Archive for September, 2008
HPV Vaccine Blamed for Teen’s Paralysis
Thursday, September 25th, 2008A month after 13 year old Jenny Tetlock was vaccinated against the HPV virus, she missed the lowest hurdle in gym class. It was the first sign of a degenerative muscle disease that 15 months later left her nearly completely paralyzed.
Her father, Philip Tetlock, a professor at UC-Berkeley, has embarked on an odyssey to find out whether the vaccine, Gardasil, is to blame.
Tetlock is not the only one concerned. The public watchdog group Judicial Watch has been periodically obtaining adverse event reports on Gardasil from the FDA. 10 deaths have been linked to Gardasil since September 2007, and there have been 140 reports so far this year of serious side effects such as miscarriage and Guillain-Barré syndrome.
New Stealth Chemicals Hidden in Your Food
Thursday, September 25th, 2008This article is a reprint from Dr. Dan Curriden, Lighthouse Chiropractic
http://www.lighthousechiropractic.org/
If you pick up a can of soup and find that the sodium levels are lower than you expected, or that a food item advertises it has “less sugar” or “no MSG” … then there may be cause for alarm.
A relatively young company, Senomyx, may be responsible for the sodium and sugar levels falling in various grocery store items. They may be putting chemicals into your food right now, without telling you and without you even realizing. Under the law, they don’t have to.
The Dangers of Dishwashing
Thursday, September 25th, 2008Since 2000, the American Medical Association (AMA) has been advising the Food and Drug Administration to closely monitor and possibly regulate the home use of antimicrobials. Not a bad idea, considering researchers discovered the use of antibacterial dish soaps and other products may be exposing consumers to significant quantities of chloroform.
This is because, when triclosan (a chemical known for its bacteria-fighting properties) is mixed with the chlorine in tap water, chloroform is born.
How does this affect consumer health? For starters, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has classified chloroform as a probable human carcinogen, or substance causing cancer. Moreover, as triclosan flows down drains, it makes its way into:
What’s So Bad About High-Fructose Corn Syrup Anyway?
Thursday, September 25th, 2008In a study published in the June 4, 2004 edition of The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, researchers compared the effects of glucose and fructose on a number of hormonal factors. The test subjects who had fructose showed higher levels of the hormone ghrelin, which stimulates eating. In addition, patients who took the fructose-laced drink had a jump in blood fats, a risk factor for cardiovascular disease.
Researchers theorized drinks sweetened with glucose may not foster overeating because the release of insulin from the pancreas is triggered by glucose, which, in turn, tells people they aren’t hungry. Additionally, the liver handles glucose in a much healthier way than fructose. (detailed later)
Adverse drug reactions rise sharply
Thursday, September 25th, 2008The number nearly triples since the FDA began a new reporting system in 1998. The main culprits are painkillers.
By Thomas H. Maugh II, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
September 11, 2007
The number of serious adverse events and deaths attributed to prescription medications has nearly tripled since the Food and Drug Administration initiated a system in 1998 to make it easier to report significant side effects, researchers said Monday.
Twenty percent of drugs accounted for 87% of adverse effects, and the biggest offenders were painkillers and drugs that modify the immune system to treat arthritis, according to the report in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
The Hidden Food Additive That Eats Your Brain
Thursday, September 25th, 2008…and it might also be making you fat
I’m going to cut right to the chase and tell you that the hidden ingredient is MSG or monosodium glutamate. “Big deal,” you say, “I read labels and don’t buy products with MSG, and I make sure I order my Chinese food without it.” If so, let me first applaud your efforts. But unfortunately, you can’t stop there, as sneaky food manufacturers are hiding MSG under a variety of names. But before we go into that, let’s first answer:
What’s The Big Deal About MSG, Anyway?
