Back in 2008, Barrack Obama–a first-term senator, community organizer, candidate for president –claimed his new healthcare plan would reduce the typical family’s annual health [...]
Month: May 2014
Save yourself from a-salt and battery
Although it should be a settled issue by now, the great “war” against salt continues to rage in 2014. (Probably because the war helps keep a lot of political scientists and science bureaucrats [...]
NIH Mandarins keep life-saving cancer screening a secret
We know how to cut death rates for the nation’s No. 1 cancer killer by a whopping 20 percent. In fact, if all at-risk patients got this simple procedure, we’d save thousands of lives. I believe [...]
This hidden danger could increase your stroke risk
Last month, researchers brought attention to a serious, but little-known risk factor for suffering a stroke. Very few people realize this risk factor even exists. But according to a new study, it [...]
The controversial sides of cancer screening
Any time I comment on cancer screening, I get a great deal of feedback from readers. My recent Daily Dispatches on mammograms are one example. I received several responses–as well as a few [...]
Industry insider speaks out against another government-favored vaccine
Earlier this year, I warned you about the problems associated with Gardasil, the popular human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine. Believe it or not, Merck is now “doubling down” on their bets with an [...]
Vermont’s new food label law gives hope
Earlier this month, Vermont passed a landmark bill that will force food producers to label products that contain genetically modified organisms (GMOs). And if the new law survives the ensuing [...]
The game is over for Roche and Tamiflu
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) try to tell us we can get over the flu faster by taking the antiviral drug Tamiflu (oseltamivir). They say the drug [...]
Dangers of smoking marijuana continue to emerge
Legalized marijuana continues to make headway in many parts of the country. But this growing culture of acceptance ignores the actual science. And the science tells us smoking marijuana is just [...]
Discover the 6 “white” foods that benefit your health
By now you know processed “white foods” are unhealthy. For example, white sugar, white flour, and white rice are all “empty calories.” You certainly don’t find them in nature. And you certainly [...]