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September 4, 2009
MEDICAL IMAGING AND CANCER – ARE PATIENTS BEING PUT IN HARM’S WAY? A recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine raises concern that Americans are being exposed to potentially harmful amounts of ionizing radiation from medical imaging, especially CAT Scans and myocardial perfusion imaging. The latter is a study of heart function done ...
Tags: cancer, cardiac stress test, CAT Scan, exposure, leukemia, medical imaging, radiationWeekly Health Bulletins
August 28, 2009
THIS DRUG HELPS YOU STOP SMOKING BUT ALSO CAUSES CAR CRASHES AND SUICIDE Smoking is the bane of our society. After the WW II American doctors and scientists got their hands on excellent research done in Germany in the earlier part of the 20th century. This carefully done science showed smoking was harmful to human ...
Tags: Chantix, smoking, suicide, vareniclineWeekly Health Bulletins
August 21, 2009
PLEASE NOTE: STRESS KILLS. WHY DON’T WE HEAR MORE ABOUT THIS? A growing body of scientific evidence shows a clear relationship between stress and chronic illness. Disease states affected by psychosocial stress include heart disease, diabetes, cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, HIV and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Psychological factors that affect chronic disease states include depression, anxiety, ...
Tags: depression, heart disease, high blood pressure, marital stress, stress, work stressWeekly Health Bulletins
August 14, 2009
TIPS ON TRIGLYCERIDES FACTS DOCTORS OVERLOOK Triglycerides are the storage form of most types of fats in the body. When you eat more calories than you burn, the excess is stored as triglycerides. High triglycerides are associated with increased risk of heart disease and diabetes. Practically speaking, triglycerides go up when you consume too many ...
Tags: diabetes, fat, insulin, LDL, TriglyceridesWeekly Health Bulletins
August 7, 2009
UNSAFE AT ANY COST? MORE DISTURBING NEWS ABOUT DIABETES DRUGS Many people with advanced diabetes end up on insulin. Lantus insulin has become one of the most popular forms of insulin due to its ease of use. Once daily dosing in the evening along with careful attention to diet is often all some folks need ...
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July 17, 2009
ANOTHER CASE OF FLAWED THINKING DON’T LET YOUR DOCTOR DO THIS TO YOU . . . Pepcid for people on low dose aspirin Low dose aspirin (81 – 325 mg a day) use has skyrocketed in the last 10 years. This is because it helps prevent heart attacks and strokes by thinning the blood, mainly ...
Tags: aspirin, Calcium, pepcid, Vitamin B12Weekly Health Bulletins
July 10, 2009
FIGHT INFECTIONS WITH MANUKA HONEY AND VITAMIN D I like to stay on top of the latest studies, especially those that support the use of safe, non-drug healing options. You’d be surprised at how much noteworthy research never makes it into the mainstream media. Here are two recent studies that shed additional light on the ...
Tags: antibiotic resistant infections, manuka honey, vitamin DWeekly Health Bulletins
July 3, 2009
MORE DRUGS IN THE NEWS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT TAMOXIFEN AND SSRI ANTI-DEPRESSANTS DON’T MIX Tamoxifen is a drug that has been used for nearly thirty years to treat what is referred to as receptor positive breast cancer. Receptor positive cancer simply means that the cancer cells have receptors to which estrogen can bind. 75% ...
Tags: cancer, gastrointestinal, tamoxifenWeekly Health Bulletins
June 25, 2009
Pesticide Use For Mosquitoes in Neighborhoods Is Not Safe Why Do We Allow It To Continue? “There will still be many late lessons and ignored early warnings.” – Tim O’Riordan, Associate Director, Centre for Social and Economic Research on the Global Environment, University of East Anglia, England 1 Anvil is a commonly used pesticide. This ...
Tags: chronic illness, corporate interests, herbicide, pesticideWeekly Health Bulletins
June 17, 2009
THE TYLENOL SPECTRE Why Do They Still Allow This Drug To Be Sold Over The Counter? Many of you may know that Tylenol (acetaminophen) is the leading cause of drug induced acute liver failure. Over 50% of all cases admitted to the hospital are caused by this seemingly innocent, easily available, widely used non-prescription pain ...
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June 11, 2009
Soak Your Grains and Nuts Get The Most Out Of Your Morning Bowl Of Oatmeal. That morning bowl of oatmeal is touted as one the healthiest breakfasts around. With loads more natural nutrition than the extruded grain dead food product dry cereal that gets fobbed off on a credulous public as some sort of health ...
Tags: absorption, breakfast cereal, grain, nutsWeekly Health Bulletins
June 5, 2009
THE RED MEAT SCARE Disease Causing Killer or Health Food in Disguise? A balanced approach to a controversial food Perhaps you’ve been at dinner parties or outdoor barbeques where guests shake their heads in disapproval of the meaty fare being served up. You hear things like “heart attack on a plate” or “I know this ...
Tags: cancer, cardiovascular, feedlot meat, meat, nitrates, pesticideWeekly Health Bulletins
May 27, 2009
ACID BLOCKING “purple pill” type MEDICATIONS OVERUSED PATIENTS PAY THE PRICE WITH THEIR LIVES Let me state this plainly. Acid blocking “proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) such as Nexium, Prilosec, Prevacid and Aciphex are bad news. They were originally approved only for limited time use (6 weeks) for stomach ulcers and long term use for a ...
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May 22, 2009
COULD THERE BE A POLYPILL IN YOUR FUTURE? LET’S HOPE NOT! Imagine a pill made from many pills that could reduce heart disease by up to 80%: A blood pressure lowering diuretic – hydrocholorthiazide (12.5 mg) A cholesterol lowering “statin” – pravachol (20 mg) A drug that lowers blood pressure, slows the heart beat and ...
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May 13, 2009
A CASE OF FALSE CONSCIOUSNESS Coenzyme Q10 and the Failure of Rational Thought Why Do So Many Doctors Still Resist Giving Coenzyme Q10 to Patients on Cholesterol Lowering "Statin" Drugs? I continue to see new patients in my practice who are on "statin" drugs like Lipitor or Crestor who have not been placed on Coenzyme ...
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May 6, 2009
HOW GREAT IS THE GREAT SWINE FLU PANDEMIC OF 2009? AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT . . . Dear Subscriber, Welcome to American Country Doctor! Today I want to discuss swine flu and what all the great noise made by the mass media and public health authorities really means. I’ll also give you ...
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