New evidence on this crucial vitamin gives hope to patients with sepsis—but it won’t make money for drug companies. Sepsis—the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins—kills more people in hospitals than any other disease. Of the million people that get sepsis every year, it kills 300,000, in part because doctors haven’t… Continue reading C: Will Cronyism Kill a Natural Treatment for Sepsis?
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Candy Consumption = Weight Loss—Say Candymakers
Remember the Golden Rule? Whoever has the gold makes the rules! The same can hold true for a “scientific study.” Whoever foots the bill dictates the results! This sad reality was seen recently when the National Confectioner’s Association funded a “scientific” paper which found that kids who eat candy tend to weigh less than those… Continue reading Candy Consumption = Weight Loss—Say Candymakers
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Chemicals Making us Sterile, Dumber
Over the last seventy-five years, men have seen a sharp reduction in reproductive capacity, and evidence suggests that commonly found chemicals are to blame. If that news isn’t stark enough for the future of humankind, these chemicals are also making us dumber. A recent piece in the New York Times drew attention to an important… Continue reading Chemicals Making us Sterile, Dumber
EPA: Carcinogens Are OK with Us
Recently unsealed court documents show that the EPA is more focused on protecting big business than on protecting Americans from cancer. A group of citizens found this out the hard way when their lawsuit (the People vs. Monsanto, claiming that glyphosate caused their non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma) was undermined by officials at the Environmental Protection Agency. The… Continue reading EPA: Carcinogens Are OK with Us
Want Alzheimer’s? Keep Consuming Sugar
A new study shows a strong link between sugar consumption and Alzheimer’s, but cronyism will likely keep many Americans from hearing about it. Action Alert! A study by British researchers has identified a link between a diet high in sugar and the onset of Alzheimer’s disease. High blood sugar levels appear to damage a key… Continue reading Want Alzheimer’s? Keep Consuming Sugar
New Budget Puts the FDA Even Further into the Pocket of Big Pharma
This isn’t the way to fix American healthcare. Last week, the Trump administration released its proposed 2018 budget. The document includes a proposal to increase the user fees the FDA collects from pharmaceutical companies to $2 billion—twice as much as in 2017, according to the president’s budget. The rationale provided in the budget for this… Continue reading New Budget Puts the FDA Even Further into the Pocket of Big Pharma
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Paul Ryan’s Health Bill Is Disappointing
It will not fix healthcare. In some ways, it will make it worse. Here are four big flaws: It leaves government in charge of the design of health insurance policies. Consumers should decide what they want covered (and what they do not want covered!) in their own policy. As it stands, the bill leaves intact… Continue reading Paul Ryan’s Health Bill Is Disappointing