In the October 21 issue of Pulse of Health Freedom, a number of issues regarding statin drug use were examined. Beatrice Golomb, MD, PhD, who is gathering data at www.statinsideeffects.com, has indicated there is little or no evidence to suggest that statin drugs are of benefit for women.In an important update to the story, a […]
The 2007 National Health Interview Study, an annual interview of more than 23,000 Americans on their health and illness-related experiences, was developed jointly by NIH’s National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, or NCCAM, and the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics. This year’s survey included questions about 38 different types of complementary and alternative […]
The Institute of Medicine has issued a long-awaited government report on screening US troops for brain injury (TBI). The report calls on the military to test all new recruits for cognitive skills, then do large studies of returning combat veterans, to better evaluate for traumatic brain injury, the signature wound of the Iraq War. USA […]
A recent Wall Street Journal article told the story of a group of 600 volunteers at Emory University who underwent an exhaustive predictive health assessment in order to prescribe lifestyle changes. Emory plans to use the data to help identify areas for intervention, assigning half the participants to health coaches to determine their effectiveness. While […]
Drugmakers Pay an NPR Talk Show Host/Physician $1.3 Million for Lectures
A recent survey of doctors from the U.S. finds that nearly two out of three believe it is permissible to use placebos, and one out of two U.S. doctors prescribe placebos to their patients.
There are many aspects of what is sometimes called the “gold standard” of medicine that have been scrutinized by science and found to be lacking.
Urgent Action Needed. The Time to Send Comments to the FDA is Now: comment period whether section 301 should be extended to include dietary supplements has been extended to November 25.
The American Heart Association’s annual scientific session in New Orleans this month heard the presentation of a Drexel University study showing that the hospitalization rate for heart failure among older Americans increased dramatically over the past three decades.
In August, Congress enacted a law banning the phthalates (esters of phthalic acid that are mainly added to plastics to increase their flexibility) in toys and other children’s products.