DHEA and Depression
Today I came across an article that described a study of the use of DHEA and depression. The researchers found that when they gave DHEA to depressed people not on anti-depressants 50% of them saw improvement with their symptoms. They were given quit a high dose (150mg.... . . A Thorough Botch of This Job
Homeopathic history dates back to the 1830’s when Samuel Hahnemann first discovered its founding principles. It is a rich and colorful history which reveals its great curative power. In March 1929, Alfred Pulford M.D.(1863-1948) published in the Homeopathic...Alternatives to Lipitor
Without a doubt Lipitor, Mevacor and the other cholesterol lowering medications are the highest selling drugs on the market. Patients often ask if there is an alternative way of lowering their cholesterol. Such was the case with Peggie who had a moderately high...
How Safe Are Pesticides at Home?
Children exposed to pesticides may have a twofold risk of developing cancer. According to a French study published in Occupational and Environmental Medicine, infants and children exposed to indoor and outdoor insecticides and even shampoos for treating head lice had...Phytoestrogen Benefits
The French Food Safety Agency has assessed the safety and health benefits of phytoestrogens. The term “phytoestrogens” refers to several molecules from the plant world that, although they have different structures, all show similarities to the structure of...The End of Homeopathy
Last August , the British medical journal The Lancet proclaimed “The End of Homeopathy” in its lead editorial , based on a new analysis of earlier studies comparing homeopathy and conventional medicine to the use of placebos. The analysis on eight...Opium
Last month our family was involved in a motor vehicle accident in which a car ran a stop sign going 50 mph and t-boned our car dead center. If it were not for the side curtain air bags I fear my wife and son who were sitting on the side of impact would have sustained...Silence of the Quackwatchers
The American College of Chest Physicians announced in January that over-the-counter cough syrups generally contain drugs in too low a dose to be effective or they contain combinations of drugs never known to treat coughs. Columnist Julie Deardorff of the Chicago...