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Tim Bolen – Doctor’s Data v Barrett Case

For thirty-one months, now, in the Doctor’s Data v Barrett Federal Court case, we’ve been watching Stephen Barrett try desperately to delay the inevitable demise of his quackwatch operation. He’s failing. The other Defendants in the case, the National Council Against Health Fraud Inc (NCAHF), Consumer Health Digest, and Quackwatch, Inc. Except for Barrett’s direct …

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What Women Must Know – What the Drug Companies Won’t Tell You And Your Doctor Doesn’t Know – 02/28/13

A provocative and illuminating look at how the pharmaceutical and medical industries are contributing to America’s current health care crisis, and how individuals can change their lifestyles and improve their health Dr. Murray is one of the world’s leading authorities on natural medicine. He has published over 30 books featuring …

Judy Cohain — Why The Fuss Over Homebirth?

The American Journal of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (AJOG) published an article by 4 medical doctors and one PhD, October 31, 2012 (available free http://www.ajog.org/article/S0002-9378(12)01074-5/fulltext recommending that “all obstetricians and other concerned physicians, midwives and other obstetric providers, and their professional associations not support planned home birth… refuse to participate in …

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Ducking Google in search engines

Not far from Valley Forge, around the corner from Bravo Pizza, up the road from Paoli Auto Body, there is an odd-looking office building that resembles a stone castle. An eye doctor is on the first floor. On the second floor is a search engine. The proprietor of the search …

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Vaccines: NJ Joins Natn’l Trend, Seeks Exemption Restriction

  Health freedom-loving New Jerseyans are concerned by State Senator Loretta Weinberg’s Senate Bill No. 1759. Introduced this past March, Senator Weinberg’s bill is a bid to make the exercise of a vaccine religious exemption more difficult for New Jersey parents. If passed, this bill would require parents to state their religious beliefs …

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In 1999, 35 million small family plots produced 90% of Russia’s potatoes, 77% of vegetables, 87% of fruits, 59% of meat, 49% of milk — way to go, people!

In 2003 the Russian President signed into law a further “Private Garden Plot Act” enabling Russian citizens to receive free of charge from the state, plots of land in private inheritable ownership. Sizes of the plots differ by region but are between one and three hectares each [1 hectare = …

What Women Must Know – Stop Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain: What Every Woman and Her Doctor Need to Know – 08/26/12

Endometriosis affects a staggering 176 million women worldwide and over 5.5 million women in North America alone. It is a condition that, at its worst, can cause debilitating pain. Symptoms include excruciatingly painful periods, painful sex, bowel problems, and generalized pain. It can also causes severe fatigue that is similar to that suffered …

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Stephen Lendman — War Without Mercy in Syria

If wars had labels, Syria’s conflict would be called Made in America. Paul Wolfowitz and other Project for the New American Century (PNAC) ideologues planned it years ago. They also targeted half a dozen or more other countries. PNAC’s Statement of Principles called for “shap(ing) a new century favorable to …

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Hospitals ‘letting patients die to save money’

Tens of thousands of patients with terminal illnesses are placed on a “death pathway” to help end their lives every year. However, in a letter to The Daily Telegraph, six doctors warn that hospitals may be using the controversial scheme to reduce strain on hospital resources. Supporters of the Liverpool Care …

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Robert Reich — How Not to Get Big Pharma to Change Its Ways

Earlier this week the Justice Department announced a $3 billion settlement of criminal and civil charges against pharma giant GlaxoSmithKline — the largest pharmaceutical settlement in history — for improper marketing prescription drugs in the late 1990s to the mid-2000s. The charges are deadly serious. Among other things, Glaxo was …