As you probably know resveratrol, an antioxidant from grapes, has been found to help with cardiac issues. It is marketed as such, and so much so that the public ends up viewing resveratrol, and for that matter all other natural products, as if they were pharmaceutical products: Depres
Earlier this year, this newsletter highlighted the cover of the February 14th 2015 issue of the British Medical Journal. It shows a spider web to illustrate its main point: “How sugar spun its web of influence.” You should read it, especially if you still doubt that most corporations
Fibromyalgia, and Chronic Fatigue are diagnoses that trigger emotional reactions from doctors and patients for many reasons, chief among them the lack of understanding of why people are thus afflicted. Unfortunately, this problem is seen to one degree or another in practically ALL dis
It is interesting how crossing The Pond has a way of distorting facts, especially where money is involved. One of the greatest examples of this phenomenon is Fructose. Here in the USA we are told there is nothing wrong with it. If a study is reported in the news about the toxic effect
This blog is a follow up to the previous one. It is taken without any changes or editorials; it speaks for itself. You will find it here: Source Article Medscape Medical News from the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) 2015 Annual Conference Medscape Medical News > Confere
“Spending your time overcoming corporate resistance to creativity-I just don’t want to do that. The only way a show works is you find people who you think are qualified and talented and you give them a chance to do what they do. Interfering does not increase the odds of success if the
First read the article: “Restoring Study 329: Efficacy and Harms of Paroxetine and Imipramine in Treatment of Major Depression in Adolescence,” British Medical J.2015;351:h4320 “Neither paroxetine nor high dose imipramine showed efficacy for major depression in adolescents, and there
Three reports came out this week that may hit Big Pharma hard. I say MAY because I am betting Big Pharma will hire an army of “experts” to discount said reports. Here they are in a nutshell: 50% of patients prescribed a Statin drug for cholesterol don’t need it. They have a clean CAC,
