the reason is more political than scientific, because otherwise there would be no basis for lockdowns or vaccine mandates.
2022-01-11: Epoch Times: SARS-COV-2 Vaccines and Neurodegenerative Disease, by S. Seneff
There are many reasons to be wary of the COVID-19 vaccines, which were rushed to market with grossly inadequate evaluation and aggressively promoted to an uninformed public. There are potentially huge, irreversible, negative consequences -- future increases in several major neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease, CKD, ALS and Alzheimer's.
2022-01-10: Zerohedge: Global COVID Response Driven By "False Propaganda", by Ehud Qimron
Professor Ehud Qimron, head of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Tel Aviv University and one of the leading Israeli immunologists, has written an open letter sharply criticizing the Israeli -- and indeed global -- management of the coronavirus pandemic. "Ministry of Health, it's time to admit failure"
2021-12-16: CCCA: Pfizer C-19 Inoculations do More Harm Than Good
Randomized control data deleted; increased risk of illness and death; failure to follow established protocols; tested on healthy, given to sick; didn't track biomarkers; subjective testing; missing data ...
2021-11-30: Epoch Times: Therapeutics Highly Effective in Early COVID Treatment
"These drugs [HCQ, Ivermectin, et al] have been suppressed... for reasons that have nothing to do with the science and the medicine." It's also concerning that doctors are being intimidated into going against how they've been trained to treat patients. -- Dr. Harvey Risch
2021-11-17: Why Ivermectin is better than "Pfizermectin", by Krayton Kerns, DVM
Pfizer has announced their new Covid oral therapeutic, PF-07321332, dubbed 'Pfizermectin' by some. Pfizer's expensive new pill is a protease inhibitor blocking viral replication. However, the off-patent and cheap drug ivermectin is also a protease inhibitor, but additionally blocks the attachment of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein to the cell plus has a tremendous anti-inflammatory effect. Obviously Big Pharma and its media allies aren't eager to inform the public on this matter.
2021-11-15: RSS News: Common Toxins Linked to Autism, by Jennifer Margulis
Diagnosed autism prevalence has risen dramatically in the U.S. over the last several decades and continued to trend upward. Three toxins in the environment that have been increasing alongside the rise in cases of autism are aluminum, glyphosate, and acetaminophen. It is these toxicants that may be contributing most to the increasing rates of brain challenges among America's children. (Related article.)
2021-10-24: American Thinker: Physicians and the Vaccine Tyranny, by Blaise Edwards, MD
The C-19 "pandemic" saw the Ruling Class require physicians' immune system knowledge to be shelved and replaced by government dictates. Early treatment with "off-label" drugs was forbidden. Imagine telling all diabetics that there is no metformin, Glucophage, or insulin. Would we really wait until patients are in diabetic ketoacidosis, and then treat them only at the hospital? It is medical malfeasance of a grand scale.
2021-10-16: Epoch Times: The Omega-6 [Seed Oil] Apocalypse, by Joseph Mercola
We've heard about the health risks of eating processed sugars, net carbs and trans fats. But seed oils far surpass all of these in the damage they cause to our health, causing ~90% of Americans to be "metabolically sick". Eliminating all seed oils from our diet should be our highest priority for reducing chronic diseases.
2021-09-02: JuliusRuechel.com: "Immunity As A Service" - The COVID-Zero Bait-And-Switch
This Deep Dive exposes why the promise of COVID-Zero was a deliberately dishonest shell game designed to prey on a lack of public understanding of how our immune systems work and how most respiratory viruses differ from other viruses. We have been sold a fantasy designed to rope us into a pharmaceutical dependency, variant by variant, for as long as the public is willing to go along for the ride.
2021-08-13: ZeroHedge: India's Ivermectin Blackout, by Justus R Hope,
There is a blackout on any conversation about how Ivermectin beat COVID-19 in India. When I discussed the dire straits that India found itself in early this year with 414,000 cases per day, and over 4,000 deaths per day, and how that evaporated within five weeks of the addition of Ivermectin, I am often asked, "But why is there no mention of that in the news?"
2021-08-02: JPost: Israeli scientist recommends Ivermectin for Covid, by M Jaffe-Hoffman
Double-blind study shows the dirt-cheap anti-malarial drug ivermectin reduces Covid's duration and infectiousness. Nevertheless FDA, WHO, Big Pharma (including ivermectin manufacturer Merck), and the so-called science journals are in opposition to even considering its use against C-19. (So it's all about the Benjamins!)
2021-07-07: The Observer: If you've had Covid-19, you're protected for life
If you've had COVID-19, even a mild case, you've more than likely got immunity for life, according to researchers from Washington University School of Medicine. Cells called plasmablasts provide antibodies, then memory B cells move in to monitor blood for signs of reinfection, and finally bone marrow plasma cells (BMPCs) act as "persistent and essential sources of protective antibodies."
2021-06-14: One Man's ... Cure for the Common Cold?, by John Swink
I am over 70 years old and have a long history of getting severe colds and bronchitis that lasted up to 6 weeks. But I've discovered the best way to greatly shorten the duration and severity of colds is to use a special saline nasal spray at the first signs of a cold. Here's the recipe...
2021-04-15: Epoch Times: Doctor's Advice on Early Treatment for COVID-19, by Conan Milner
Dr. Elizabeth Lee Vliet is a board-certified physician practicing in Arizona who specializes in preventive medicine. She asserts we should treat COVID with the best practices learned from every other virus, and we're not doing that. The Epoch Times talked to Dr. Vliet about this.
2021-02-28: ZeroHedge: Is This Why "New COVID Cases" Are Crashing?
C-19 cases, deaths, and hospitalizations have been going down for weeks. It's not vaccines -- not enough time to have taken effect. It's not lockdowns -- Sweden and UK down at same rate. It's WHO's new PCR testing guidelines -- reducing the false positives and thus cases and deaths falsely attributed to C-19.
2021-02-17: Israel21c: Has Israel just found the cure for Covid?, by Abigail Klein Leichman
Two drugs developed in Israel to treat Covid patients show great promise in clinical trials: EXO-CD24 and Allocetra. EXOCD24 stops the "cytokine storm" -- where the immune system goes out of control and starts attacking healthy cells -- that occurs in the lungs of 5-7% of Covid-19 patients, and has cured all 30 moderate-to-severe cases in a Phase I clinical trial. Allocetra works by restoring balance to the immune system, and has been successful in a Phase II clinical trial.
2021-01-03: AFLDR: The Truth about the CV19 Vaccine, by Dr. Simone Gold
Emergency physician Dr. Simone Gold gives this gobsmacking talk on the Great Awakening show about the breathtaking skullduggery that was coordinated worldwide across governments and health agencies against the drug hydroxychloroquine, the ordering of needless masks and lockdowns, and now the mandating of experimental vaccines. (Video and transcript.)
2020-11-22: ZeroHedge: Chance of Surviving Covid-19 by Age and Sex, via Stockholm University
2020-11-22: JHU Newsletter: A closer look at U.S. deaths due to COVID-19, by Yanni Gu
Since the crude number of total deaths by all causes before and after COVID-19 has stayed the same, one can hardly say, in Briand's view, that COVID-19 deaths are concerning. (But because this analysis doesn't fit the Covid-19 narrative, JHU took has taken the article down.)
2020-11-20: Epoch Times: Eating Tip To Prevent Most Diseases Including AMD, by Joseph Mercola
Chronic metabolic and degenerative diseases -- including age-related macular degeneration (AMD), COPD, Alzheimer's disease, Type 2 diabetes, and kidney disease -- are top causes of death today but were rare in the 19th century. What changed? The main culprit was highly polyunsaturated vegetable oil, introduced right here in the USA in 1866. These vegetable oils cause mitochondrial failure and insulin resistance.
2020-10-30: Epoch Times: What Is Regeneron? (a treatment for Covid-19), by Conan Milner
The name actually belongs to the biotechnology company that created the drug President Trump took at Walter Reed Medical Center, in addition to the experimental antiviral remdesivir and the steroid dexamethasone. Regeneron scientists refer to the drug as REGN-COV2, and it's produced in a manner similar to the drug the company designed to treat Ebola infection.
2020-09-23: ZeroHedge: Health Pros Urge End To Lockdowns, No Medical Justification
"We deplore the role of the WHO in this, which has called for all divergent opinion to be silenced... We urgently call on the media to take their responsibilities here! We demand an open debate in which all experts are heard..."
2020-08-31: Center Square: CDC admits 94% of Covid-19 deaths had other issues, by B. Blankley
The CDC recently admitted that of those 183,000 Covid-19 deaths reported by Johns Hopkins, only about 11,000 were confirmed from C-19 alone. CDC had been lumping C-19 deaths along with pneumonia and influenza, and including death counts from C-19 patients with other underlying health condition, such as a respiratory illness, diabetes, heart disease.
2020-07-18: Weston Price: Is Covid-19 Contagious?... or is it really Covid-5G?, by S. Morell
The premise that coronavirus is highly contagious and can cause disease has provided the justification for putting entire nations on lockdown and destroying the global economy. But does it even cause disease? The term "influenza" was coined in 1836 while correlating the instances of outbreaks with electrical atmospheric "influences". And Wuhan, China had launched all-out fifth generation (5G) wireless just weeks before its initial outbreak.
2020-05-21: Epoch Times: Censoring Evidence on Vitamin C, by Conan Milner
Many of us reach for vitamin C for any cold or flu. But doctors who administer, or even promote, this nutrient to treat COVID-19 risk intimidation and censorship in this country. However in China, COVID-19 patients who ranged from moderate to severe, treated with a high-dose vitamin C regimen, all recovered with no side effects. (One suspects only ridiculously cheap treatments get censored in the U.S.)
2020-04-22: GreenSmoothieGirl.com: Top U.S. Virologist Blows The Whistle On Covid-19
Judy Mikovits, PhD, is a biochemist and molecular biologist who worked in top government labs on the Ebola, HIV, and coronaviruses like SARS. This interview describes how viruses are discovered and genetically engineered for profit. Dr. Mikovits exposes fraud at the highest level in the CDC and other agencies Americans believe keep us safe from infectious disease in her new book, "Plague of Corruption".
2020-04-07: Dadamo.com: Covid-19: Chloroquine, Zinc and Quercetin, by Peter D'Adamo
Zinc is a decidedly anti-viral mineral. In high concentrations, zinc can block coronavirus reproduction, but the cell is typically disinclined to tolerate high levels of zinc due to concerns about its other actions. Enter the zinc ionophores -- facilitators that enhance the entry of zinc into the cell -- which include chloroquine, quercetin, and green tea polyphenol.
2020-02-20: STAT News: Using AI, scientists find novel antibiotic able to kill superbugs
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have used machine learning to identify a molecule that appears capable of countering some of the world's most formidable pathogens. When tested in mice, the molecule, dubbed halicin, effectively treated the gastrointestinal bug C. diff and another type of drug-resistant bacteria that often causes infections in the blood, urinary tract, and lungs.
2020-01-02: Epoch Times: For Marriage Magic, Try Appreciating Your Husband, by June Fakkert
"All a good man wants is for his wife to be happy, and he will go to great lengths to make it happen. He'll even support his wife's ideas, plans or opinions if he doesn't agree with them. That's because a husband's number one goal is to please his wife. If he determines his wife cannot be pleased, that's when the marriage is in trouble." -- author Suzanne Venker
2019-12-20: NPR: THC Additive, Vitamin E Acetate, Culprit In Most Vaping Deaths, by R. Harris
Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have found that lung injuries rose sharply in June of this year. Dr. Anne Schuchat, the CDC's principal deputy director, says this sharp spike strongly points to a single culprit for most of these cases: vitamin E acetate, an additive found in illicit cannabis-containing vapes.
2019-10-08: WT: The Body: A Guide for Occupants -- book review by Claire Hopley
We all have one -- and only ever one. It's a body. When it goes, we're gone, so it's best to look after it while we've got it. To do that, it helps to know what's inside it and how it works. That's what Bill Bryson sets out to tell us in his latest book.
2019-09-27: Charlotte Observer: Cam Newton's Bad Vegan Experience, by Brendan Marks
Carolina Panthers QB Cam Newton, previously on a fish-based diet, has been going vegan since February. Newton's diet would normally be his business. But after two underwhelming performances to begin the 2019 season, coupled with a lingering mid-left foot sprain that will cost him at least two games, it bears further examination.
2019-09-17: Prfree.org: Shockwave For ED at Home, by Dr. Gregory Martin
BPotent shockwave therapy for ED is changing the way guys think about E.D. issues, for good. They let guys get all the benefits of WAVE therapy without ever leaving the house, and for a fraction of the cost.
2019-08-25: Epoch Times: Electronic Health Records vs Better Care?, by Lynch & Gunderman
Doctor hours are being devoured filling out records that can come between doctors and their patients.
2019-08-04: Epoch Times: Radiating Caution on the 5G Rollout, by Lee Harding
The much-hyped rollout of 5G continues, but many scientists would prefer 5G be put on hold -- at least until much more testing has been done. To them, the spectre of 5G means more than fifth-generation wireless technology. It also means five times greater health risks -- if not five thousand.
2019-07-11: Epoch Times: Fever and the Nature of Acute Disease, by Thomas Cowan
Modern medicine first tries to reduce fevers before taking diagnosing an ailment. But suppressing the body's immune response works against the best disease-fighting tool available. (In the nineteenth century, some cancers were noted to disappear after the patient contracted a virus.)
2019-06-13: Epoch Times: Top 10 Reasons to Eat Your Cruciferous Veggies, by GreenMedInfo
Everyone knows that eating vegetables has profound health benefits. But a few vegetables appear to be downright "miracle" foods. One such group of veggies are those of the Brassica family; commonly known as cruciferous vegetables. These include broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, radish, rutabaga, turnip, and even arugula.
2019-05-23: Epoch Times: Tuning in to Microwave Sickness from Wireless Radiation, by C. Milner
One obstacle to understanding microwave sickness is that it can be triggered by electronics that virtually everyone is exposed to. If Wi-Fi routers and cellphone towers really caused illness, why do only some people get sick and everybody else seems fine?
2019-05-23: WT: Medicine about profit, not health, by Samuel Burkeen
Both the single-payer (European) medical system and the U.S. system of public health are abysmal failures. Chronic disease in young people is epidemic, and parents are beginning to notice. Today's health care is probably one of the most successful financial frauds in history.
2019-05-10: Epoch Times: No Enigma: Vaccines and the Food Allergy Epidemic
The United States faces an ever-worsening food allergy epidemic. An estimated 1 in 12 children (8 percent) have food allergies, and prevalence has risen by at least 50 percent since 1997. Multiple strands of published evidence -- including experiments dating back over a hundred years -- indicate that injected vaccines are major culprits.
2019-04-25: Epoch Times: Why Men Need Minimalism, by Jay Harrington
Today, too many men live the modern version of Teddy Roosevelts's "the strenuous life", which is more aptly termed "the stressful life". They get consumed by careers they dislike to buy things they don't need for the purpose of impressing people they don't care about (or even know). And they're suffering the consequences.
2019-04-08: AP: CBD and THC-A oil dispensaries set to open across Virginia, by Ben Burstein
Virginians with a doctor's recommendation soon will have access to CBD and THC-A oil dispensaries throughout the state. The Virginia Board of Pharmacy has approved five companies to open the dispensaries - one in each of the commonwealth's five health service areas.
2019-03-21: Yale Medicine: How New Ketamine Drug Helps with Depression, by Jennifer Chen
On March 5, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first truly new medication for major depression in decades. The drug is a nasal spray called esketamine, derived from ketamine -- an anesthetic that has made waves for its surprising antidepressant effect.
2019-03-21: FCTA: Personal Initiative to Lower Alzheimer's Risk, by Tom Cranmer
There are four main types of dementia. This study outlines the prevalence of Alzheimer's, and how best to prevent or delay this public health crisis of the 21st century.
2019-02-04: Epoch Times: The Threat 5G Poses to Human Health, by James Grundvig
The crime scene was straight out of an Alfred Hitchcock movie. One hundred and fifty dead birds lay sprawled on the ground, fallen out of trees in a park in The Hague, Netherlands. The second such occurrence last autumn made Dutch citizens look up and wonder. The culprit stood atop a nearby train station -- a mast with new 5G network antennas.
2018-12-06: CNN: Australian researchers develop 10-minute cancer test, by Euan McKirdy
Researchers in Australia have developed a 10-minute test that can detect the presence of cancer cells anywhere in the human body, according to a newly published study. The test is yet to be used on humans, and large clinical trials are needed before it can be used on prospective patients. But the signs are positive.
2018-11-09: Epoch Times: Is Move to 5G Wireless a Serious Health Risk?, by Conan Milner
The wireless revolution thus far (1G-4G) was all about connecting people. With 5G, the goal is more about connecting objects -- the Internet of Things (IoT). But 5G will be vastly more active in producing effects in our body than our current exposure, which some believe are already quite serious. The FCC, however, sees no problem here.
2018-09-26: Ars Technica: Atrial fibrillation defined, and Apple's attempt to detect it
What is atrial fibrillation, and why has Apple decided that it's worth screening for it? Both questions are answered here.
2018-09-14: Manward Press: The Dangers in America's Food System (Part 1), by Andy Snyder
What we eat and why we eat it is a hot topic. The daily "news" is rife with stories about the latest dieting fad or half-cocked study promoting a new wonder food. Most of it is pure bunk. What we eat today has more to do with marketing than science or our good health.
2018-08-24: Bacon's Rebellion: Peeling Back the Layers of Hospital Dysfunction
There are many layers to the dysfunction of America's (and Virginia's) health care system. I'm not sure how you'd label the system we do have -- there's too much private ownership to call it socialism. But whatever it is, it sure as hell isn't a market-based system.
2018-07-08: WT: 'Carbohydrates are killing us', by Dr. Eric Thorn, cardiologist
For decades, doctors and nutritionist have been telling us to avoid saturated fats in meats and dairy products, which were thought to clog our arteries. A growing body of research suggests this advice was wrong. For most people, it's carbohydrates, not fats, that are the true cause of heart disease. Meanwhile, mainstream medicine continues with the same old advice.
2018-06-13: EMR and HIPAA: The Widening Gap in Dementia Care, by Colin Hung
According to Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI), someone in the world develops dementia every 3 seconds. An estimated 50 million people had dementia in 2017. That number is expected to grow to 75 million people by 2030.
2018-03-27: Next Avenue: Americans Skipping Health Care due to Cost, by Richard Eisenberg
Between a third and a half of people age 45 to 59 and a quarter of those 60+ went without needed health care in the last year due to its cost, combined with a lack of price transparency and a lack of health care competition. In the U.S., consumers aren't offered pricing options, which in turn drives the cost of health care up.
2018-02-01: Western Mastery: Man's Guide on Avoiding Xenoestrogens that Lower Testosterone
Xenoestrogens, endocrine disruptors that dramatically lower our testosterone, are absolutely everywhere in our environment. In this article, I'm going to explain to you the best and cheapest ways to avoid xenoestrogens in the environment.
2017-12-08: New Atlas: Canola oil linked to Alzheimer's complications, by Michael Franco
Canola is generally considered a healthy oil thanks to its ability to reduce LDL cholesterol in the blood and lower the risk of heart disease. A new animal study out of Temple University, though, has shown that the vegetable-based fat increases substances in the brain that can lead to Alzheimer's disease.
2017-12-06: WT: Weight loss, diet may reverse Type 2 diabetes - Study, by Laura Kelly
Losing weight -- without exercise -- and maintaining a healthy diet can cause Type 2 diabetes to go into remission and allow patients to stop taking medications, according to a study that challenges the long-held medical belief that the acquired disease is a lifelong illness.
2017-11-17: Ars Technica: Swiss find way to turn any cell into a tumor killer, by Diana Gitig
Scientists can induce T cells to recognize the patient's tumor as the threat that it is and destroy it. But these can completely disrupt normal immune function, causing side effects which can be life-threatening. So a group of Swiss researchers has decided to engineer a killing system into non-immune cells to avoid all these side effects.
2017-11-05: Ars Technica: Gut bacteria may improve cancer treatment success, by Beth Mole
Some intestinal-dwelling bacteria appear to corral and train immune cells to fight off cancer cells -- prior to any spurring from cancer immunotherapies. Without such microbial priming, the drugs may only offer a futile prod.
2017-10-22: Epoch Times: Nursing Crisis Strains U.S. Hospitals, by Jilian Mincer
Hospitals nationwide face tough choices when it comes to filling nursing jobs. They are paying billions of dollars collectively to recruit and retain nurses rather than risk patient safety or closing down departments. They now offer perks such as student loan repayment, free housing and career mentoring, and rely more on foreign or temporary nurses to fill the gaps.
2017-09-25: JAMA: Pathway to Patient Data Ownership & Better Health, by Mikk, Sleeper & Topol
Health care, under pressure to embrace interoperability, is poised for transformation. But improvements depend on increased patient participation. Health care must find a way to shift from "the doctor will see you now" to "the patient will see the doctor now". Patients need active engagement, easy access to their health data, and primary control of this data.
2017-09-16: AJC: Avandia skin patch melts 'love handles' in mice, by Stephanie Toone
Scientific researchers have developed a medicated skin patch that dissolves fat in targeted areas of lab mice, and future testing could reveal that the patches can treat obesity and diabetes. The patch uses nanotechnology to increase the body's metabolism and transform energy-storing white fat into energy-burning brown fat.
2017-09-07: Epoch Times: Should dementia be referred to type-3 diabetes?, by Conan Milner
Doctors have long recognized two types of diabetes known for deteriorating the body: One that you're born with (Type 1), and another that develops later in life (Type 2). But a growing body of research points to a new form: Type 3, often referred to as "diabetes of the brain". Another connection between diabetes and dementia is that both diseases are largely preventable.
2017-07-27: Epoch Times: Rethinking the War on Salt, by Conan Milner
Salt has been wrongly vilified, with guidelines based on flawed science, say experts. But according to Dr. James DiNicolantonio, a cardiovascular research scientist at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute in Kansas City and author of The Salt Fix, many of us may actually be salt starved.
2017-07-10: TheBalance.com: Rising Cost of Health Care & Causes, by Year, by Kimberly Amadeo
An excellent article on American health care costs and their causes over the years since 1960. The article additionally claims that Obamacare actually slowed the rise of health care costs to the government. (However, it did not mention the phenomenal costs to the patient for the high-deductible insurance coverage he can't afford to use.)
2017-06-29: BW: The Crazy Math Behind Drug Prices, by Paul Barrett & Robert Langreth
Ideally, drug companies would sell directly to consumers, and prices would be competitive. But in the U.S., two intermediaries drive up prices. Insurers hire "Pharmacy Benefit Managers" to get favorable discount prices, which encourages drug companies to consequently raise list prices. So the uninsured get hosed. Now a federal court in New Jersey is hearing a RICO lawsuit brought against this cartel.
2017-06-28: Epoch Times: In Defense of Fat, by Justina Reichel
In recent years, a burgeoning number of scientists and journalists have come forward to suggest that the obesity crisis is caused by something far bigger than us: bad nutrition science, bad food policy, and chronic misinformation from the government and nutrition experts. In fact, the dietary advice we've been given for the past half century has created the perfect storm and near-ideal conditions for an obesity epidemic.
2017-06-26: UK Mirror: Regular sex 'can help prevent heart disease' in men, by Pat Hagan
Enjoying regular sex can help reduce the risk of developing heart disease -- but the news isn't so great for women. Research found having sex several times a week can slash levels of homocysteine in men, whereas women benefit far less from regular romps. (Ladies: To keep your man healthy, some sacrifices just have to be made!)
2017-06-26: UK Express: To live to 100, eat less sugar, by Sarah Westcott
A doctor has revealed the secrets behind the "world's healthiest village" -- and there it all comes down to eating less sugar.
2017-06-15: BW: American Chipmakers Outsourced Toxicity Problem, by Cam Simpson
Twenty-five years ago, U.S. tech companies pledged to stop using chemicals that caused miscarriages and birth defects. They failed to ensure that their Asian suppliers did the same, and generations of women making digital devices at the heart of the global economy are paying the price.
2017-04-17: WT: Type 2 diabetes on rise in minorities, young people, by Laura Kelly
A new study shows a 4.8 percent increase in type 2 diabetes for youths between 10 and 19 years old, and a 1.8 percent increase in type 1 diabetes among those aged 0 to 19 years old. Minorities were disproportionately even higher. (The article barely mentions that Type 2 can be prevented or even reversed by minimizing intake of sugars and carbohydrates.)
2017-03-17: Ars Technica: Genome study reveals human groups evolved to eat different diets
A new study of hundreds of human genomes has revealed that groups in various regions of the world have evolved for diets with different amounts of meat and vegetables. Our genomes have responded rapidly to changes in our diets for thousands of years. We are not optimized to eat what people ate 50,000 years ago as hunter-gatherers.
2017-03-09: New Atlas: Low-gluten diets linked to increased risk of diabetes, by Rich Haridy
Gluten-free diets have exploded in popularity in recent years, but many have questioned whether this new food trend is actually medically helpful for those without a diagnosed celiac disease. A new study released by the American Heart Foundation points to a possible relationship between low-gluten diets and a higher risk of Type 2 diabetes.
2017-03-04: Ars Technica: New non-addictive opioid works only where it hurts, by Beth Mole
With a straightforward chemical tweak, the addictive and often deadly opioid painkiller, fentanyl, may transform into a safe, non-addictive, targeted therapy, esearchers reported Thursday in Science. In rats, a chemically modified form of the opioid could only work on inflamed, hurting tissue -- not the rest of the body. Plus, it wasn't deadly at high doses, and it wasn't addictive.
2017-02-23: Epoch Times: Why Getting Dirty Is Good for Your Health, by Lynn Jaffee
Your well-being is connected to the microbes you carry on and in your body, and the greater variety that you are exposed to, especially as a child, the better the odds that you will be healthy as an adult. So explore the natural world. Check out wildflowers in the spring, study minnows in a nearby creek, explore pond ecology, touch and examine. It's OK to get a little dirty.
2017-01-26: TIME: What Happens When Doctors Only Take Cash, by Haley Sweetland Edwards
Obamacare and the increase in high-deductible medical insurance policies have accelerated the formation of a business model offering medical services for a much lower price than a traditional hospital. In exchange for up-front pricing transparency and a truly free-market approach to medical services, no insurance of any kind is accepted -- only cash.
2017-01-16: WT: Is veganism a mental disorder?, by Rick Berman
Humans are naturally meat-eaters. Our bodies require Vitamin B12 for proper brain function. Vitamin B12 is only found naturally in animal products. Vitamin B12 deficiency can lead to fatigue, megaloblastic anemia, early dementia, increased risk of heart disease, nerve dysfunction, forgetfulness, lack of coordination, and psychiatric disorders. (So strict veganism could lead to mental derangement, and thus Liberalism.)
2016-12-21: Telegraph: Breathalyser can detect 17 diseases, by Henry Bodkin
As far back as 400 BC, Hippocrates advised his students to smell their patients' breaths to detect if they were ill. Now, researchers in America have invented a system which does just that, only rather more scientifically.
2016-12-12: BW: Is Kratom a Deadly Drug or a Life-Saving Medicine?, by Bryan Gruley
Advocates believe the powder helps people kick opioids without risk of addiction. When the DEA tried to criminalize it, they fought back.
2016-10-23: Roanoke Times: Va. company creates first sheets to prevent bed sores, by L. Rife
It's a first for a bed sheet, and it flips conventional thinking: Instead of sheets and pads protecting the mattress, they protect the patient. ... "Through 11 clinical trials, we showed the surface of the mattress is a lot less important than what touches the skin." -- James Barry, business manager for Precision Fabrics' health products
2016-09-02: Ars Technica: FDA bans antibacterial soaps, by Beth Mole
"Consumers may think antibacterial washes are more effective at preventing the spread of germs, but we have no scientific evidence that they are any better than plain soap and water. In fact, some data suggests that antibacterial ingredients may do more harm than good over the long-term." -- Janet Woodcock, director of the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER)
2016-08-23: Xinhua: Aussie drug melting cancer cells approved for human use in U.S.
A tablet developed in Melbourne that "melts away" cancer cells has been approved for use in the United States. The FDA announced on Tuesday that venetoclax was approved for prescription outside of human trials for patients with chronic lymphotic leukemia (CLL).
2016-07-27: AMAC: Dizziness and Aspartame, by Gregory DeGlorgis
My story began in September 1993 at age 29. I am a general contractor, working six to seven stressful days a week. I began waking around 5 a.m. with dizziness episodes that would incapacitate me. After many false diagnoses and one needless surgery, saw a news program about aspartame, the sugar substitute designed for diabetics. ...
2016-06-24: Science Daily: New doubts on Zika as cause of microcephaly
Brazil's microcephaly epidemic continues to pose a mystery -- if Zika is the culprit, why are there no similar epidemics in other countries also hit hard by the virus? One possibility that has been raised is the pesticide pyriproxyfen, which is applied to drinking water in some parts of Brazil to kill the larvae of the mosquitos that transmit Zika.
2016-06-21: Gizmag: First cold-pressed cow's milk on sale in Australia, by Stu Roberts
Australian outfit Made by Cow says that homogenizing and pasteurizing milk eliminates much of its goodness and flavor, so has created a new cold press method that makes milk safe to drink much closer to its fresh state.
2016-05-26: Nucific: Sweetened to Death: Exposing Sugar for What It Truly Is, by Dr. Amy Lee
What you don't know IS hurting you... and I don't just mean weight problems. I mean chronic disease. I mean a whole generation dying younger than their parents for the first time in modern history. If you were ever looking for a single smoking gun for obesity and health problems, this is it; I'm talking about sugar. And you're about to learn how to dodge the bullet and come out on top.
2016-05-23: Guardian: Official advice wrong on low-fat diet, cholesterol, says health charity
In a damning report that accuses major public health bodies of colluding with the food industry, two British health charities call for a "major overhaul" of current dietary guidelines. They say the focus on low-fat diets is failing to address Britain's obesity crisis, while snacking between meals is making people fat.
2016-04-25: Epoch Times: How to Lose Weight Fast - Proven 3-Step Plan, by Kris Gunnars
The three-step plan outlined here will make you lose weight fast without being hungry. Here's pretty much all you have to do: 1) Eliminate high-carb foods; 2) Eat protein, saturated fat, and veggies; 3) Exercise 3-4 times per week (optional, but recommended). Drinking water half an hour before meals also helps.
2016-04-21: BW: FDA Considers Over-The-Counter Hearing Aids, by Paul Barrett
Under existing FDA rules, "hearing aids" can be sold only by licensed hearing experts. And this has created a protected industry that keeps prices high. "Personal sound amplification products" (PSAPs) are available with often equivalent technology for a fraction of the price, but can be sold only for "recreational use". FDA's rules on this may be about to change.
2016-04-13: NYT: Old Study, Rediscovered, Challenges Advice on Saturated Fat, by A. O'Connor
A four-decades-old study -- recently discovered in a dusty basement -- has raised new questions about longstanding dietary advice and the perils of saturated fat in the American diet. Subjects on saturated diets had higher cholesterol levels than those on corn oil diets; they also lived longer.
2016-03-10: BW: Monsanto's Roundup gets new scrutiny in Europe, by A. Martin L. Mulvany
Tests have found chemical residue in British bread, as well as in the urine of people across Europe. In early March, the European Union put off a vote to renew a 15-year license for glyphosate after several member states balked.
2016-03-04: CBS: Sex linked to better brain power in older age, by Cari Nierenberg
People over age 50 who are more sexually active also have better memory and cognitive skills than people who get busy less often, a new study from England suggests. ("See dear, now don't you want to help me better remember what you tell me?")
2016-02-16: Sky News: 'Extraordinary' Cancer Breakthrough Revealed
In one study, more than nine out of ten participants with a severe form of leukaemia saw their symptoms completely vanish. The technique involves removing immune cells called T-cells from patients, tagging them with "receptor" molecules that target cancer, and putting them back into the body in an infusion.
2016-02-09: Algemeiner: Int'l Research Team Reverses Alzheimer's Symptoms in Mice
An Israeli research professor, heading an international team of scientists, has discovered a way to inhibit the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease by studying the plasticity of the brain, fundamental to learning and memory, using a certain small protein which inhibits the processes normally associated with impairment.
2015-11-04: WaPo: A Maryland farm now sells raw milk -- for pets, by Karen Heller
At their farm in Brandywine, Md., Sally Fallon Morell and her husband, Geoffrey, sell 24 gallons of raw milk a week -- limit one gallon per family per week. The milk is marked for use only for pets, to pacify the Maryland food police. (In 1999, the Morells founded the Weston A. Price Foundation to promote "wise traditions in food, farming and the healing arts".)
2015-10-15: EMR & HIPAA: One Doctor's Perspectives on the Evolution of Health Care
"The American Medical Business model is antithetical with respect to this concept and as such I believe dangerous to your health. So, in my world view, HIPPA is a costly infringement on my ability to care for my patients and as such, potentially harmful to their health."
2015-10-13: Examiner: U.S most obese in the world, has fattest kids, by Paul Bedard
The United States is put at No. 1, ahead of 33 other nations, despite years of work by the Obama administration, the first lady and the Agriculture Department, which has been pulling sugar and salt out of school lunches. The report shows obesity at 35% for Americans, 4% for Japanese and 25% for Canadians.
2015-10-06: Waking Times: Heart surgeon reveals truth about heart disease, by Alex Pietrowski
The discovery that inflammation in the artery wall is the real cause of heart disease is slowly leading to a paradigm shift in how heart disease and other chronic ailments will be treated. The long-established dietary recommendations have created epidemics of obesity and diabetes, the consequences of which dwarf any historical plague in terms of mortality, human suffering and dire economic consequences.
2015-08-19: BW: Is ketamine the best hope for curing major depression?, by Caroline Winter
Ketamine was first developed in 1962 as a fast-acting anesthetic. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration hasn't approved ketamine for the treatment of mood disorders, but dozens of medical studies show that it can quickly alleviate severe depression.
2015-08-19: AP: Scientists find how obesity gene works, by Marilynn Marchione
The FTO gene turns out to influence obesity indirectly, as a master switch that affects two other genes that control whether the body produces brown fatty tissue -- the so-called "good fat" which burns calories -- or the more common white fat which stores them.
2015-07-12: ProPublica: Coumadin/warfarin often misused in nursing homes, by Charles Ornstein
From 2011 to 2014, at least 165 nursing home residents were hospitalized or died after errors involving Coumadin or its generic version, warfarin, a ProPublica analysis of government inspection reports shows. Studies suggest there are thousands more injuries every year that are never investigated by the government.
2015-05-29: JWR: Why doctors quit... and Part 2, by Charles Krauthammer
My argument is simple. If electronic records are such a great boon -- as I believe they eventually will be -- they will be adopted over time as the benefits begin to exceed costs. Let the market work. Let doctors breathe. And while you're at it, drop the Medicare penalty.
2015-05-15: WaPo: Exercise alone won't make you lose weight., by Aseem Malhotra
Exercise is fine, but it won't help you to lose weight. If weight loss is your goal, your diet is what really needs to change.
2015-05-11: Epoch Times: Why 80 Percent of Us Are Deficient in Magnesium, by Dr. Mark Sircus
"Every known illness is associated with a magnesium deficiency" ... "magnesium is the most critical mineral required for electrical stability of every cell in the body. A magnesium deficiency may be responsible for more diseases than any other nutrient." -- Dr. Norman Shealy
2015-04-21: BW: Buttered Coffee Could Make You Invincible, by Gordy Megroz
Dave Asprey is using himself as a health guinea pig. He's completely dismantled the food pyramid and argues that the proper diet should consist of as much as 70 percent fat. "[T]he membrane of every cell in your body is made of fat," Asprey says. "When you go on a low-fat diet, you limit the performance of so many key systems in your body that it's no wonder you have cravings and feel tired."
2015-04-14: WSJ: Feds to Probe Generic Drug Price Increases, by Ed Silverman
Following prodding from Congress, the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health Human Services says the office will review generic drug price increases between 2005 and 2014 in order to determine the extent to which generic drug prices exceeded the inflation rate.
2015-04-11: Guernsey Press: Dog prostate cancer detection rate '98% reliable'
The latest research, by the Department of Urology at the Humanitas Clinical and Research Centre in Milan, involved two German shepherds sniffing the urine of 900 men -- 360 with prostate cancer and 540 without. Scientists found that dog one got it right in 98.7% of cases, while for dog two this was 97.6%.
2015-04-06: WaPo: Many scientists say gov't salt guidelines too low, by Peter Whoriskey
According to studies published in recent years by pillars of the medical community, the low levels of salt recommended by the government might actually be dangerous. "There is no longer any valid basis for the current salt guidelines, so why are we still scaring people about salt?"
2015-03-20: Natural News: MIT doctor links Glyphosate herbicide (Roundup) to Autism spike
Dr. Stephanie Seneff from MIT finds a perfect correlation between use of Roundup in food production and the rise in autism -- from 1 in 10,000 in 1970, to 1 in 68 today, and 50% by 2025. "The glyphosate is being soaked up by the plants and getting into the food system, and the U.S. government is doing very little monitoring to even see if that's true." (Related article.)
2015-03-02: Mercola.com: US Guidelines To Lift Limits on Dietary Cholesterol, by Dr. Mercola
The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) has recommended limits on dietary cholesterol be removed from the upcoming 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. This is a reversal of the cholesterol limitations that have been widely circulated since the 1960s. The exception is oxidized cholesterol, formed when polyunsaturated vegetable oils (such as soybean, corn, and sunflower oils) are heated.
2015-01-29: WT: Weighing childhood risks of contact sports, by Joseph Maroon, Julian Bailes
As neurosurgeons and early researchers of concussions and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), we recommend that parents permit their kids to play football, ice hockey, lacrosse and other contact sports. The benefits of organized contact sports on childhood and adolescent development far outweigh the risks, given the available medical data.
2014-12-22: TIME: Medicine Gets Personal Again with Direct Primary Care, by David Von Drehle
Primary care and specialized care have two very different missions, and need different business models. After all, car insurance doesn't cover oil changes, and homeowners' insurance doesn't cover house paint. So why should insurance pay for your annual checkup or your kid's strep swab?
2014-12-21: Wisc Journal Sentinel: Benefits of diabetes drugs dubious -- Follow the money!
The number of people with diabetes or pre-diabetes and who are candidates for drugs has been magnified by organizations and doctors with financial ties to drug companies. But from 2004 to 2013, none of the 30 new diabetes drugs that came on the market were proven to improve key outcomes, such as reducing heart attacks or strokes, blindness or other complications of the disease.
2014-12-14: Delta Inst Int'l: BX Protocol - Lyme Disease Medical Breakthrough -- video(18:02)
A lot of people around the world suffer from Lyme disease, a complex bacterial destruction of a cell's mitochondria. The disease goes largely undiagnosed, and even when detected, is not treated effectively in most cases. If you know someone with Lyme disease, pass this link along to them. It may help.
2014-11-26: Reuters: Celiac disease showing up in many forms and at all ages, Janice Neumann
"Anyone can have celiac disease, it's common and underdiagnosed," said Dr. Peter Green. "The message we want to get out is if you think you've got celiac disease, don't just go on a gluten-free diet, test for it."
2014-11-22: Robert Rowan: Rapid Ebola Infection Cure -- Rowen-Robins Treatment Protocol
A physician at an Ebola treatment center in Sierra Leone accidentally stabbed himself with an Ebola contaminated needle. This doctor had been recently trained in the Rowen-Robins Ebola Treatment Protocol, which uses the specific Robins Method of Direct Intravenous infusion of ozone gas (DIV), costing less than $40. Result: cured in two days.
2014-08-20: New Scientist: Young blood to be used in ultimate rejuvenation trial
In California, people with Alzheimer's will be given transfusions of young blood to see if improves their cognition -- there's good reason to hope it might.
2014-08-14: Ft Wayne Physical Medicine: The Benefits Of DIM (Diindolylmethane)
Diindolylmethane, or DIM for short, is a plant indole -- a plant compound with health-promoting properties. DIM has three main benefits: 1)Makes estrogen metabolize down the 2-hydroxy estrone pathway, 2)Frees up bound testosterone, and 3)Acts as a natural aromatase inhibitor. It defuses the the harmful components of estrogen for both men and women.
2014-08-04: STICK: ObamaCare...Condensed Version -- 10,535 pages condensed to 4 sentences
2014-07-15: Mosaic: Why do we have blood types?, by Carl Zimmer
More than a century after their discovery, we still don't really know what blood types are for. Do they really matter? Carl Zimmer investigates.
2014-06-21: Epoch Times: A New Understanding of the Cause of Cancer, by James Grundvig
Cancer is thought of as being triggered in 5-10 percent of cases by mutations; 15 percent by infections; with the remaining 80 percent deemed to be sporadic, a euphemism for having an 'unknown cause'. Could cancer also be caused by chronic inflammation, just like arthritis and heart disease?
2014-06-21: TIME: Ending the War on Fat, by Bryan Walsh
Thirty years of low-fat dogma has produced a nation fatter and sicker than ever, and the "science" supporting the dogma wasn't science at all. (Sounds similar to the global warming argument.)
2014-05-30: Telegraph: Bicycle helmets are useless, says brain surgeon
A leading neurosurgeon has controversially claimed that cyclists who wear helmets are wasting their time. "I see lots of people in bike accidents and these flimsy little helmets don't help."
2014-05-03: Book: Missing Microbes: How Overuse of Antibiotics Is Fueling Our Modern Plagues
Everyone has a pet theory to explain the rise of modern scourges -- obesity, diabetes, celiac disease, autism, asthma, allergies, esophageal cancer, etc. But perhaps it's not plastics, pesticides or GM wheat -- but antibiotics.
2014-04-28: WSJ: A Doctor's Declaration of Independence
I don't know about other physicians but I am tired -- tired of the mandates, tired of outside interference, tired of anything that unnecessarily interferes with the way I practice medicine. No other profession would put up with this kind of scrutiny and coercion from outside forces.
2014-04-16: WSJ: More People Pick Elimination Diets to Discover Food Sensitivities
The adage that you are what you eat doesn't quite ring true for some people. A growing group is swearing by the idea: You are what you don't eat. The fad and science behind not eating entire food groups for weeks at a time.
2014-04-05: NY Post: America rejoice! Being fat may actually make you healthier
"The Obesity Paradox" presents compelling evidence that those with excess baggage might be healthier and better able to fight off diseases than normal-weight counterparts. Conversely, the "thin and unfit" waifs have the worst body types for long-term health.
2014-04-01: CBS: Study - Vegetarians Less Healthy, Lower Quality Of Life Than Meat-Eaters
A new study from the Medical University of Graz in Austria finds that the vegetarian diet -- characterized by a low consumption of saturated fats and cholesterol that includes increased intake of fruits, vegetables and whole-grain products -- carries elevated risks of cancer, allergies and mental health disorders.
2014-02-07: JWR: The health-care myths we live by, by Charles Krauthammer
After "first, do no harm", medicine's second great motto should be "above all, humility". Even the tried-and-true may not be true. Some myths: "Emergency room usage"; "Medicaid's effect on health"; "Electronic records will save zillions".
2014-01-17: Examiner: A conservative case for universal coverage
If we could substitute Switzerland and Singapore's health care systems, which achieve universal coverage while spending a fraction of what we do and broad access to high-quality doctors, for our own, it would exceed the wildest dreams of American conservative reformers.
2014-01-16: AMAC: What ObamaCare is Really About
Submitted by a Concerned Citizen -- I'm a 54 year old consulting engineer and make between $60,000 and $125,000 per year, depending on how hard I work and whether or not there are work projects out there for me...
2013-12-19: AMAC: ObamaCare's New Year's Day Surprise: Deep Cuts to Medicare
As if ObamaCare's botched website, coverage cancellations, and higher costs were not bad enough, the Obama Administration has quietly dealt yet another blow -- this time striking millions of the nation's most vulnerable seniors, by deciding to deeply cut funding for the Medicare program's home health benefit as a way to help pay for ObamaCare.
2013-12-04: Reuters: Dementia epidemic looms
Many governments are woefully unprepared for an epidemic of dementia currently affecting 44 million people worldwide and set to more than treble to 135 million people by 2050, health experts and campaigners said on Thursday.
2013-10-23: Minn Post: Another call to end the war against saturated fat, by Susan Perry
Reducing saturated fat intake causes large LDL levels to fall, while levels of the dangerous small LDL remain essentially the same. And that's because small LDL levels appear to be influenced by the consumption of sugar and other carbohydrates, not saturated fat.
2013-10-15: HBR: India's Secret to Low-Cost Health Care, by V. Govindarajan R. Ramamurti
Health care costs in India, even after adjusting for the difference between Indian and US wages, are 20% of US healthcare costs. The reason is that consumers have to pay 40%-60% out of pocket, so the health industry has an incentive to be efficient and frugal. In the U.S. we used to pay 50% out of pocket in 1960, but now it's only 10%.
2013-02-20: TIME: Bitter Pill - Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us, by Steven Brill
Steven Brill, in this article for TIME Magazine, brings up some good points about current health care in the U.S., including the "chargemaster" maintained by every hospital but not available for viewing by patients. You may or may not agree with Brill's recommended solutions.
2010-12-20: HealthMatters: Health Care Systems - Four Basic Models
The nations of the world have coalesced around four approaches to delivering health care: 1) Beveridge Model (England), 2) Bismarck Model (Germany), 3) National Health Insurance Model (Canada), and 4) Out-of-Pocket Model (3rd World). The U.S. has a bit of all four: VA (Beveridge), employer or Obamacare (Bismarck), Medicare (NHI), and the uninsured (Out-of-Pocket).
2007-06-27: Discovery Health: How can nicotine be good for me?, by Jacob Silverman
Nicotine use has been shown to reduce incidence of Alzheimer's disease. And it actually boosts the growth of new blood vessels, leading to possible new treatments for diabetes.
2005-02-22: URMC: When the Brain, Not the Ears, Goes Hard of Hearing
Problems with the brain -- not just the ears -- cause a great deal of the age-related hearing loss in older people. Researchers are finding more and more subtle problems in the way our brain processes information as we age, so much so that an older person whose ears are in fine shape may have trouble hearing because of an aging brain.
1939-xx-xx: Nasty, Brutish and Short?, a summary version of Dr Weston A Price's famous work.
1939-xx-xx: Nutrition and Physical Degeneration, the classic work of Dr. Weston A. Price
This is the classic work of Dr. Weston A. Price, published in 1939, which compares the Paleo-like diets and health of 14 primitive peoples from around the world, as contrasted with that of Westerners.