Dirty Soap

I could hardly believe it! Dirty soap! Look on the contents of those cheap soap bars; if it has animal fat (sodium tallowate) and comes from Mexico you may not want to buy it! See NEWS
This is just another example of how our government keeps us safe - Ha, ha!

4th leading cause of death in U.S.

From the Journal of American Medical Association the 4th leading cause of death in the U.S. is adverse reactions to properly prescribed drugs. Add to that those wrongly prescribed, or adverse interactions to multiple drugs (does you doctor ask you what else YOU are on?!) of about 80,000/year and you are right up there in the #3 slot. Go BigPharma!
See Doctor Death for more info.

Here is another that just came up: An article in JAMA of March 18 , the drug Pactimibe that had looked promising in preventing atherosclerosis (the process in which plaque builds up in the inner lining of the arteries leading to cardiovascular events) in animal tests just didn`t work in humans. Well, it worked but instead of helping, it seems it increased the incidence of not only heart attack but also strokes.

Whenever a doc prescribes a 'pill fix', I go looking for a more natural and safer alternative!

Doctor of what?

Ever wanted to know what some of that alphabet soup means behind a medical degree?
Try THIS.

Need additional references. .

HPV Vaccine - you better think twice

One of the latest money makers from Merck, Gardasil (see Catherine Morgan) has some minor side effects - if you consider death as a minor side effect! To help insure Merck's own immunity from the depression hitting the rest of us, they have put on a major media blitz and are reportedly buying influence in high places to make it law that requires all young women get this vaccine.

To see what's happening in your state, check NCSL. (Check tables about 1/3rd down)

You might want to investigate Merck'$ benevolent desire to help all mankind before getting sucked into this vaccine craze! See Judicial Watch, Women's Health (another blog), rumors from US News, JAMA, or Vaccine Awakening (another blog - why should I duplicate the excellent work shown here); of course if you want it from the horses mouth see Merck'$ spiel.

UPDATE: I just found out that Merck has applied to have Gardasil approved (and you can bet they will try to get it MANDATED) for boys and men also!

What happened to the BEST medicine - abstinance before marriage and fidelity after marriage. Last time I checked, it was fully effective and only good side effects.

Leaky Gut Syndrome

Good background article, though may lack crdible authority.

Since U.S. doctors seem largely ignorant or skeptical of leaky gut syndrome, some foreign sites appear helpful. England

L-Glutamine may help with leaky gut. It is needed in the body along with pyridoxal-5-phosphate ( the active form of vitamin B6) for proper assimilation.

Of general interest may be Doctors Data, a testing lab specializing in many valuble tests with lots of interesting things to read up on.

FDA - Get email alerts

The FDA issues allerts and information on a multitude of things. I've signed up for the Class-1 recalls, etc. Take a look FDA
BUT, you may want to wait until the latest peanut/salmonela epedimic is over - otherwise you may get up to 30 emails a day!