Washington Post: Swine flu vaccine WILL contain Mercury…

The Washington Post confirmed July 30, 2009 that the swine flu vaccine, which is set to be rolled out nationwide this fall in what some fear could ultimately become a mandatory vaccination program, will contain mercury, a toxin linked with autism and neurological disorders.
Claims by the CDC and the Institute of Medicine, following a whitewash [...]

Statins can cause rare eye disorders

NEW YORK – Treatment with a cholesterol-lowering statin drug may very occasionally cause double vision, drooping eyelids or weakness of the muscles that control eye movement, investigators report. Read Here

Yet another good reason to minimize your cholesterol naturally, and opt for statins as a last resort.  These are potent medications with many dangerous, if not [...]

Smoking ban lowers heart attacks…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A smoking ban caused heart attacks to drop by more than 40 percent in one U.S. city and the decrease lasted three years, federal health experts reported Wednesday.
Pueblo, Colorado, passed a municipal law making workplaces and public places smoke-free in 2003 and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials tracked hospitalizations [...]

Millions of seniors use risky drug combos

CHICAGO – At least 2 million older Americans are taking a combination of drugs or supplements that can be a risky mix — from blood thinners and cholesterol pills to aspirin and ginkgo capsules — a new study warns.
The article says “Virtually every medicine can have side effects, and with so many being used by [...]

Too many pain pills can make migraines worse

New research suggests certain prescription drugs might increase discomfort.
WASHINGTON – Those pain pills you think help your migraines? Take too many and you could make them worse. Overusing painkillers can spin migraine patients into a rut, spurring more headaches that in turn require more pain medication. A very unlucky fraction even get what’s called chronic [...]

Early flu season cases are resisting Tamiflu

ATLANTA – The medical arsenal against the flu just got weaker.
Government health officials said Friday that a leading flu medicine, Tamiflu, might not work against all cases of the flu this year. The most common flu bug right now is overwhelmingly resistant to Tamiflu, they said.
The alert is “an early heads-up” for doctors. If current [...]

C-sections Tied to Higher Asthma Risk.

Natural childbirth somehow stimulates the newborn immune system.  Now they discover c-sections are tied to higher astma risks (along with antibiotic use in the first year of life).  Some moms unfortunately need to undergo this procedure, (most likely because of undiagnosed subluxation) however the vast majority are performed for the sake of CONVENIENCE! Seems everytime [...]

Doctors Dropping Vaccines for Lack of Profit?

Altruism has seen better days.  Now some MD’s are dropping vaccines because they’re losing money on them.  What ever happened to “improving the health of society” and “taking care of the children?”.  Now you know exactly what their motives were all along.  If they really cared, they would have stopped despensing vaccines because of the [...]

Stephen Colbert on Cholesterol Medication…

Funny clip from last week’s Colbert Report.  If your doctor suggests you start taking statin meds (like Lipitor, Zocor or Crestor), even though your levels could effectively be lowered with diet, exercise and red rice yeast, you’re not alone.  Check out the clip at the link below…
Cheating Death – Women’s Health

What’s in a flu shot?

Classic YouTube clip from several years ago.  Sadly enough, it’s still true today!