A practicing Buddhist monk knows more about the nature of reality than a
conventional subatomic physicist, and he didn’t have to spend ten billion
dollars in order to catch a glimpse of enlightenment. …
Eli Lilly insists that it has not marketed Zyprexa off-label and that it has
accurately represented the drug’s side effects. But some medical researchers who
have studied the atypical antipsychotics say that, in the final tally, the
drugs, which have already been linked to some deaths, may eventually be
responsible for tens of thousands of cases of diabetes and other potentially
fatal diseases. And despite their early promise for treating schizophrenia, the
drugs have not even performed any better than the crude and imprecise earlier
medications that preceded them. …
“The bad news is that nobody knows whether or not their soda or snack food
contains HFCS made from ingredients like caustic soda contaminated with
mercury,” said Dr. Wallinga. “The good news is that mercury-free HFCS
ingredients exist. Food companies just need a good push to only use those
ingredients.” …
People with mental illness deserve much better treatment than
they have received to date. Although lobotomies and straitjackets are no longer
used, modern medications leave a lot to be desired. …
his electroshock doctor, Bernard M.
Coelho, MD, at Mercy Hospital is often
full with about 10 patients
who Ray believes are also scheduled for
electroshock. Giving multiple
electroshocks on the same morning is a common
practice, sometimes
called a “Shock Mill,” and can be very lucrative. …
The study found that as levels of vitamin D went down, levels of cognitive
impairment went up. …
“Transgenic animals are probably going to be the drug stores of the future,”
said biologist Bryan Pickett, who works with genetically engineered zebra fish
at Loyola University of Chicago. …
Vioxx plaintiff lawyers are asking a judge to nullify a cap on their contingency
fees …
The issue at stake is whether insurance companies can claim even though they
were not the targets of Lilly’s fraud: …
The theory that solar ultraviolet radiation — and by extension, vitamin D,
which is produced when such radiation strikes your skin — is a potent cancer
fighter satisfies most, if not all, of the criteria. From a scientific point of
view, therefore, vitamin D reduces the risk of many forms of cancer and
increases survival rates once cancer reaches a detectable stage.
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