The US is the Worst Place in the World to Get Cancer Treatment…

Monday, May 21st, 2007 – Everyone “in the know” knows that if they, or a loved one, gets diagnosed with Cancer, that it’s time to get their Passport out of the safety deposit box, and start checking with those who keep track, to find out just exactly where to go, right now, for the best [...]

Gerson Documentary Humiliates Quackbusters

Monday, May 21st, 2007 – I almost spilled my cup of jasmine tea,  I was laughing so hard.
I had just been viewing the first part of a DVD video documentary called “Dying to Have Known,” and  I had to stop the thing right there, and rewind, to see if what I had just seen really [...]

China sentenced to death head of the FDA

BEIJING, China (Reuters) — China sentenced the former head of the
State Food and Drug Administration to death for corruption, state
media reported on Tuesday, in an unusually harsh sentence which could
be reduced on appeal.
Find this article at:
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/05/28/china.health.reut/index.html

FDA seeks comments on regulating “CAM products”

A few weeks ago, I commented on the increased action by the US FDA against unapproved drugs that have been used for decades but were never subjected to today’s formal framework of preclinical and clinical safety and efficacy trials (most recent action here).
Over the last couple of months, FDA has been creating a bit of [...]

European practices lead the way in the frontier of prevention

“Cancer is a systemic illness that can be observed in the blood with new types of microscopes developed in Europe” says Dr. Karl Maret. “German doctors are also using new diagnostic biofield tests to detect latent imbalances in the connective tissue matrix that contribute to various diseases”
Traveling and studying throughout Europe, Maret is keen to [...]

Why health freedom will ultimately overcome Big Pharma

Do you find yourself frustrated with the lack of progress in the fight for consumer rights against Big Pharma and the FDA? Take comfort, my friends, in knowing that even though we did not achieve the victory we wanted in this latest legislative effort in the United States, we did stand up and be heard. [...]

Study: Doctors are slow to admit mistakes

We all make mistakes, even doctors from time to time. And in theory, it’s good to admit it when we make a mistake.
But when it comes to doctors, a recent study suggests they’re more likely to say it’s important in theory to disclose a medical error to patients than they are to actually `fess up.
The [...]

Don’t use that contact lens solution

Government officials are warning consumers not to use AMO Complete Moisture Plus Multi-Purpose Solution, a contact lens solution used for cleaning and storing soft contact lenses, because use of the solution may be linked to an increased risk of a rare, yet severe eye infection, the Associated Press reports.

The warning was announced after an ongoing [...]

Closed Minded Skeptics

Filmmaker Stephen Kroschel sets out to find hard evidence of the effectiveness of the Gerson Therapy, a long-suppressed natural cancer treatment. His travels take him across both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, from upstate New York to San Diego to Alaska, from Japan to Holland and Mexico. In the end, he presents the testimony of [...]

Diabetes Drug Linked to Heart Deaths

One of the most commonly prescribed diabetes drugs in the world, Avandia, is linked to a significant increase in the risk of heart attack, according to a study released today by the New England Journal of Medicine.
Shares of the drug’s manufacturer, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), took an immediate hit as news of the study leaked this morning. [...]