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Silver is one of nature's most effective antibacterials. So why isn't it embraced by modern medicine? May 21, 2012
I found myself in an unusual situation. In this instance, I was traveling as the “spouse” and got to attend the “Ladies program.” (Yes…that is what it was called.) The guest speaker for us ladies was Dawn Evers-Corley. Charleston knows her as the “Silver Lady.”
An important new cancer risk has been discovered, and it's easy to increase this risk accidentally May 7, 2012
Researchers have discovered a new cancer risk. And it’s easy to increase this risk accidentally. But don’t bother asking your doctor about it. There’s a very good chance he hasn’t even heard of it.
This common therapy is very advanced...and very dangerous February 29, 2012
Given the choice between radiation therapy or a combination of surgery and chemotherapy, Scott decided on treatment with a new technology known as linear accelerator — a major advancement in very specific targeting of tumors using powerful doses of “smart beam” radiation. The drawback: This technique is complex and prone to error when not handled with the greatest of care.
Here's what's going on behind the scenes of the Paula Deen Type 2 Diabetes Show January 25, 2012
I’m sure you’ve heard that Paula Deen recently revealed that she was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes three years ago. Why the long wait to come forward? She told People magazine she didn’t want to just make the announcement and walk away. She wanted to “come with information” and “be armed to be able to help others.” And by that she’s apparently referring to her endorsement of Victoza, a type 2 diabetes drug made by Novo Nordisk.
Only one way to describe the FDA black box warning system: a dangerous mess November 29, 2011
Here’s how FDA officials warn you that you might be risking a coma, or fatal kidney damage, or some other horrendous adverse event linked to the drug you’re about to take: They take a fine-line marker and draw a box around the warning… that’s what the FDA considers a “black box warning.” And whenever the agency requires a drug to include one of these warnings, media reports always inform us that it’s the most serious warning required by the FDA.
Cancer patients can avoid hair loss during chemo with this unusual technique October 17, 2011
My friend Natalie recently found out she has breast cancer. … She passed along some intriguing information she hoped might be helpful to any e-Alert readers — perhaps like yourself — who are about to go into a battle against cancer on one hand, and the daunting side effects of treatment on the other.
Who would dare prey on the anxieties of pregnant women? Big Pharma, of course October 13, 2011
Imagine the tension, the worry, and the dread that must fill any young couple when they’re informed that their unborn child is at high risk of premature birth. Now imagine drug company executives who are willing to hold hostage the health of at-risk unborn fetuses in return for an exorbitant ransom. But there’s a simple way to avoid the drug company ransom.
All hospitalized elderly patients should be considered high risk for hospital delirium August 29, 2011
But now I realize why they were so adamant he didn’t understand them. They were sure he was suffering from “hospital delirium.” In my grandfather’s case, it wasn’t delirium. He knew what he was doing and what he wanted. But for far too many patients, this phenomenon causes premature death that could likely be prevented.
Finally, the mainstream wakes up and vindicates sodium August 22, 2011
Researchers finally got around to showing that salt/sodium consumption is NOT the problem…Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers followed the diets and medical records of more than 12,000 adults for an average of about 15 years. Those who had the highest sodium intake and lowest potassium intake had the highest risk of dying from a cardiovascular event or illness.
Harnessing electricity to treat brain tumors without chemo July 21, 2011
You might ask yourself (like I did), “Why would mainstreamers even consider using a therapy that would have once been immediately dismissed as outrageous quackery?” Because it appears to work.
You might get burned following FDA guidelines for sunscreen safety June 22, 2011
In a nutshell, a sunscreen producer will have to demonstrate that the product protects against UVA and UVB solar rays, and has an SPF of 15 or higher. Products that meet those criteria will be designated “broad spectrum.”
Advanced cancer patients get more time and better time with this miracle discovery June 1, 2011
Shocked and scared by what her oncologist had just said, that she had only three short months to live without treatment, Beverly was overcome with fear and anxiety. When she asked him if he had any suggestions other than chemotherapy and radiation, he answered with a firm “No.” She left his office and never went back—a choice that saved her life.
