Do You Believe More Vaccines or Better Nutrition Prevents Disease?
Conclusion
Tremendous government financial and medical resources are wasted on the development of more vaccinations to prevent diseases. No research has proven the effectiveness of vaccinations in preventing illness. Overwhelming evidence exists to show vaccines are dangerous to health and contribute to illness, injury and death.
To prevent disease, one should avoid vaccinations, mercury dental fillings and toxic food. Following a nutrient-dense diet of whole, organic foods and removing toxic metals from the body are the best avenues to try and prevent illness and enhance health.
References
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Source: vactruth.com - December 20, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Michelle Goldstein Tags: Michelle Goldstein Top Stories Dr. Russell Blaylock National Institutes of Health (NIH) Nutrition truth about vaccines Weston Price Source Type: blogs
NIH and Other Public Private Partnerships to Research Treatments for Multiple Diseases
Over the past few weeks, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has made a number of important announcements regarding collaborations with industry as well as the funding of several new research initiatives. Below is a summary of these stories.
NIH Partners With Eli Lilly and Others on Rare Diseases
FierceBiotechResearch reported that NIH selected four (4) new preclinical drug development studies to uncover new therapies for rare diseases. The projects will be funded through the Therapeutics for Rare and Neglected Diseases (TRND) program under NIH's National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, NCATS, whic...
Source: Policy and Medicine - October 4, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Thomas Sullivan Source Type: blogs
Medical Mispronunciations and Misspelled Words: The Definitive List.
Hearing medical mispronunciations and seeing misspelled words are an under appreciated joy of working in healthcare. Physicians often forget just how alien the language of medicine is to people who don't live it everyday. The best part about being a physician is not helping people recover from critical illness. The best part is not about listening and understanding with compassion and empathy. Nope, the best part about being a physician is hearing patients and other healthcare providers butcher the language of medicine and experiencing great entertainment in the process. Doctors c...
Source: The Happy Hospitalist - October 2, 2013 Category: Internists and Doctors of Medicine Authors: Tamer Mahrous Source Type: blogs
Pharmalot... Pharmalittle... The Weekend Nears
And so, another working week is about to draw to a close. Not a moment too soon, yes? As you may recall, this is our treasured signal to daydream about weekend plans and we have a modest agenda planned. High on our list is spending time with our short people, following by tidying up around the castle and napping here and there. As for you, anything special planned? We have mentioned before that this is a fine time to visit an apple orchard or simply enjoy the great outdoors. Of course, you could reach out to assorted important people in your life or simply do nothing and enjoy the moment. Whatever you do, have a grand time...
Source: Pharmalot - September 20, 2013 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: esilverman Source Type: blogs
Speaking Ill of the Dead
I'm moving this discussion to its own post since it has little to do with mandatory employee health screening and I think it deserves its own section.
Jesse put up a link to a PBS news interview with Drs. E. Fuller Torrey and Elspeth Ritchie regarding Aaron Alexis, the alleged Navy yard shooter. This has spurred discussion about what, if anything, psychiatrists should be saying in the media about specific individuals with rumored mental illness.
I've gotten on a soapbox about this a number of times before and I don't want to be repetitive, so if you feel inclined you can search the blog for the labels "shooter psychology...
Source: Shrink Rap - September 18, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: ClinkShrink Source Type: blogs
Wild Parsnp Can Be Worse Than Poison Ivy
CBS News reports that poison parsnip is proving to cause people more serious skin ailments than poison ivy. The wild parsnip can cause a skin condition called phytophotodermatitis. A warning from Iowa State says a skin reaction occurs when the plant juice gets on the skin and the skin is exposed to sunlight. The reaction causes skin reddening, burns and blisters. Iowa State says a dark red or brownish discoloration can develop after the blisters that does not go away for months to as long as two years. It grows quickly and can be found on the side of roads. Take a look:
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Source: HealthNewsBlog.com - July 19, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Tags: microbe anthrax Source Type: blogs
Do We Age Because We Have Mitochondria?
This is the question posed and not answered by a recent paper from a German institution, accompanied by a very tersely worded abstract:
Do we age because we have mitochondria?
The process of aging remains a great riddle. Production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by mitochondria is an inevitable by-product of respiration, which has led to a hypothesis proposing the oxidative impairment of mitochondrial components (e.g., mtDNA, proteins, lipids) that initiates a vicious cycle of dysfunctional respiratory complexes producing more ROS, which again impairs function. This does not exclude other processes acting in parallel o...
Source: Fight Aging! - June 25, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Reason Tags: Medicine, Biotech, Research Source Type: blogs
Long After the Start of the "War on Terror," a Conflict of Interest about an Anthrax Scare Comes to Light
In May, David Willman writing for the Los Angeles Times broke a story of a somewhat new variant on the conflict of interest theme, one that has not gotten a lot of attention, but should.The issue was medical, with a twist, - how to best treat a bioterror attack with anthrax engineered to be resistant to multiple drugs, an event that luckily is not known to ever have occurred. The story came from the bad old days of the "war on terror," but only has now come to light years later. The Alarm RaiserThe story opened thus,Over the last decade, former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig, a prominent lawyer, presidential advis...
Source: Health Care Renewal - June 5, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Tags: Human Genome Sciences deception terrorism biotechnology government GlaxoSmithKline conflicts of interest Source Type: blogs
Pharmalot... Pharmalittle... The Weekend Nears
Once again, another working week is coming to a close. And as you know, this is our treasured signal to daydream about weekend plans. Our agenda is modest, as always, but filled with activities. These include an exciting scavenger hunt, unexciting yard work, hanging with the short people and taking a constitutional or two. What about you? This is a marvelous time to enjoy the great outdoors. Or you can catch up with a special someone. Or simply make plans for that needed summer vacation. Whatever you do, have a grand time, but be safe. See you soon...
US House To Vote On Track-And-Trace Bill Next Week (The Hill)
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Source: Pharmalot - May 31, 2013 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: esilverman Source Type: blogs
Remember Iraq?
Hardly anyone in the U.S. seems to remember that we blew a trillion dollars to eliminate the existential threat of Saddam's Weapons of Mass Destruction™, and bring the blessings of freedom and democracy to the Iraqi people, which would then miraculously metastasize throughout the Greater Middle East™ and bring about everlasting peace.I spent much of the time whilst we were blowing that dough along with more than 4,000 American lives and, oh yeah, a few hundred thousand or a million Iraqis but who's counting, following events there very closely, as a contributor to Today in Iraq. (Now Today in Afghanistan, see the sideb...
Source: Stayin' Alive - May 20, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Source Type: blogs
Flap’s Blog @ Flap Twitter Daily Digest for 2013-05-19
Day By Day May 19, 2013 – Full Impulse – Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog http://t.co/i77YHFznG3 #tcot 19:27:26, 2013-05-19
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About those “doctored” Benghazi e-mails http://t.co/smJsyv98JF #tcot 15:07:03, 2013-05-19
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RT @MelissaTweets: RT @gatewaypundit: BREAKING: Nationwide TEA PARTY PROTESTS Set for Tuesday at IRS Offices (Pass It On!) http://t.co/o0Gn… 14:42:00, 2013-05-19
Anthrax drug brings $334 mil...
Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog - May 20, 2013 Category: Dentists Tags: Twitter @Flap Tweets Source Type: blogs
PhRMA Report: Over 5400 Medicines in Development and 70% are First in Class
According to report released by PhRMA, companies have more than 5,400 medicines in development globally, and more than 70% of therapies in the pipeline are potentially first-in-class and could offer patients new treatment options, and a notable number of potential therapies target diseases with limited treatment options such as ALS and rare diseases. A breakdown of their report offers insight into the various medicines in development for different diseases and populations.
Older Americans
America’s biopharmaceutical research companies are developing 465 new medicines that target the 10 leading chronic conditi...
Source: Policy and Medicine - April 24, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Thomas Sullivan Source Type: blogs
Proposed US policy on dual use research of concern
The US Office of Science and Technology Policy recently released proposed guidelines for maximizing the benefits and minimizing misuse of life sciences research. The measures establish oversight responsibilities for universities and other institutions that receive Federal funding:
Specifically, such institutions would be required to review their current life sciences research involving those pathogens or toxins deemed to be the most dangerous or most amenable to misuse, and then work with the researchers and funding agencies to develop appropriate risk mitigation plans.
This adds to a previously announced internal policy...
Source: virology blog - February 26, 2013 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: Information avian influenza H5N1 bioterrorism DURC life sciences research OSTP viral virology virus Source Type: blogs
Worried about anthrax-laced mail? You need PowderSafe Gloves
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Source: bookofjoe - February 19, 2013 Category: Anesthetists Authors: bookofjoe Source Type: blogs
2012: Banner Year for New Drugs
Fueled by new cancer therapeutics, last year the annual new molecular and biological entity approval count from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) saw its highest year since 1997. One-third of the novel products approved by the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) are used to treat cancers of the blood, breast, colon, prostate, skin and thyroid.
As part of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) promotes and protects the health of Americans by assuring that all prescription and over-the-counter drugs are safe and effective. The CDE...
Source: Highlight HEALTH - February 13, 2013 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: Walter Jessen, Ph.D. Source Type: blogs
