Written on Sep, 06, 2005
by DrB
MONSANTO “CONFIDENTIAL REPORT” REVEALS HEALTH PROBLEMS IN RATS FED GENETICALLY ENGINEERED CORN By Geoffrey Lean Environment Editor The Independent (London) 22 May 2005 Health fears over secret study into GM food Rats fed GM corn due for sale in Britain developed abnormalities in…
Written on Sep, 06, 2005
by DrB
Antidepressants barely better than placebos 23 July 2005 From New Scientist. IT’S time to ban antidepressants. They are no better than placebos and prevent people tackling the underlying causes of their depression. At least that’s the conclusion of the latest review of the…
Written on Aug, 31, 2005
by DrB
Aspirin Lowers Colon Cancer Risks, But At a Steep PriceLast month, I told you about low dose aspirin not being the cancer preventative many assumed. A study in this week’s Journal of the American Medical Association (see link below) has found taking over-the-counter…
Written on Aug, 11, 2005
by DrB
Last weekend, I told you about the copious attention American Cancer Society’s pays toward their members’ own financial interests at the expense of patients who may do far better with alternative life-saving treatments over the standard fare — chemotherapy or radiation. Another sign…
Written on Aug, 11, 2005
by DrB
Citing confusion and creating “irrational fears” about prescription drugs among the public, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) blasted the FDA’s recent launch of its Drug Watch Web site. Of course, there is nothing irrational about them at all: They are…
Written on Aug, 07, 2005
by DrB
The FDA has received fierce recent criticism from Congress that they have failed to protect you against drug dangers. Now they are issuing twice the number of public advisories about drug risks as they did a year ago and adding five times as…
