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A drug recall that should frighten us all about the FDA

David Maris
Forbes
Wed, 10 Oct 2012 18:52 UTC
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Are you a drug Guinea Pig?
Pay attention, as I can't say this seriously enough. Last week, the FDA took a drug off the market, and the reasons should send shivers of fear down the backs of consumers, investors, generic drug companies - and the FDA.

The FDA announced last week that the 300mg generic version of Wellbutrin XL manufactured by Impax Laboratories and marketed by Teva Pharmaceuticals was being recalled because it did not work. And this wasn't just a problem with one batch - this is a problem that has been going on with this particular drug for four or five years, and the FDA did everything it could to ignore it.

The FDA apparently approved this drug - and others like it - without testing it. The FDA just assumed if one dosage strength the drug companies submitted for approval works, then the other higher dosages work fine also. With this generic, American consumers became the FDA's guinea pigs to see if the FDA's assumption was right. It wasn't.
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Epigenetic changes to fat cells following exercise

Charlotte Ling
Lund University
Wed, 03 Jul 2013 16:46 UTC
Exercise, even in small doses, changes the expression of our innate DNA. New research from Lund University in Sweden has described for the first time what happens on an epigenetic level in fat cells when we undertake physical activity.

"Our study shows the positive effects of exercise, because the epigenetic pattern of genes that affect fat storage in the body changes", says Charlotte Ling, Associate Professor at Lund University Diabetes Centre.

The cells of the body contain DNA, which contains genes. We inherit our genes and they cannot be changed. The genes, however, have 'methyl groups' attached which affect what is known as 'gene expression' - whether the genes are activated or deactivated. The methyl groups can be influenced in various ways, through exercise, diet and lifestyle, in a process known as 'DNA methylation'. This is epigenetics, a relatively new research field that in recent years has attracted more and more attention.
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New study confirms wheat-autism link

Sayer Ji
GreenMedInfo
Fri, 05 Jul 2013 09:30 UTC
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As the autism epidemic continues to accelerate, one of the least well known contributing factors goes mostly unnoticed: wheat consumption.

A new study published in the open access journal PLoS is reinvigorating the debate over what are the primary causes of the accelerating autism epidemic.

Whereas too many within the conventional medical establishment, failing to identify a singular cause, apathetically label the condition "idiopathic," i.e. cause unknown, or worse, "caused by unknown defective genes," there is a growing awareness that a multitude of environmental factors including vaccines, chemical exposures, C-sections, antibiotics, genetically modified food, and food intolerances are essential in both understanding and treating this disturbing affliction.

The point therefore is not to prove one thing the cause (e.g. "autism genes"), and another not the cause (e.g. vaccines), as if it were strictly some kind of academic sport or past time, rather, to acknowledge possible contributing factors, and eliminate them whenever possible as a precaution.

The new study titled, "Markers of Celiac Disease and Gluten Sensitivity in Children with Autism," explored the possible association between gluten sensitivity and autism, which previous research has confirmed only inconsistently.[i]
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Is it time to acknowledge Roundup herbicide as a contraceptive?

Sayer Ji
GreenMedInfo.com
Thu, 04 Jul 2013 08:08 UTC
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How much longer will we deny the growing body of research linking Roundup to infertility before calling this chemical a contraceptive?

Following closely on the heels of the EPA's decision to allow Roundup herbicide residues in your food at concentrations a million times higher than shown carcinogenic, a concerning new study published in the journal Free Radical Medicine & Biology implicates the herbicide, and its main ingredient glyphosate, in male infertility, at concentration ranges well within the EPA's "safe level" for food.[1]
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Pepsi contains too-high level of cancer-causing ingredient, environmental group says


Daily News
Wed, 03 Jul 2013 00:00 UTC
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The caramel coloring used in Pepsi still contains a worrisome level of a carcinogen, even after the drink maker said it would change its formula, according to The Center for Environmental Health.
Both PepsiCo and Coca-Cola Co. agreed to change their product formulations nationally after a new California law would have required cans to come with a cancer warning -- but Pepsi hasn't made the change outside of California, according to The Center for Environmental Health. The ingredient in question is 4-Mel, found in caramel coloring.

An environmental group said Wednesday that the caramel coloring used in Pepsi still contains a worrisome level of a carcinogen, even after the drink maker said it would change its formula.

In March, PepsiCo Inc. and Coca-Cola Co. both said they would adjust their formulas nationally after California passed a law mandating drinks containing a certain level of carcinogens come with a cancer warning label. The changes were made for drinks sold in California when the law passed.

The chemical is 4-methylimidazole, or 4-Mel, which can form during the cooking process and, as a result, may be found in trace amounts in many foods.

Watchdog group The Center for Environmental Health found via testing that while Coke products no longer test positive for the chemical, Pepsi products sold outside of California still do.

Pepsi said its caramel coloring suppliers are changing their manufacturing process to cut the amount of 4-Mel in its caramel. That process is complete in California and will be finished in February 2014 in the rest of the country. Pepsi said it will also be taken out globally, but did not indicate a timeline.
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Gluten-free common sense: 'Gluten-free' products in stores does NOT mean that they're free of gluten

Dr. Osborne
Gluten Free Society
Thu, 04 Jul 2013 00:00 UTC
I was recently featured on Fox News to discuss gluten free foods and the gluten free aisle in the grocery store. The interview included one of the most common questions I get asked - What is safe to eat on the gluten free aisle in the grocery store? Please take a minute to listen to the discussion below.

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Psychiatrist admitted on his death bed that ADHD was a fictitious disease


Intellihub
Thu, 27 Jun 2013 00:00 UTC
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On his death bed, this psychiatrist and autism pioneer admitted that ADHD is essentially a "fictitious disease," which means that millions of young children today are being needlessly prescribed severe mind-altering drugs that will set them up for a life of drug addiction and failure

If you or someone you know has a child that has been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), chances are the child is actually just fine. At least this is what the "father" of ADHD, Leon Eisenberg, would presumably say if he were still alive.

As explained by The Sons of Liberty host Bradlee Dean, who also writes for The D.C. Clothesline, ADHD was merely a theory developed by Eisenberg. It was never actually proven to exist as a verifiable disease, despite the fact that Eisenberg and many others profited handsomely from its widespread diagnosis. And modern psychiatry continues to profit as well, helping also to fill the coffers of the pharmaceutical industry by getting children addicted early to dangerous psychostimulant drugs like Ritalin (methylphenidate) and Adderall (amphetamine, dextroamphetamine mixed salts).

Comment: Many children are wrongly being labelled hyperactive and given controversial drugs to stop anxious parents thinking they are to blame for unruly behaviour. Unfortunately there are serious consequences to drugging children with dangerous pharmaceuticals:
New Research Fuels Skepticism (and Questions) About ADHD Diagnoses
Ritalin Linked With Sudden Death of Children
Children 'wrongly given' Ritalin

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Cancer in a can: Pringles are mostly a mix of toxic ingredients

Dr. Mercola
Mercola.com
Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:00 UTC
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To understand the nature of Pringles and other stackable chips, forget the notion that they come from actual potatoes in any recognizable way.

The Pringles Company (in an effort to avoid taxes levied against "luxury foods" like chips in the UK) once even argued that the potato content of their chips was so low that they are technically not even potato chips.

So if they're not made of potatoes, what are they exactly?

The process begins with a slurry of rice, wheat, corn, and potato flakes that are pressed into shape.

This dough-like substance is then rolled out into an ultra-thin sheet cut into chip-cookies by a machine.

According to io9:
"The chips move forward on a conveyor belt until they're pressed onto molds, which give them the curve that makes them fit into one another.

Those molds move through boiling oil ... Then they're blown dry, sprayed with powdered flavors, and at last, flipped onto a slower-moving conveyor belt in a way that allows them to stack.

From then on, it's into the cans ... and off towards the innocent mouths of the consumers."
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Strange condition causes 'frostbite' at 50 degrees

Rachael Rettner
LiveScience
Wed, 03 Jul 2013 16:00 UTC
Frostbite?
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A woman's autoimmune disease caused her to develop skin lesions (shown above) that look like frostbite.
A woman in Germany developed what looked like frostbite on her nose, ears and legs, even though she had not been exposed to extremely cold temperatures, according to a new report of her case.

Her skin developed black regions, made up of damaged skin tissue, which appeared over several days.

The heating system in her house had failed for a few days, and outside temperatures dropped to 50 degrees Fahrenheit (10 degrees Celsius), the report said.

Doctors diagnosed the woman with a type of autoimmune disease that is triggered by cold temperatures.

The woman had high levels of antibodies called "cold agglutinins" in her body. Most people have low levels of cold agglutinins, which help the body respond to infection.
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Smoking

People power! Anti-smoking police hired by Scottish hospitals ignored by smokers

Lindsey Archibald
Daily Record, UK
Tue, 02 Jul 2013 06:11 UTC
All three wardens walked away from the job at Gartnavel Hospital in Glasgow in just one week after being intimidated and verbally abused by smokers outside the building.

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Wardens James and Gordon were both targeted
Three wardens hired to stop people smoking outside hospitals have quit in disgust over the levels of verbal abuse.

All three walked away just days after starting the £12,000-a-year job, blaming intimidation from smokers.

The wardens were hired as part of an NHS drive to stop people flouting no smoking rules outside hospitals.

It was hoped they would encourage people to stop lighting up as doctors have warned the fog of smoke at hospital
doors could harm the health of visitors and patients.

The three wardens began work last week at Gartnavel Hospital in Glasgow, which is also home to the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre.

But they quit within days, citing unbearable intimidation and verbal abuse from people they caught smoking in the grounds. NHS Glasgow and Clyde rolled out the scheme at 11 hospitals, employing 17 full-time wardens.

The scheme has seen them rebrand hospital entrances with red warning signs and giant no smoking zones.

Comment: "Smoke from cigarettes can get into the hospital and harm patients."

Insanity!

Smoking is healthier than fascism. No wonder these anti-smoking police were run out of town!

Fewer and fewer people smoke, and fewer and fewer people are exposed to tobacco smoke, yet the hospitals continue to fill up with more and more sick people... coincidence?

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